I live in Lubbock and I will 2nd JJ's hunt water comment. We use full bodies (4 dz) and a few silos to add volume when needed. With the recent rains, and if they continue there should be plenty of playas unlike last year. I say silos and some floaters and start knocking on farm houses.

Oh and I have a wetland pattern, but add whatever cover I am hunting in to my layout each trip.

I have heard that around there farmers have started to see the guides money and are hesitant to let strangers hunt, is that true? what is more fun feild huntin or playa huntin?

CAN'T wait to try my hand at geese

well Mr. avery without ever field huning I would think field hunting would be more fun. I have hunted water plenty of times but it was deep and needed more equiptment than I had. It seems to me setting up in a field would be easier and more fun.

You know I get shot down about 2 out of 3 times. I am a banker so I have some good contacts, and that helps, but the birds are always moving so a lot of the time we knock on doors. By the way I prefer field hunting myself, but because most of the geese around Lubbock are roosting in town when you find a playa they are hanging out on during the day, the mid morning hunts are fantastic.

get many cranes? I hear those are like fillet mignon

Yeah we kill some cranes every year. I hunt mostly within a few minutes of Lubbock and the cranes are hit or miss. I grew up in Levelland, and we had tons of cranes and few geese. I donate my cranes, geese, and ducks to a gentlemen whose family really enjoys them. I have heard lots of people comment on how good crane is, but it is not my favorite.

O We stayed in a hotel in levelland in april and I have to say the onlythin i saw was a railroad and a hotel, but i like the area. I have seen alot more circular irrigation methods east of I-27 is it better there?

I just dont want to screw up the roost that way i can always scout them, but i realize that if i dont go for the roost someone will. I like watching goosing hunting in a field more than i do over water so thats why i knik i would like it. I am sure playa hunting is spectacular, but i plan on doing my fare share of scouting and more to find the exact field where the geese are. I guess its just differsnt for everybody.

It is not a whole lot different East of I-27, at least until you get off the cap. They key to field hunting in this part of the world is peanuts. This year there are lots of peanut and milo fields, but if you can get permission on a peanut field close to town you should have the opportunity at a good field hunt. The peanut fields get leased really quick so now is the time to start scouting and knocking on doors.

JJ - I am a Lobo or was years ago. What year were you at SPC? Looks like the stripers are still going crazy on Texoma. A buddy of mine, Jay Gaines, is from Pottsboro and we make 2 or 3 Texoma trips a year, that lake is incredible.

so any peanut feild that i find in early august will doutably be good during the season? I always thought corn and milo were the way to go but i will sit in any field if geese will be there.

JJ: I sent you a PM but your box is full.

Duckhunter4life:

What you have to do is find geese. A peanut field is no good unless the geese are using it. So what I do is try and have serveral fields that might hold geese during the season and then follow the birds and hope they are feeding where I can hunt.

I've hunted fields many times and only used a layout blind on a few guided hunts. I will just camo up and sometimes bring some camo netting that I put over my feet and body like a blinket. Layout blinds are great for comfort more than anything. I really want one but just havent gotten around to getting one.

Great pics, wish I was there.

mark you got any pics or your geese? if so please post

I don't know how to post pics.

this is from a sticky in the photos topic

(1) Go to www.photobucket.com
(2) Setup an account - it's free
(3) Read their directions on pic size and types
(4) Locate and identify the pics you have already saved to your hard drive, disc, or camera. (I have found that saving pics to my hard drive is quicker.)
(5) From Photobucket, in the file name field, where it reads "Choose an image (or a video)", click on Browse. This is where you will need to go to your pic folder.
(6) Double-Click on the pic you want.
(7) On your Photobucket page, click on Upload. This will transfer the pic from your computer to the Photobucket webpage.
(8) Scroll down to where you will locate your newly uploaded pic.
(9) Beneath that pic you will see three different fields, *URL, *HTML, and *IMG
(10) In the IMG field, highlight the entire script, right click your highlight and in the popup click on Copy.
(11) Go to your post in the Texas Hunting Forum (or any other site) and in the body of your post, click your right mouse button and then click on Paste.
(12) It's there. It's always a good thing to review your reply to make sure, though.

I mis spoke, I don't want to learn how to post pics. I will e-mail you and you can.

lol ok sounds good

I voted for Silo's but if possible, grab your friends and invest together in Quality stuff.
Does anyone know if JJ works for ADOBE? Jeeeesh...

hey guys im out here in lubbock. I have seen some playas and im gettin the fever if you know what i mean. I plan on meetin up with some friends that have 4x4's and knock on some doors. Been seein quite a bit of doves.