Kayak Jump Shooting Geese On The River

Jump shooting geese on the river is always an adventure and this hunt was no exception. With early goose season winding down here in Virginia we headed out to a new stretch of river to see what wildlife we would find. It was a long float but we saw plenty of canadas, woodies, and teal to keep the adrenaline flowing throughout. Unfortunately I made a stupid decision on the last jump shot of the day which left me with some regrets but I'll use it as a learning moment and make sure to avoid that mistake in the future. Hope you enjoy!
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[@dannystephens9056]

Iv been hunting for 40 years and that is the coolest hunt iv ever seen .

[@jaakkot9661]

Damn, these river goose hunting videos just hit the spot for me! Amazing stuff

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! Hope to have another one before the early season finishes up here

[@BLASTER-vb5wu]

Great video Thomas!! Love to see your river adventures!! Don’t beat yourself up we all get excited in those situations.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Colby! Do y’all do any hunts like this on the rivers out in NM?

[@TheCoastalGunner]

dont beat yourself up....you admit you made a bad choice and learned from it....something other you tubers have not...and its one of the reasons i respect you and you are always welcome in my boat....really enjoy the kayak jump shoots....made me think i need to try it by us next season....excellent video as always Thomas

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! You’re welcome to come down and join us on the river whenever you want! I’m sure y’all got quite a few river birds up there too though.

[@Trip_Skip]

Self restraint and patience takes time but experiences like this makes you reflect and learn pretty quickly. Good on you for showing your mistake. That's one of the best things about hunting - some days your quarry might outsmart you, and you must accept it and marvel at nature's ability to do so. It would only take away from the experience if it was easy!

[@HokeOutdoors]

That is the truth, especially about it being easy! Thanks for watching and the insightful comment!

[@chucksmith5002]

Yes Mr. Thomas self control get`s us all at one Time or another . Enjoyed it

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Chuck! Lessons learned for sure

[@aaronsnatic2446]

Don't beat yourself up too much about that shot. We all have or will do it on occasion. Your realization of what it was and making a conscious decision to not do that again is key to growth and moving forward. Good luck the rest of the season!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank Aaron, good luck to you as well! Not a mistake I'm proud of but definitely one I can learn from

[@Alaskaduckhuntr]

Awesome video! Always look forward to your goose float THE RIVER videos

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@RyanMOutdoors]

Nice stroll down the river. Geese to top it off with.

[@HokeOutdoors]

That's exactly right! Should've brought the fishing rod on this one

[@BartonOutdoors]

Imagine being a goose chilling on the river and some doofy ass kids float by and water swat you for their KZbin creds lmao

[@andyrhea100]

I told you a couple of weeks ago I like all the hunts, field or water, but I think the water hunts are starting to get ahead a little on the like scale. Great video.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Andy! It’s hard to have a bad day out on the river

[@Merc-vv3de]

Love the kayak float videos, good luck this year bud!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! Good luck to you as well!

[@ksoutdoorsports]

That river float hunt'n looks like a ball right there! Great hunt guys!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! You ever float any of the rivers in Kansas like this? I would think it might be good for ducks out there during late season

[@akseli654]

Great scenery out there. Very enjoyable video once again!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@KaldiDurtur]

Good job realizing the mistake and analyzing your last shots. I actually just stumbled upon your channel and enjoyed the video. I was a little confused not seeing any hearing protection in the video and then seeing you rock the Tetra cap in the last segment.

[@HokeOutdoors]

I typically wear my tetras but just forgot them on this hunt. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed!

[@craigbarker9608]

I’m a fan of your content. Keep it up. The river float ones are fun to watch. Little different than everyone else is doing

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Craig! The floats are definitely a little outside of the box

[@craigbarker9608]

@@HokeOutdoors ya they’re fun to watch. It’s getting cold here in Canada so get ready for a push of birds. Good luck on your season bud

[@codyhusbands1165]

You've come so far in your video production Thomas your really getting it figured out

[@HokeOutdoors]

I appreciate it Cody! It's definitely been a learning curve

[@codyhusbands1165]

@@HokeOutdoorsyes Sir! I think I enjoy your videos so much because alot of your spots remind me of my spots and we both hunt solo for the most part both our styles are alot alike. Waterfowl hunting itself always has a learning curve add a camera to the mix I can only imagine! I live in Ohio and this will be my first year targeting divers on Lake Eries big water got my boat and all my stuff ready going to be yet another learning experience I'm excited!

