edd Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 went out this morning to have a look for a fox at 6.30 couldnt see one, so i set up on a crow flightline that goes straight over my land to have a go , got one and missed four of them, after about ten mins it started to rainn and get a bit blusty. so i pop off to the lake to see for some pigeons, thousands appared but couldnt hit a barn door a yard infront of me. after being there for 30 minutes i heard a few geese take off from a local pond , so i stuck my hull 36 gram size ones in and waited , and with my luck a large canada came high over the tree and drop to my amazment, i was very happy with the goose as we get up to 30 -40 in the summer laying eggs in our cornfeild which is nice to see them breed but horrible when it comes to cutting the corn! any ways heres a picture of my goose and me cheers all ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Top notch exellent work, what ever you do dont try an eat it, the meat is OK in a marinade to soften it up but if you just take of cuts of meat and fry it, it is very tuff. GOOD SHOOTING Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 thanks for the advise, parents wanted it for dinner lol, thanks edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Were you using non-toxic cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Nice goose I went out this morning too.. Cold or what?! I only managed half a dozen crows and only stayed out a couple of hours but enjoyable all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 steve yes they were as i was new my lake and its still classed as wildfolwe, i could have had a few more crow had i of been shooting straight , well done on getting them crows any way lt! cheers guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 well done edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Why do some people insist on stating that canada geese are tough? It is a sweeping statement, the occasional one might be might be tough but in general the majority are very good eating when just plain roasted. Just try and cook them slowly to be on the safe side (an AGA is perfect). PS, well done with the goose, they can be tricky to hit as they do not appear to be flying as fast as they actually are so it was a good piece of shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 cheers dazza right well we are still going to try the bird and roast it, so i spent an hour today plucking and preparing the bird, just thought i would show you how it came up cheers fella's cheers dazza right well we are still going to try the bird and roast it, so i spent an hour today plucking and preparing the bird, just thought i would show you how it came up. cheers fella's Why do some people insist on stating that canada geese are tough? It is a sweeping statement, the occasional one might be might be tough but in general the majority are very good eating when just plain roasted. Just try and cook them slowly to be on the safe side (an AGA is perfect). PS, well done with the goose, they can be tricky to hit as they do not appear to be flying as fast as they actually are so it was a good piece of shooting. cheers indeed i will let you no how this one is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 cheers dazza right well we are still going to try the bird and roast it, so i spent an hour today plucking and preparing the bird, just thought i would show you how it came up cheers fella's cheers dazza right well we are still going to try the bird and roast it, so i spent an hour today plucking and preparing the bird, just thought i would show you how it came up. cheers fella's Why do some people insist on stating that canada geese are tough? It is a sweeping statement, the occasional one might be might be tough but in general the majority are very good eating when just plain roasted. Just try and cook them slowly to be on the safe side (an AGA is perfect). PS, well done with the goose, they can be tricky to hit as they do not appear to be flying as fast as they actually are so it was a good piece of shooting. cheers indeed i will let you no how this one is! think you need a bigger roasting tray mate just hope it fits in the oven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 tried em twice. i think i would rather eat the oven tray. well done by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevo2006 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 think you need a bigger roasting tray mate just hope it fits in the oven rolmfao well done edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancs Lad Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 cheers dazza right well we are still going to try the bird and roast it, so i spent an hour today plucking and preparing the bird, just thought i would show you how it came up cheers fella's cheers dazza right well we are still going to try the bird and roast it, so i spent an hour today plucking and preparing the bird, just thought i would show you how it came up. cheers fella's Erm...........mate,,,,,,you errr..............forgot to turn the cooker on......................Just my advice........I wouldnt eat that.................think you might have a poorly bottom in about 3 hours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Looks like you made a good job of plucking it, did you use any thing special or just pull them out?...the reason i ask is because this christmas we had reared about 25 geese to sell and it took about 1hr-1.5hr to do a single goose maybe we were just **** at plucking ps. well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digga Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 one of them ******* came in our chalet while we were on a cheapo holiday break many years ago ,we were near a lake!! it crapped all over the carpet so i grabbed it and strangled it to death their stih is supposed to be toxic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Best canada goose recipe : Take a selection of root veg, carrots, celery, celeriac, onions etc and place in a roasting tray with some fresh herbs, a splash of red wine and place the bird on top. Oven at about 180 for about 3 hours. To serve :- Throw the goose in the bin and eat the veg Seriously though they can be made nice, I don't like them as a straight roasted bird as they don't tend to have enough fat on them - though you could add a tin of goose fat if you wanted and baste regularly. I posted a recipe which put a lot of strong flavours in some sliced breast and it was delicious but took some doing. Good shot btw! Just out of interest what hull shells were they? I can't see a 36g steel load in No1 on the website.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 a box of hull carts dont know the name but they were bought for foxes and geese i hope they were steel ! as i had asked for them, will be investercating them soon! ok here is the finnished product of the cooked bird , was slightly tough in places but i thought it was good eating! btw i will be looking through my cartrige bag to have a look at the cartrige used! cooked bird plated and ready for eating pin sorry my masitake it was hull solway and it was 34g. size one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Looks good cooked mate, did you do the spuds in any fat left from the bird? Mmmm Only asked about the carts as they sounded a fairly useful load, was going to try and pick some up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edd Posted January 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 i know you wernt having a go ( i think there a good load ) i have used alpha max by bismouth before but way to expensive at 10 pounds for ten carts lol cheers pin p.s most hull cartidges i find very useful ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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