The Goose Tree Product Review

By Teresa Patterson
www.smartstick.com
Product Features:
• Creates and illusion of landing geese.
• Plays on geese natural instinct to follow birds flying ahead.
• Provides motion and visibility for miles.
• Flags continuously and automatically without revealing   the hunter's location.
• Swivels staying correctly oriented during wind shifts.
• Helps to minimize number of decoys.
• Can be used along river or pond banks in addition to field set up.
Cost: Around $240.00

With more and more hunting pressure, geese are being educated faster and are less likely to work your spread. As a waterfowler one is always attempting to put more birds in the shot path of our decoy spreads and defining the X.

I have found that Larry Juhl’s “the Goose Tree” does just that. The goose tree defines the X and enables the waterfowl hunter to use less decoys.  The simulated landing of geese allows incoming birds to honor the landing birds ahead and lock on the X.  The birds are focused on the X and birds ahead and not on your location in the blind. Thus giving the hunter a better opportunity to be successful.

I along with fellow Field Staffers, Don Ott, Eddie Wise and Bob Miller had the privilege to hunt with the Owner and Creator of the Goose Tree, Mr. Larry Juhl in Wisconsin and saw The Goose Tree first hand in action.  Needless to say the way the birds worked with this decoy system was amazing. At one point it was the ONLY decoy left standing in the field after shooting hours and the birds circled and kept trying to land behind it.  It was totally amazing. We put the Goose Tree to use back here in Pennsylvania and it pulled birds from a large flock right into our gun barrels. Does it work, I can safely say YES!



The Goose Tree took only minutes to put up, was quick and simple. Not to mention your setup time was cut down due to using less decoys in your spread.



I would highly recommend The Goose Tree to anyone who wants to get an advantage on weary decoy shy birds, or if a hunter is looking to add a different look to their spread.  This is a great alternative!