[@mobeefus9707]

That looks like so much fun!!!

[@HokeOutdoors]

River hunting is always a blast!

[@jaycobb2413]

awesome vid man! Yes more cooking too!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Jay! Gonna do a few more cooking videos here soon

[@jameswaterman8445]

Love the jump shooting videos my favourite

[@HokeOutdoors]

Glad to hear it! Do you do any jump shooting too?

[@jameswaterman8445]

@@HokeOutdoors that’s all I do here in Newfoundland Canada

[@timeinthefield]

Great video! Inspiring. Waiting for my Nucanoe Unlimited to arrive so I can give something like this a try.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! Hope you love the Nucanoe, heard lots of good things about them

[@greasemonkey331]

Thomas have you ever given thought to a gun rack across your kayak, like on the front bars of a 4 wheeler, you could put one for your gun and one for your paddle.

[@HokeOutdoors]

I have given it some thought but it seems like it would get in the way too much with the current layout of my kayak. Typically I just tie a string to my paddle and gun to keep them attached to the kayak

[@brendanrutherford208]

I love this dudes videos they never fail keep up the good content 👍

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Brendan!

[@brendanrutherford208]

@@HokeOutdoors dang he commented back I love your videos man I've watched them all my favorite is the geese hunts duck ones are good to.Dang man your a inspiration your like a person I would look up to 👍

[@brendanrutherford208]

Made my whole day

[@Midwayguitar1]

Daang, that looks like fun bud. Good hunt!

[@HokeOutdoors]

It’s a blast! One of the highlights of the early season around here

[@BloodTrailerOutdoors]

just picked my up a kayak for this season cant wait to get out a chase em too brother good video keep it up

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! Hope you love the kayak and have good luck with it this season

[@PainexpertOnelifehistory]

Wow nice shot you're sharpshooter watching from Philippine country sir

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@jeffreym5304]

Love the kayak bangers…good job

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@TheMotivationalMedia]

season is oooooooooooon........ 🤗🤗😘

[@bobgiles2971]

👍like the river hunts enjoyed congrats guys

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Bob!

[@caeltipotsch2474]

Thomas I love the river videos man keep it up!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Cael! Hopefully I'll have one more from the early season

[@caeltipotsch2474]

@@HokeOutdoors Sweet Appreciate it!

[@MichiganOutdoorsUnlimited]

Onother one of my absolute favorite videos. Also would you ever let a guest come hunt with you sometime

[@HokeOutdoors]

I appreciate it brother! We do bring guests along although I like to hunt/scout a section of river at least once before we do

[@MichiganOutdoorsUnlimited]

@@HokeOutdoors I would love to come along in the future sometime with you guys.

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

@@HokeOutdoors Maybe you should have a lottery so your followers can play to win a trip with you :)

[@shoresoutdoors2908]

Always great man keep it up im enjoying every video

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! More coming soon lord willing!

[@DUKEisALIVE]

Great video and great reflection!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@austinkellett8620]

What shells are those, I use the #3 Kent's in my Berreta Extrema 2 and there amazing?

[@HokeOutdoors]

I was shooting Kent 3 inch #1s, really love how they're performing but I do need to pattern them too

[@BigStrutter]

You need a fishing pole for smallmouth when you hit those no bird stretches!! I'd definitely join you guys for float.

[@HokeOutdoors]

We’d tried a little cast and blast action this weekend but the water was too stained from the recent rain. Next year we’ll try it again for sure though

[@jonathansheldon2330]

Love these videos keep it up!!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks! Hopefully I'll have a least one more from this early season

[@johnbeilhartiv1042]

What shells are you shooting at these geese? It seems to put them down pretty quickly with a good shot. Is it BB or 2s?

