MrDaveO84 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) Hi guys, wondering if any of you gentleman can help me out here with some advice. My wife wants to try goose for Christmas dinner this year so I thought I would try and shoot us one rather than buying in. Could anyone advise where to go or any clubs that would be willing to take me out for the chance to bag one for the table. I'm a complete newbie to wildfowling as I mainly do deer stalking and pigeon shooting. I'm in Essex but willing to travel. To be honest it's another excuse to try wildfowling and more shooting for me but as long as she's happy :-) Thanks a lot Dave Edited November 20, 2015 by MrDaveO84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Have a look on the link below. http://basc.org.uk/wildfowling/wildfowling-permit-scheme/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmick Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 You might want to research the recipes for wild goose, some of the ones using bricks sort of make the point. If you match the recipe to the age and size of the goose you could have a good meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) A friend of mine convinced his parents to give the turkey a miss one year & that he would shoot a goose for dinner. By the time the goose was cooked it had halved in size & was like lump of leather. Ruined the day for his poor mother. From my experience wild geese are better when breasted & cooked like beef. Pink. Never had much luck roasting one, but it can be done. It just doesn't have enough fat content compared to its domestic cousin. Edited November 20, 2015 by hedd-wyn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 If you do get one, I usually go for 45min at 220 celcius, served pink if whole. Either that or pluck breast and then cut breast out, leaving skin on, sear in frying pan, colouring both sides and 20 mins in oven, again served pink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeside1000 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Whole roasted wild goose ! forget it and go to Lidl nice fat farm goose £18.99. I have bagged my limit this week with 6 pinks, breasts removed and in the freezer, we have it as Stonepark suggests, sear then oven but only until pink, We use a citrus coating brushed on as it goes into the oven, orange zest and juice, lemon juice, garlic, salt and a couple of secret ingredients, I have a job giving them away, the taste is acquired , most of the birds are young ones at the moment but they are putting on weight very quickly, the first 4 I had two weeks ago were small, not much bigger than a large duck, but the two yesterday were almost twice the size, still this years but munching their way through all the farmers potatoes, beet, and young barley they increase size very quickly after their long trip from up north.my head count is now 10 since they arrived, 4 in the freezer, 2 eaten and 2 given away, we are there to keep them off the crops but I cant abide waste so they will all get eaten at some time, now wheres that leg of lamb !!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Whole roasted wild goose ! forget it and go to Lidl nice fat farm goose £18.99. I have bagged my limit this week with 6 pinks, breasts removed and in the freezer, we have it as Stonepark suggests, sear then oven but only until pink, We use a citrus coating brushed on as it goes into the oven, orange zest and juice, lemon juice, garlic, salt and a couple of secret ingredients, I have a job giving them away, the taste is acquired , most of the birds are young ones at the moment but they are putting on weight very quickly, the first 4 I had two weeks ago were small, not much bigger than a large duck, but the two yesterday were almost twice the size, still this years but munching their way through all the farmers potatoes, beet, and young barley they increase size very quickly after their long trip from up north.my head count is now 10 since they arrived, 4 in the freezer, 2 eaten and 2 given away, we are there to keep them off the crops but I cant abide waste so they will all get eaten at some time, now wheres that leg of lamb !!!!!!!!!! Nothing wrong with roast wild goose. I think all geese taste very good, if cooked correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDaveO84 Posted November 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks for all the message fellas. Penelope I've not heard of the permit scheme from basc I'll try and get something organised through them. Maybe I'll tell her to get a turkey as back up if I do get us one, I've seen the threads comparing bricks to geese haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexThePoacher Posted November 23, 2015 Report Share Posted November 23, 2015 In my opion you would be best to buy a farmed one the only way I will eat goose is if its crowned out and cooked in slow cooker otherise it can be tough if roasted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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