Deep Snow Called for an Unconventional Hide

Fresh snow, limited concealment, and Canada geese locked into a corn field. When overnight conditions change, waterfowl hunters have two options pack it up or adapt. In this hunt, we improvised a hide to stay concealed to keep birds finishing in the snow.

With deep snow and no snow covers for layout blinds, we pivoted to a simple, effective solution white painter suits, smart decoy placement, and hiding directly within the spread. It wasn’t perfect, but committing to a plan made the difference.

Late-season goose hunt. We faced some of the most challenging conditions imaginable—hunting in deep snow with sub-zero temperatures. Because of the snow depth and the flat terrain, our traditional layout blinds were a no-go. We had to pivot our strategy and use white suits and backboards to disappear into the "X."

If you’ve ever wondered how to hunt geese in the snow without a blind, this video is for you. We break down the ultimate waterfowl concealment tactics, from "stubbling" our gear to using the natural terrain to break up our outlines. You’ll see exactly how we set up our goose decoy spread to look like a feeding flock of Canada geese.