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm shooting 3 inch #1s since it was all I could find, I need to put some on paper but like how they're performing in the field so far

[@johnbeilhartiv1042]

@@HokeOutdoors It has been hard to find steel shot shells this year that is for sure. I think those 1s patterned pretty well out of your gun. I know I use BB for geese typicaly but never have it flat out kill them like those shells you use did and have been wating to try useing 2s to see how they prerform. I know some guys say they have a better pattern out of a choke which helps put the birds down better.

[@user-og3kw8zb2j]

@@HokeOutdoors which choke bro???

[@Synzzz6]

He was amazed by the eagle I was over here like wow I wish Texas had water like this lol

[@HokeOutdoors]

Haha yeah I couldn't believe how dry it was when I was out there

[@huntclubvideos]

I'm in VA also. What river were you on? My buddy and I did the same on the James and threw in some camping.

[@earl4723]

Nice video. Pretty country. What is the background music you have embedded at the end?

[@Scentedsam1993]

Do you worry about shooting horizontal against the bank? You came across some campsites and even a couple cows lol. Sometimes there’s hiking trails along the river. Also curious what river this is?

[@HokeOutdoors]

We scout out these rivers beforehand to figure out if it’ll be safe to float. Most all the locations were floating are extremely remote

[@geminioutdoorz]

keep it up man was fortunate this past week to get on some geese and get some in the freezer/fridge keep it up learn alot from your vids to!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Congrats brother! Is it y'alls early season too right now?

[@ivanwagurak942]

Good job with the footage and shooting too, what choke are you using for geese, I have a franchi 912 variomax it’s a great gun for ducks I just have issues with reliably killing geese thanks

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Ivan! I'm using a Carlsons light modified choke. However, if you're having trouble killing honkers you might want to try am improved modified constriction. That's what I use for late season geese

[@dhlamar]

So after floating downriver do you paddle back upstream?

[@HokeOutdoors]

We leave a truck downstream at our take out. These rivers flow too fast to paddle against them for a long distance

[@jameshoggard7471]

Nice float and hunt! Question for you though. You ever considered put a leash on your shotgun in case you go overboard?

[@HokeOutdoors]

I had one for two years but it broke this offseason and I've been forgetting to order a new one. I need to get one soon before I end up regretting it

[@zekehensley8199]

Really like the float hunt

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! Hopefully we can get one or two more in before the early season closes

[@jeremymatlock2049]

Dude ..l wish we had a good river to float and shoot from . Man you are lucky

[@HokeOutdoors]

We are definitely very blessed with water over here

[@justinstevens9433]

I’m curious why you hit your gun like that before you shoot? I’ve never seen that before

[@HokeOutdoors]

It's to wake my shotkam up from the sleep mode

[@shawn5141]

Hey Thomas, you still shooting the franchi? Like to see you shooting some 20ga too :) and when you gonna get a teal video :)

[@HokeOutdoors]

Hey Shawn, still using the franchi on most hunts. I got my youth 20 ga but need to get another one soon that fits me a little better. Tried for some teal a couple times but no luck yet, hoping to find a few these last couple days

[@loganreiter6257]

Great hunt keep up the work

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@RadReelingFishing]

These videos are awesome! I mentioned in a comment before about how the Oldtown Topwater 120 would be ideal for this. Consider reaching out to Oldtown and see if you can get a kayak in exchange for making a couple of videos. I've partnered with them on 4 different kayaks for my fishing channel. You'll get to keep the kayak.

[@Spooniekilla282]

Dude this is pretty cool!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@owenroot9012]

I love your channel

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@AquaVida13]

Where is this again? The river is beautiful

[@lukasarreola9277]

what camera do u use for your underbarell i wanna start recording my hunts

[@HokeOutdoors]

I use a ShotKam, it's perfect for capturing what you're shooting at

[@classicgoat964]

Beautiful view

[@HokeOutdoors]

Doesn't get much better

[@gagegibbons2662]

Beautiful camera shots man 👨

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@MysticNorthwest]

What camera are you using on your shotgun? Nice video

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you! That's a ShotKam on the barrel

[@MysticNorthwest]

@@HokeOutdoors thank you for reply, those cameras seem like they’re worth the investment

[@kraigkaatz6858]

Very cool hunt....

