BB vs #2 for geese

[jarret]

Went out Saturday morning goose hunting in a silage field. Wind was not in our favour as we had the road behind us and farms on both sides. We set up to try and draw the birds into the only safe way to shoot Plan worked perfectly however the birds would swing around the spread and land side ways to the blinds but in front this made for hard shooting. Birds where not always stone dead when picked up like previous hunts We where all shooting number 2 s with patterned guns so would going to BB make a difference ? Shooting 3 inch blindside patterns very well but the blindside BB does not so I stuck with number 2 birds are in about 15 yards and are big Canadians very big compared to last hunt so would running a heavier load help or should we work are spreads better for better shooting thanks

[dutchhunter]

going to bbs is not going to make a big diff at 15 yards or less ,you just got to pull little more lead and hit them in the head and neck instead of breaking wings .if anything peter capstick would say go to smaller shot like 4 or 6 to get the best pattern for head and neck shots .he always said think of the gooses head like it is a dove .at 15 yards small shot will work amazing Dutch

[JMatthews]

For close shooting I would suggest that you might move to #3 or #4 steel. I've used #2 3 inch and they seem to work fine for both ducks and geese for field shooting.

[oaknut]

As dutch stated, it wont matter what size of shot hits them if it is a head or neck shot. A bit more lead and you would be golden. I too have noticed the geese I have taken this year were far larger than years past. The #2 Black cloud brought them all down in short order.

[Sprite]

You can pattern your gun on paper all you want, but you still have to be able to centre the bird in the pattern! You could shoot dove loads at that distance.

-Nick

[jarret]

Thanks for your input guys never thought of it that way. So we need to lead more. Just for fun what size of shot and brand are guys using?

[woody1948]

3 inch #2 steel

[IceFanADDICT]

I like bb for geese only, i go to #2 if there are ducks also works for me.

[dutchhunter]

I have been shooting bbs and 2s this week Dutch

[jarret]

Going to try patterning the black cloud suppose to have more of a kick