Oh, I know. It looks silly. And you will look silly wearing it, too. But… hear a guy out for a minute.

What happens when you scout 1,500 geese sitting in the dead center of a stark, blank, ZERO COVER field? What a shoot that would be, right? Good luck getting anything other than an ornithology lesson. No pit, you won’t get sh*t. Maybe with a bale blind. Maybe.

The Science

Geese do not have the gift of true binocular depth perception. I have long rebuked the notion that brushed-up layout blinds consistently work better than the old goose chairs and in my experience, they don’t. Did geese land at our feet when we used to use goose chairs? Yes. But, it didn’t hide your legs. Problem? It wasn’t always, but not ideal.

So, what are the problems known with layouts?

1.) The first, obviously, is the size of it. Is general dimension on the landscape from above. And, worse yet, the shadow that it creates.

2.) Incorrect concealment color or texture, and species of vegetation mimicked. Brown on green. Green on tan. Tan on white. Whatever.

3.) Then you have stubble that appears to move from above as you and five other guys fidget around (geese don’t like this).

These issues have foiled many a “well-hidden” layout hunter, especially on sunny days - including myself.

Density (to a goose) means nothing beyond “I can’t land exactly in that spot because there is no space.” But, this is a final decision they make when they’re a few inches from landing. Geese are very accustomed to the image of high-density geese because to an animal with monocular vision, overlap and blend in a single dimension dominates. In fact, once on near-level with dense grounded geese or roosted geese, that's all they see (black necks... cheek patches... grey wings...white butt...another white butt...okay-looks good, I'm gonna land.) Therefore, by being a cluster of geese you compromise a goose’s ability to make good life-or-death decisions.  Since none of us can know exactly what a goose is thinking when coming into a spread, it is reasonable to assume their social nature is their own worst enemy and the natural fear of canines, felines, birds of prey, unnatural movement, and out-of-place structures or colors and their ability to detect these things- their greatest asset.  Eagles and coyotes, farm dogs and kitty-cats haven’t figured out how to be a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” But, maybe we have.

Ask yourself this… what do geese see when gliding into a roost with 5,000 birds? Do they focus on individual specimens? No. They see the group, because that’s all they have the biological ability to see with one eye at a time.

All this being said, you should surround yourselves with silhouettes, shells, or full-bodies (literally a few inches from your body) to break your top-down aerial profile. once they’re low enough, the only thing they’re going to have time to spook on are muzzle flashes.

The Doppelgänger has been tested. And it works. WATCH THE VIDEO HERE

This is an American made product, made from American fabric, printed in America. I offer the fabric by the yard, and here’s why: My time is generally consumed drilling oil wells; your grandmother’s is not. At significantly less cost to you than what it will cost me to have a warehouse of people making myriad products in all sizes, you save money and get the fit you want. Put grandma (or your wife, cousin, whoever) to work. We have determined through testing that cotton/ spandex blend provides the best printed finish, with great durability, and with no sheen. Early versions (like those in the video) were a stretch nylon which we no longer make.

Coveralls are easy. Pants and hooded top, pretty easy also. Your scrap cuts can be used for masks, hats whatever. Get 3 yards.

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