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Kraig!

[@bpatton1]

What kayak are you using? looks kind of like a canoe.

[@HokeOutdoors]

It's an old town discovery 119 solo sportsman, it's pretty much a kayak/canoe hybrid

[@travismeering1493]

I’m from Maryland so we can’t float shoot like that but was that the shannadoah river? Beautiful scenery

[@HokeOutdoors]

Damn what’s the law up there that prevents it? This wasn’t on the Shendendoah, would love to get up there though

[@travismeering1493]

@@HokeOutdoors has to be a registered stake blind spot or 400 to 800 yards off shore depending on the gunning zone

[@thedistrictreseller7166]

Is that the shenandoah? I live near there and didnt know it was legal to hunt there. Do you need a special license?

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

I'm always looking for a safe way to keep my shotgun safe in my kayak..I noticed that you insert an empty shell in the ejection port of the shotgun and I believe that is a good safety practice. Keep bringing more river geese hunting videos.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Nasser! That’s called “stovepiping” the gun and it’s definitely the safest way of keeping the gun ready in the kayak

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

@@HokeOutdoors Agree with you, it is a good practice. I personally use the other end of the empty shell to stovepipe and keep my gun safe. All the best.

[@Scentedsam1993]

What exactly is the reason for doing this? Is that why you’re smacking the side of the gun before you shoot?

[@nasserkuzbari2205]

@@Scentedsam1993 Smaking the side of the gun is to activate the gun camera.

[@MartellOutdoors]

I love that shooting hahah good video bro

[@HokeOutdoors]

Finally starting to find a good groove with it hopefully!

[@tuckerdeane7245]

I watched the big honker podcast sounds like ur a party animal 😭😭🎉

[@HokeOutdoors]

😂 I just finished that episode yesterday.. I don't know about some of Mikey's claims on there although I was having a good time that night

[@raidaden8561]

Nice one mate

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@northeastwildernesswalker]

Did you notice that early season is better in the mornings or afternoon? Here in pa we are doing alot of the same style floats but better luck in the afternoons

[@HokeOutdoors]

It seems mornings and afternoons are about the same down here because so few fields are cut most these birds just stay on the river all day. How have the floats gone for y'all so far this season?

[@northeastwildernesswalker]

@@HokeOutdoors started out slow did alot of scouting mostly to see where and when they are hanging out seems like the big flocks up here disappear in the early season we did a 20 mile float 1st day and got 2 on the susquehanna

[@northeastwildernesswalker]

@@HokeOutdoors when the corn up here is cut its going to be slay season ill shout you out in a video maybe you boys can get a NEPA limit on the ol belt

[@letsgofishing8771]

Some big geese!

[@HokeOutdoors]

No joke! Sometimes I wish our early season honkers were just a little smaller

[@blake_12valve]

hey man! how do you find out you can hunt on rivers?

[@HokeOutdoors]

Best bet is just calling the local CPO or game warden and asking them

[@LostBoysProduction]

Is it legal to shoot from a boat under power (from your oars) in Virginia? In a lot of states it's not, but it's cool if it's allowed in Virginia.

[@HookAndTrigger]

Most states are only concerned with electric/gas power. I've not heard of a state not allowing kayak hunting even when moving.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yeah as long as you're not under motor or sail power in VA you're good

[@stongnyid]

Sorry, asking this on a second video here: what river is this? New, James, Clinch? We're trying to get onto some geese this fall, and thinking about how big a river we'd need.

[@ashtonvinson699]

What part of virgina is this I wanna do this so bad I own land in botetourt va but our river is too thin to hunt but water fowl fly down it all the time

[@HokeOutdoors]

Nothing personal but I don’t share the locations I hunt online. Any of the larger shallow rivers in Virginia should have geese on them during the early season though

[@ashtonvinson699]

@@HokeOutdoors thanks man I respect it

[@raybishop3176]

I stand corrected. Texas Hunting Forum Forums Migratory Bird Hunting colorado river duck hunting

[@ladduncan]

James River, Rappahanock?

[@stevejenkins6450]

is that the upper James?

