Kayak Jump Shooting Geese On The River
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Jump shooting geese on the river is always an adventure and this hunt was no exception. With early goose season winding down here in Virginia we headed out to a new stretch of river to see what wildlife we would find. It was a long float but we saw plenty of canadas, woodies, and teal to keep the adrenaline flowing throughout. Unfortunately I made a stupid decision on the last jump shot of the day which left me with some regrets but I'll use it as a learning moment and make sure to avoid that mistake in the future. Hope you enjoy!
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Damn, these river goose hunting videos just hit the spot for me! Amazing stuff
Thanks brother! Hope to have another one before the early season finishes up here
Great video Thomas!! Love to see your river adventures!! Don’t beat yourself up we all get excited in those situations.
Thanks Colby! Do y’all do any hunts like this on the rivers out in NM?
Wow nice shot you're sharpshooter watching from Philippine country sir
Thank you!
What part of virgina is this I wanna do this so bad I own land in botetourt va but our river is too thin to hunt but water fowl fly down it all the time
Nothing personal but I don’t share the locations I hunt online. Any of the larger shallow rivers in Virginia should have geese on them during the early season though
@@HokeOutdoors thanks man I respect it
What camera are you using on your shotgun? Nice video
Thank you! That's a ShotKam on the barrel
@@HokeOutdoors thank you for reply, those cameras seem like they’re worth the investment
Good job realizing the mistake and analyzing your last shots. I actually just stumbled upon your channel and enjoyed the video. I was a little confused not seeing any hearing protection in the video and then seeing you rock the Tetra cap in the last segment.
I typically wear my tetras but just forgot them on this hunt. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed!
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Onother one of my absolute favorite videos. Also would you ever let a guest come hunt with you sometime
I appreciate it brother! We do bring guests along although I like to hunt/scout a section of river at least once before we do
@@HokeOutdoors I would love to come along in the future sometime with you guys.
@@HokeOutdoors Maybe you should have a lottery so your followers can play to win a trip with you :)
These videos are awesome! I mentioned in a comment before about how the Oldtown Topwater 120 would be ideal for this. Consider reaching out to Oldtown and see if you can get a kayak in exchange for making a couple of videos. I've partnered with them on 4 different kayaks for my fishing channel. You'll get to keep the kayak.
That river float hunt'n looks like a ball right there! Great hunt guys!
Thanks brother! You ever float any of the rivers in Kansas like this? I would think it might be good for ducks out there during late season
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Don't beat yourself up too much about that shot. We all have or will do it on occasion. Your realization of what it was and making a conscious decision to not do that again is key to growth and moving forward. Good luck the rest of the season!
Thank Aaron, good luck to you as well! Not a mistake I'm proud of but definitely one I can learn from
Thomas have you ever given thought to a gun rack across your kayak, like on the front bars of a 4 wheeler, you could put one for your gun and one for your paddle.
I have given it some thought but it seems like it would get in the way too much with the current layout of my kayak. Typically I just tie a string to my paddle and gun to keep them attached to the kayak
I’m curious why you hit your gun like that before you shoot? I’ve never seen that before
It's to wake my shotkam up from the sleep mode
I told you a couple of weeks ago I like all the hunts, field or water, but I think the water hunts are starting to get ahead a little on the like scale. Great video.
Thanks Andy! It’s hard to have a bad day out on the river
Self restraint and patience takes time but experiences like this makes you reflect and learn pretty quickly. Good on you for showing your mistake. That's one of the best things about hunting - some days your quarry might outsmart you, and you must accept it and marvel at nature's ability to do so. It would only take away from the experience if it was easy!
That is the truth, especially about it being easy! Thanks for watching and the insightful comment!
Better get a life jacket bruh. Js
I had one in the boat this day but this section of river is so shallow that I didn't feel the need to put it on
@@HokeOutdoors right on.
If I could offer some constructive criticism - nearly all US based waterfowling channels start every hunt video with the same variation on a theme, namely: The birds are coming in, the gun goes up, the screen turns black, we hear the shot. It's a bit overdone, to put it mildly.
That's certainly a fair point and something I'll keep in mind. I like the hook it creates but it is increasingly overdone so might have to change it up
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James River, Rappahanock?
Yes Mr. Thomas self control get`s us all at one Time or another . Enjoyed it
Thanks Chuck! Lessons learned for sure
He was amazed by the eagle I was over here like wow I wish Texas had water like this lol
Haha yeah I couldn't believe how dry it was when I was out there
Do you worry about shooting horizontal against the bank? You came across some campsites and even a couple cows lol. Sometimes there’s hiking trails along the river. Also curious what river this is?
We scout out these rivers beforehand to figure out if it’ll be safe to float. Most all the locations were floating are extremely remote
Iv been hunting for 40 years and that is the coolest hunt iv ever seen .
get a shell catcher so they dont go in the water for something to eat!
