Goose hunt Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I was inland goose shooting this morning. Must of been 2,000+ geese came to the field . Decoyed fantastic I shot a dozen and then called it a day ! What would ur bag limit be on inland goose shooting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 no more than i could eat or give away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Same as above, especially if you've got a long trip to the car afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose hunt Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) Iv been shooting geese for 10 yrs . Mostly on the marsh were there r bag limits 4 geese 8 duck pair day. Only 3 visits a week aloud .inland shooting I is different. Because most Of the time I protecting the farmers spuds, Carrots uncut corn! Nothing I shoot is wasted . Family, friends , ect take alot off me.. 9 times out of 10 transporting them is not a problem because I can drive close o to were iv been in my 4x4!! It's a question I always think about wen I'm out!! BAG LIMIT! Thanks guys Edited November 13, 2012 by Goose hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayandgame Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 depends how strong the strap is on your bag mate lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyboy Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) As many as one man can carry ! Shooting a dozen to one man isn't something I'd do but u can't stop guys like u doing it Shoot a couple for the pot and leave them alone Edited November 12, 2012 by markyboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highbird70 Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 (edited) I think it all depends where you shooting, in my case I would shoot a couple... if I could, but if you go in locations that are considered pests, like pigeons, you would shoot as many as you can fit in the back of the vehicle you went with. My personal opinion,its that at least, don't let all that good meat go to waste. Edited November 12, 2012 by Highbird70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted November 12, 2012 Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 I don't shoot geese over decoys any more and have not for many years I only shoot geese below the HW Mark now I have shot geese over decoys but take no enjoyment from it but three geese was my limit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose hunt Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think it all depends where you shooting, in my case I would shoot a couple... if I could, but if you go in locations that are considered pests, like pigeons, you would shoot as many as you can fit in the back of the vehicle you went with. My personal opinion,its that at least, don't let all that good meat go to waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose hunt Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) Fully agree with you pal! Edited November 13, 2012 by Goose hunt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) As you are talking about 2000 using your field I suspect you are talking about pink feet. When shooting inland or on the coast my limit on pink feet is 6 at the most and only then if i have not shot many recently. If I have shot a few then it drops to 2 or 3. I also shoot a private marsh inland where a couple of times a season we decoy pinks and strickly stick to 4 birds each and be off the marsh by 9am to let the geese in to feed for the remainder of the day, even if I have not had a shot. We limit the goose flights to 4-5 a season and as a result we usualy have plenty of geese all season using the marsh. Its very satisifing to bag a brace or two , pack up and then sit back in the car to watch the geese pouring in while having breakfast. 12 in my personel opinion is far too many, but I guess we have all had the odd bumper flight once in our lifetime and as long as every bird is used I guess its ok on the odd occasion. Do not forget that though you may see thousands in the sky at one time in reality pink feet are a fairly uncommon bird compared to pigeons or pheasants. The world population is probably around 250-310,000 and as there about 10,000 wildfowlers if we all shot 12 a season almost half the world population would be shot in a year. I will never forget a guy i knew who had regulary shot a dozen or so canadas a season on his farm realy going to town on them and shooting 50 over 3 days. That was 7 years ago and he has never seen another goose on his farm since. The canadas had a very bad scare and though still using the lake on his boundary as a roost still remember the pasting they had on his farm. Edited November 13, 2012 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose hunt Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I understand everything ur saying. There on a fresh stubble field and on a un picked spud field right nxt 2 it! The farmer wants them off as you can understand ! In my eyes if I don't do my job the farmer will get sum1 else in. And I'm sure there's alot of people who will b grateful 2 do that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I think it all depends where you shooting, in my case I would shoot a couple... if I could, but if you go in locations that are considered pests, like pigeons, you would shoot as many as you can fit in the back of the vehicle you went with. My personal opinion,its that at least, don't let all that good meat go to waste. Need to be looking in the right direction first tho mate! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 (edited) There are a lot of simple and effective ways of keeping geese off crops without shooting them. Most farmers have a bird scarer that fires off on a timer , scaring rockets , rope bangers , simple plastic bags on posts or fire a few shots into the air , they all work. Shoot the few you want a few and then put scarers up and no further problems and the farmer is happy. Edited November 13, 2012 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose hunt Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 And farmers don't like putting there hands in2 there pockets! I have alot of goose shooting wot I pay for. And alOt of lad will b doin the same! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Bigest bag shared with 4 guns when decoying was 23 I cant remember what my own count was then but just last week between 3 of us we bagged 9 and I accounted for 5. My best bag on the shore was 4. I could have had plenty more as I was sat in a very sweet spot and small groups between 3 & 10 just kept coming over me. After the 4th one was down I just sat and had a coffee and watched which them fly past me. It was great to see. I have not had another day like it. BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I'm not following some of these comments as I'm NOT a wildfowler. I take a few ducks as I want but my Geese are ALL Pest Control, and most commonly Canada. I take all I can, no limit, the more the better, I also shoot virtually all of them with a rifle on the ground, like I say I deal in Pest Control, and there is a lot of it in my areas! I'm not trying to start a scrap here, are you guys talking seasonal "sport"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I'm not trying to start a scrap here, are you guys talking seasonal "sport"? Fair comment Dekers most of geese can be treated as pests, grays pinks & canada but over winter in the UK and either get moved on by scaring or shooting over decoys or as you do with a rifle I dont think you will start a scrap with your post and yes it is seasonal although I know that some of the farmers have a licence to take them all year round but we are not bothered up here all year like some areas. The fields that I shoot over the farmers want them moved on. They usualy will only fly to another farm and come back another day. It will all depend on what the feeding is like from spilt grain and tattie waste etc. Some areas the influx of geese provide an income to goose guides and other locals who in turn provide sport for paying guns. Fortunatly for myself I have miles of fore shore that I can shoot on as well as farming freinds who want the geese moved on. All the birds I shoot go into the pot in one form or another and I usually try and have a good supply in the frezzer for the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Fair point on your behalf Dekers, you are a professional pest controller so I would expect you to take out as many as you can to protect your reputation. Just out of curiosity though, what do you do with all of the dead birds afterwards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I get a awful lot of pinks on my permission at times and have never shot anymore than 4 , that should be enough for anyone , I keep hearing crop protection mentioned but have never seen a field ruined by pinks they may eat some wheat and paddle it down but it always recovers , they dont pull it up by the roots , other than that they prefer beet tops and old potato fields so do no damage at all on those , again I have never yet seen a pink digging up a potato field !!!. To be honest I find some of the bags posted on here this last couple of weeks obscene, as said the worldwide population is not that huge and they deserve more respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goose hunt Posted November 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Fenboy . A farmer lost a 20 acre field of barley close to the west coast by 10,000 Plus geese in no more then a wk . By the time I got te call the field was like a balling green! I c geese dig up spud and carrots every yr! Iv cin them walk round iv carrots in the Beaks like cigars !! Eye opening !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisheruk Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I take all I can, no limit, the more the better, I also shoot virtually all of them with a rifle on the ground, like I say I deal in Pest Control, and there is a lot of it in my areas! Dekers, what calibre do you use for the geese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Fenboy . A farmer lost a 20 acre field of barley close to the west coast by 10,000 Plus geese in no more then a wk . By the time I got te call the field was like a balling green! I c geese dig up spud and carrots every yr! Iv cin them walk round iv carrots in the Beaks like cigars !! Eye opening !! Deserved to be shot for impersonating Jimmy Saville imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK fowler Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Deserved to be shot for impersonating Jimmy Saville imo. like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoot-rhino Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Deserved to be shot for impersonating Jimmy Saville imo. Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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