 Canada geese are very family oriented, and will continue to stay in their family groups throughout the migration. Every family, regardless of size, when contently feeding has at least one goose watching out for danger. Some people think the sentry is a scared goose, but they are really just taking their turn at watching over the rest of the flock as they feed.
We were very careful in carving our flocks watch dog. A true scared Canada stands very upright with its head as high as possible and its neck gets extremely skinny. We put our sentry in an alert position, but were very careful to avoid this scared posture. Our sentry will watch over your flock and signal incoming birds to stay away…. which only makes the approaching birds want what they have found, and will help you put more feet down birds in the decoys. |
