Spring Snow Goose questions.

[guythathunts]

(spring snow's) How many decoys do I need? What about the Texas rags? Is hunting in SW Minn even worth while for spring snows? What do I need to know to be successfull? PLEASE HELP!!!

[Bufflehead]

 If the Snow line works out, sometimes I have seen flocks of Snows in the far Southwestern parts of Minnesota on the way out to hunt with friends in South Dakota.

 Unless things change, I don't see the snow helping to hold them from flying straight north in just a few days. No snow just about everywhere, but a big storm is getting wound up and should bring a fair amount of snow to the Dakotas and Minnesota. COME ON SNOW!!!

 That could play into holding them back for a time, that could make some areas real good for hunting.

[h2ofwlr]

There are 2 kinds of TX rags, get the newer more expensive ones as supposedly they are much better quality.  But I have not used them myself.  Try 100 Snows and 50 Blues to start.  If you catch the bug, (oh Gawd... as it can be a very expensive bug to catch), you can always upgrade to better quality decoys.

Anywhere, from Austin up over the Fergus Falls to Thief Lake and SW you can find S&Bs in MN.   But they are pretty scattered.  Most of these are coming up out of IL.  The Dakotas are on the main migration cooridor for both MS and Central Flyway S&Bs..

[guythathunts]

Thanks guys! I appreciate the help. This is a kind of hunting that is new to me. Any other advice?