10 Best Layout Blind For Goose Hunting
Updated on: November 2023
Best Layout Blind For Goose Hunting in 2023
Guide Gear Waterfowl Layout Hunting Blind, Veil Avayde
Rogers Toughman Goosebuster LP XL Layout Blind, Realtree Max 5
ALPS OutdoorZ Delta Waterfowl Zero-Gravity Snow Cover
- The Zero-Gravity Snow Cover is designed to fit perfectly over our Zero-Gravity Layout Blind
- Doesn't reflect UV rays, which helps to eliminate glare on the outside of your blind
- Zippered flag doors allows you to easily flag waterfowl while laying in your blind
- Stubble straps throughout, allowing you to cover your blind with vegetation for better concealment
- Total Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz.
Lucky Duck 11218-2 Gear Down II Layout Blind Hunting Blinds
- The Lucky Duck "Gear Down" Blind is an extremely lightweight (only 9lbs) low-profile layout blind that is compact and portable
- Folds up to the size of a backpack, with built-in back straps for easy travel
- Water resistant material with a padded seat and pillow for all-day comfort, and the darker fabric collor contrasts stubble color for a better hide
- Low-profile design minimizes shadow, and heavy-duty G hooks keep the layout blind collapsed
- Updated stubble straps and pockets hold vegetation securely
ALPS OutdoorZ Delta Waterfowl Zero-Gravity Layout Blind, Realtree MAX-5
- Most comfortable layout blind on the market with no assembly required
- Features a zero-gravity chair design to keep you off the ground while maintaining a low-profile
- Flared sides will create a natural blend and provide extra storage for your gear
- Stubble straps throughout gives you a better concealment in the outdoors
- Folded Dimensions: 43” L x 26” W x 8” H, Flared Dimensions: 9'10 L x 7'5 W, Weight: 23.5 lbs., Weight Capacity: 300 lbs
Final Approach Express Layout Blind - Mossy Oak Shadow Grass Blades
- Extremely fast and easy to set up
- Original Stubble Straps
- Insulated backrest and floor for comfort
- Weighs only 11.5 lbs
- Dimensions: 25"W x 78"L x 14"H
Avery Hunting Gear Killerweed Layout Blind Kit-All-Terrain
- Ultra-realistic concealment material
- Conceals 1 full size blind or 2 mid-size blinds
- Will blend into cut grain fields, flooded fields, willows and most field backgrounds
- Individual strands of synthetic raffia grass in bundles
- Rot and mildew resistant
Avian-X AVX7001 Hunting Blind & Treestand Blinds
ALPS OutdoorZ Zero-Gravity Layout Blind, Tan
- Most comfortable layout blind on the market with no assembly required
- Features a zero-gravity chair design to keep you off the ground while maintaining a low-profile
- Flared sides will create a natural blend and provide extra storage for your gear
- Stubble straps throughout gives you a better concealment in the outdoors
- Folded Dimensions: 43” L x 26” W x 8” H, Flared Dimensions: 9'10 L x 7'5 W, Weight: 23.5 lbs., Weight Capacity: 300 lbs.
Avery Power Hunter Blind - Blades 01452
- Arched fliptop cockpit features a Camo mesh top and windows
- Heavy-duty aluminum frame and solid-aluminum hinges
- Seven rows of Cam os traps give you the ability to add stubble
- Low-profile design
- Stylish and rugged
Goose Calls: What Type of Call Should I Use?
Choosing a goose call can mean the difference between success and failure in goose hunting
Every goose call consists of a few standard parts: barrel (mouthpiece), insert, wedge, tone board and the reed. Each part has an integral role in the effectiveness of a goose call. The barrel is where a hunter blows into the call. The insert is the part of the call that holds the other pieces such that the call can create the sounds of a Canadian goose. The tone board is what allows the goose call to create vibrations and sound; the wedge is what holds the reed and the tone board in place inside the insert. Finally the insert with all of the other pieces attached fits tight into the barrel.
What creates the sound of a goose call? The reed, tone board, and wedge are placed into the insert and when the call is put together sit inside the barrel. A hunter begins to blow into the call with air from the diaphragm which moves the reed in the chamber. This is followed by a short burst of air that snaps the reed open creating the distinct HONK of a goose.
Having covered the basic parts of a goose call, I will discuss the three types of goose calls used today:
1) The Double Reed Call
The double reed call has the same parts as the single reed call but employs a second reed in the call. One reed vibrates on exhale and the other on inhale. These are very easy to call, but have limited versatility. You are really limited to simple honks, but should be able to blow them fairly easily. These are great calls for absolute beginners and kids to use. Blowing a single note effectively is much better than blowing a whole bunch of notes horribly!
2) The Goose Flute
The goose flute was originally invented in the late 1950's and was modified and improved in the late 1970's. The goose flute has a very distinct and elongated insert section of the call. Having this long end of the call makes it easy for a hunter to create sounds with minimal air. Most goose flutes are made out of wood which allows for a more raspy sound when blowing the call. A great example of the goose flute is the Sean Mann express goose call.
The goose flute is a very useful call when over water, since it allows the hunter to lower pitched goose sounds with minimal effort. The goose flute is a fairly versatile goose call; it allows the hunter to make all of the sounds of the Canada goose. Two main advantages of the goose flute are the ease of which you can blow the call and the minimal air pressure a hunter has to blow the goose call. The main disadvantage of a goose flute is flexibility. The flute is hard to make lots of different sounds in rapid fashion.
3) Short Reed Goose Call
The short reed call is a relatively new product that was first introduced in the mid 1980's. The short reed goose call is very versatile. It can make the low feeding sounds of the goose, high pitched clucks and of course honks. This type of goose call allows the hunter to create very loud sounds and many different sounds. The short reed goose calls are made out of either acrylic material or wood. Great examples of these types of calls are Tim grounds Super Mag, Zink Paralyzer and the Foiles Strait Meat goose call.
What makes this a short reed call? Unlike the goose flutes and double reed calls, this call has a very thin flexible reed which is dramatically shortened from a goose flute creating the short reed goose call. Also this call is often different than the other calls in that the pieces are held into place with a simple wedge and friction.
Without a doubt the short reed call is the most versatile goose call on the market today. They can create the largest variety of sounds and pitches. The drawback is that they can be relatively hard to blow if you have never blow a call before.