Do they make those for hunting shotguns? We always pick up our empties out of the river anyway but that would make it easier
Nice stroll down the river. Geese to top it off with.
That's exactly right! Should've brought the fishing rod on this one
just picked my up a kayak for this season cant wait to get out a chase em too brother good video keep it up
Thanks brother! Hope you love the kayak and have good luck with it this season
Is that the shenandoah? I live near there and didnt know it was legal to hunt there. Do you need a special license?
Hey Thomas, you still shooting the franchi? Like to see you shooting some 20ga too :) and when you gonna get a teal video :)
Hey Shawn, still using the franchi on most hunts. I got my youth 20 ga but need to get another one soon that fits me a little better. Tried for some teal a couple times but no luck yet, hoping to find a few these last couple days
Love your video’s is this the new river??
Thanks man! This was not on the New
dont beat yourself up....you admit you made a bad choice and learned from it....something other you tubers have not...and its one of the reasons i respect you and you are always welcome in my boat....really enjoy the kayak jump shoots....made me think i need to try it by us next season....excellent video as always Thomas
Thanks brother! You’re welcome to come down and join us on the river whenever you want! I’m sure y’all got quite a few river birds up there too though.
Nice one mate
Thank you!
I just got geese for first time well first goose that I shot my first on new year’s not the first I’ve seen get shot
Is it legal to shoot from a boat under power (from your oars) in Virginia? In a lot of states it's not, but it's cool if it's allowed in Virginia.
Most states are only concerned with electric/gas power. I've not heard of a state not allowing kayak hunting even when moving.
Yeah as long as you're not under motor or sail power in VA you're good
You need a fishing pole for smallmouth when you hit those no bird stretches!! I'd definitely join you guys for float.
We’d tried a little cast and blast action this weekend but the water was too stained from the recent rain. Next year we’ll try it again for sure though
You make good videos 👍🏻 Why you often change target if you miss it (this and another videos), why not to shoot another round for the same bird so you might get that wounded bird down… I know that situations are fast but when I’m hunting birds, I’ll keep focusing at the same bird so I wound only one if I miss it
Thanks! I have noticed that as well, I’ll have to work on it since it has cost me a few birds I should’ve had for sure
Some big geese!
No joke! Sometimes I wish our early season honkers were just a little smaller
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Just an idea but next spring I’d love to see a video of y’all floating those stream with some ultra lights targeting small mouth or something.
It's on the list for sure! I've been meaning to bring along a rod and do some cast and blat action on these early season floats but I forgot my stuff at home and haven't been back from college yet
first shoot than think , nice aproch. I really wouldnt like to wander the riverbank if you just shoot straight at the riverband. And no time to aim , just shoot in the gernerall direction of the goose , some u kill , some u injure.
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I’m from Maryland so we can’t float shoot like that but was that the shannadoah river? Beautiful scenery
Damn what’s the law up there that prevents it? This wasn’t on the Shendendoah, would love to get up there though
@@HokeOutdoors has to be a registered stake blind spot or 400 to 800 yards off shore depending on the gunning zone
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Good work
Thanks!
Only thing I know to do with the pawpaw's besides eat them strait is make banana type bread with em
I'm gonna have to try that, I can already imagine how good it'd be
Sorry, asking this on a second video here: what river is this? New, James, Clinch? We're trying to get onto some geese this fall, and thinking about how big a river we'd need.
Nice video. Pretty country. What is the background music you have embedded at the end?
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Love the kayak float videos, good luck this year bud!
Thanks brother! Good luck to you as well!
Just make a mush from the fruit and add some salt and a fresh herb of your choice and eat it with your goose as a sort of jam or chutney.
That was fun.
Thank Vince!
Awesome video! Always look forward to your goose float THE RIVER videos
Thanks brother!
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Good job with the footage and shooting too, what choke are you using for geese, I have a franchi 912 variomax it’s a great gun for ducks I just have issues with reliably killing geese thanks
Thanks Ivan! I'm using a Carlsons light modified choke. However, if you're having trouble killing honkers you might want to try am improved modified constriction. That's what I use for late season geese
Pick you your shell casing. And that first goose you put in your kayak was still moving. Ring their necks. I've been hunting waterfowl 27 years and if your gonna gonna posting videos at least be a true sportsmen. " Leave the land better then you found it"
We always pick up our shell casing and any trash we find along the river, I show it in most our hunts but guess I didn't in this one. That goose was 100% dead, I'm surprised someone with 27 years of waterfowl experience would mistake nerves for a crippled animal.. Before you make assumptions of people next time I think you could take the time to watch more than one video
I’ve killed a lot of geese in my life but this looks like a damn fun way of doing it!!
Where can you find info about river hunting rules and regulations?
good video, didn’t think your shooting was so cringe worthy, but awesome that you have a high standard for yourself. That’s the way to go.
Thanks Isaiah! It was a good day of shooting overall but that last flock was the part I was really annoyed at myself about
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Daang, that looks like fun bud. Good hunt!
