Hot Off The Press: Flagging Tips And Tactics |
Flagman Randy Bartz is the original inventor of the “Goose Flag” system. Over the years Randy has been featured in several articles on goose flagging and is considered “The Expert” in this field. Randy not only invented the T-Flag way back when, but continues to try new techniques and been innovative with many new decoy flagging systems today. Below are just a few of the articles written on Randy and on his incredible goose flagging techniques.
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Waving for Waterfowl
10 flagging techniques to entice ducks and geese.
By Jerry Thoms
In the 15 years since Randy "The Flagman" Bartz first devised flags for decoying waterfowl, the idea and methods of using wing-like motion to attract geese and ducks into shotgun range have become a major part of waterfowl hunting. And although the concept of mounting an artificial set of fabric wings on stiff wire and sticking it onto a wooden dowel seems simple, using flags has become fairly sophisticated. "In the beginning, I told hunters to simply wave their flags up and down to simulate the image of a goose or duck flying up to and landing in some decoys or just stretching their wings or preening when they were on the ground," Bartz said. "Now after 15 years of experience, with thousands of waterfowl hunters using the flags in thousands of places, some new and very effective flagging techniques have evolved."
Here are 10 flagging strategies devised by goose and duck hunters from all across the country....
Click here to read the entire article as written on WildfowlMag.com |
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