[@MarkAustinKelton]

Excellent

[@pajamuhs6691]

hate to sound dumb, but can u explain the purpose of the action slap

[@HokeOutdoors]

I hit to gun to wake the Shotkam up from sleep mode

[@pedrojsanchezalvarado5569]

Muy chebre sus cazerias amigos saludos

[@HokeOutdoors]

Gracias amigo

[@HunterKyle28]

Just an idea but next spring I’d love to see a video of y’all floating those stream with some ultra lights targeting small mouth or something.

[@HokeOutdoors]

It's on the list for sure! I've been meaning to bring along a rod and do some cast and blat action on these early season floats but I forgot my stuff at home and haven't been back from college yet

[@huntershorizon1671]

Hi bro what's shut gun you have is it inertial? As I see you use muzzle brake...

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yes it is an inertia shotgun but that's a choke on the end of my barrel not a muzzle brake

[@huntershorizon1671]

@@HokeOutdoors ok thanks 👍 what's the brand of your Gun?

[@HokeOutdoors]

@@huntershorizon1671 It's a Franchi Affinity 3

[@huntershorizon1671]

@@HokeOutdoors 😂 I have Benelli franchi alcione 09 over&under..

[@WilliamSheppard-nf6rk]

Where can you find info about river hunting rules and regulations?

[@rvjackpot1971]

Love your video’s is this the new river??

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks man! This was not on the New

[@vinceglauser4770]

That was fun.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thank Vince!

[@kabirhussain4507]

Good work

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@isaiahtolo9819]

good video, didn’t think your shooting was so cringe worthy, but awesome that you have a high standard for yourself. That’s the way to go.

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks Isaiah! It was a good day of shooting overall but that last flock was the part I was really annoyed at myself about

[@dylanhackett8786]

What geese shells do you use

[@HokeOutdoors]

Typically 3 inch #2 or #1 shot

[@stocktrackr4842]

Just make a mush from the fruit and add some salt and a fresh herb of your choice and eat it with your goose as a sort of jam or chutney.

[@user-hy7cc5pl5f]

отличная охота! наших сибирских гусей так просто не возьмешь

[@braydenedwards10]

Yo love to vid can’t wait to shooot woodys

[@HokeOutdoors]

Me too brother! Just a few weeks away now..

[@tbarto100]

Great video but man, you should have a live preserver on. You can easily tip over and you are in trouble!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks! I’m comfortable without one on this river with how warm it is this time of year but I do wear them whenever we’re on rougher water

[@LuRanOutdoors]

Epic!!

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother!

[@alialghazaly1173]

What shells do you use?

[@HokeOutdoors]

Whatever I can find at the moment

[@al_alexader4562]

😍😍😍

[@dudusniper3397]

Mais 01 escrito amigo , Brasil .

[@Irishphatcockie]

Bro Iv been hunting 20 Years coolest hunting video ever seen sitting in a blind is fun and all but getting after it on a kayak like a man if Fucking sick

[@HokeOutdoors]

Thanks brother! It’s definitely a lot different then decoying them but it’s an adrenaline rush all of its own

[@colemarlowe1154]

never understood, but what’s the deal with hitting the gun twice like that before shooting the gun?

[@TsHeEjBoI4eVa]

Activate shotkam

[@HokeOutdoors]

Yep wakes it up from sleep mode

[@whitegoosejuvy]

I’ve killed a lot of geese in my life but this looks like a damn fun way of doing it!!

[@sesarcano1370]

Never been waterfowl hunt would love for you to teach me …I’m here in Chesapeake

[@HokeOutdoors]

I'm glad to answer any questions you've got and help any way I can but I'm a decent ways west of you unfortunately. I'd check out the delta waterfowl chapter in that area, they would be a great way to start networking with others who hunt down there

[@user-hj1le3rr4m]

Hello, you are a fine fisherman

[@stankyleg7694]

How do they not get up earlier? Do they think ur some big trash or do they just not care about boats as much? if I was on land they wud have been gone 100 yards earlier.

[@HokeOutdoors]

My theory is that they see fisherman using these stretches of river during the summer so they become accustomed to seeing kayaks. The fog certainly helps with sneaking up on them too though