It’s a blast! One of the highlights of the early season around here
Dude ..l wish we had a good river to float and shoot from . Man you are lucky
We are definitely very blessed with water over here
Great video but man, you should have a live preserver on. You can easily tip over and you are in trouble!
Thanks! I’m comfortable without one on this river with how warm it is this time of year but I do wear them whenever we’re on rougher water
Always great man keep it up im enjoying every video
Thanks brother! More coming soon lord willing!
Very good video i am also a hunter.
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hey man! how do you find out you can hunt on rivers?
Best bet is just calling the local CPO or game warden and asking them
Great video! Inspiring. Waiting for my Nucanoe Unlimited to arrive so I can give something like this a try.
Thanks brother! Hope you love the Nucanoe, heard lots of good things about them
I’m a fan of your content. Keep it up. The river float ones are fun to watch. Little different than everyone else is doing
Thanks Craig! The floats are definitely a little outside of the box
@@HokeOutdoors ya they’re fun to watch. It’s getting cold here in Canada so get ready for a push of birds. Good luck on your season bud
awesome vid man! Yes more cooking too!
Thanks Jay! Gonna do a few more cooking videos here soon
Never been waterfowl hunt would love for you to teach me …I’m here in Chesapeake
I'm glad to answer any questions you've got and help any way I can but I'm a decent ways west of you unfortunately. I'd check out the delta waterfowl chapter in that area, they would be a great way to start networking with others who hunt down there
why would you wanna do that?? those are very nice creatures, I hope you have a good reason to end their lives like that, what for, daaaamn
We hunt them because we eat them. They taste quite good when processed correctly
I watched the big honker podcast sounds like ur a party animal 😭😭🎉
😂 I just finished that episode yesterday.. I don't know about some of Mikey's claims on there although I was having a good time that night
I think ? shooting from a moving boat mite be illegal...not sure. NV. has this law.
You can shoot from a boat in Virginia as long as it's not under motor or sail power
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Excellent
what camera do u use for your underbarell i wanna start recording my hunts
I use a ShotKam, it's perfect for capturing what you're shooting at
Great scenery out there. Very enjoyable video once again!
Glad you enjoyed!
Nice float and hunt! Question for you though. You ever considered put a leash on your shotgun in case you go overboard?
I had one for two years but it broke this offseason and I've been forgetting to order a new one. I need to get one soon before I end up regretting it
Epic!!
Thanks brother!
👍like the river hunts enjoyed congrats guys
Thanks Bob!
keep it up man was fortunate this past week to get on some geese and get some in the freezer/fridge keep it up learn alot from your vids to!
Congrats brother! Is it y'alls early season too right now?
Beautiful camera shots man 👨
Thanks brother!
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so just dumping used shells into bodies of water, preety sure thats littering.
We pick up all our empties after we shoot.. I don't condone littering at all
You've come so far in your video production Thomas your really getting it figured out
I appreciate it Cody! It's definitely been a learning curve
@@HokeOutdoorsyes Sir! I think I enjoy your videos so much because alot of your spots remind me of my spots and we both hunt solo for the most part both our styles are alot alike. Waterfowl hunting itself always has a learning curve add a camera to the mix I can only imagine!
I live in Ohio and this will be my first year targeting divers on Lake Eries big water got my boat and all my stuff ready going to be yet another learning experience I'm excited!
Where is this again? The river is beautiful
Like if you love seeing these float goose hunt
Very cool hunt....
Thanks Kraig!
That looks like so much fun!!!
River hunting is always a blast!
Great video and great reflection!
Thanks brother!
Did you notice that early season is better in the mornings or afternoon? Here in pa we are doing alot of the same style floats but better luck in the afternoons
It seems mornings and afternoons are about the same down here because so few fields are cut most these birds just stay on the river all day. How have the floats gone for y'all so far this season?
@@HokeOutdoors started out slow did alot of scouting mostly to see where and when they are hanging out seems like the big flocks up here disappear in the early season we did a 20 mile float 1st day and got 2 on the susquehanna
@@HokeOutdoors when the corn up here is cut its going to be slay season ill shout you out in a video maybe you boys can get a NEPA limit on the ol belt
What shells are those, I use the #3 Kent's in my Berreta Extrema 2 and there amazing?
I was shooting Kent 3 inch #1s, really love how they're performing but I do need to pattern them too
where are you from
Virginia
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hate to sound dumb, but can u explain the purpose of the action slap
I hit to gun to wake the Shotkam up from sleep mode
Yo love to vid can’t wait to shooot woodys
Me too brother! Just a few weeks away now..
This video just proves that you don’t need hundreds of dollars worth of camo to kill ducks
Honestly I think camo makes it tougher to get close to birds when floating early in the season. They're seen so many fisherman that being in regular clothes make you seem unthreatening
@@HokeOutdoors 100% man totally agree
I love that shooting hahah good video bro
Finally starting to find a good groove with it hopefully!