Jacko3275 Posted October 11, 2020 Report Share Posted October 11, 2020 My wife as asked me to shoot a goose or two for Christmas dinner and as I only go pigeon or clay shooting I was wondering if I could tap an invite to shoot a goose or two cheers jacko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearwater Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 I can ( probably ( C19 )) make it happen in Lancs but maybe a little too far to travel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 7 hours ago, Shearwater said: I can ( probably ( C19 )) make it happen in Lancs but maybe a little too far to travel? Where in lancs I don’t mind travelling with in reason for a bit of shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearwater Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Jacko3275 said: Where in lancs I don’t mind travelling with in reason for a bit of shooting I Pmd you details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 11/10/2020 at 19:06, Jacko3275 said: My wife as asked me to shoot a goose or two for Christmas dinner and as I only go pigeon or clay shooting I was wondering if I could tap an invite to shoot a goose or two cheers jacko have you had wild geese before jacko ? if not you may be diserpointed , it's diferent to farmed geese ,just don't want your Chtistmas dinner spoilt .atb DD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, derbyduck said: have you had wild geese before jacko ? if not you may be diserpointed , it's diferent to farmed geese ,just don't want your Chtistmas dinner spoilt .atb DD No.. just assumed it would be the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 7 minutes ago, derbyduck said: have you had wild geese before jacko ? if not you may be diserpointed , it's diferent to farmed geese ,just don't want your Chtistmas dinner spoilt .atb DD Sensible advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Jacko3275 said: I don’t mind travelling with in reason for a bit of shooting You must have heard the expression, ‘wild goose chase’. Where do you suppose the saying originated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacko3275 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, London Best said: You must have heard the expression, ‘wild goose chase’. Where do you suppose the saying originated? From an horse race I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 33 minutes ago, Jacko3275 said: From an horse race I believe Well I never knew that, I just had to google it 👍👍👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Well I never! Every day’s a school day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbyduck Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 17 minutes ago, London Best said: Well I never! Every day’s a school day. it is indeed ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 consider the BASC scheme or a trip up for a flight with a guide in scotland.... wild geese have far less fat than a farm goose, need to be cooked differently and don't go as far around the family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 11 hours ago, Jacko3275 said: No.. just assumed it would be the same If you’ve not glad it before and you want it for Christmas, I’d recommend boning it out and combining it with a couple more birds and some stuffing/sausage meat for a 3 bird roast - as others have said, they can be a bit hit and miss but combines as above they are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Doesn’t it also depend on which type of goose you get? Have heard Canada is awful to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipdog Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) You want a greylag or pinkfoot really! Canada’s are horrible. If I was you, and this is what i do, cook a normal Turkey so there’s enough for everyone. Cook the goose along side for everyone to try a bit. Relying solely on goose is likely to spoil your Christmas dinner for your family. I don’t always get geese where i shoot but if I do I’ll give you a shout. I’m not a million miles away. Edited October 13, 2020 by zipdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboy91 Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 minutes ago, Lloyd90 said: Doesn’t it also depend on which type of goose you get? Have heard Canada is awful to eat. There's lots of jokes about cooking a Canada IE, cook it with a brick, throw the goose in the bin and eat the brick. Think it might have more to do with the chef.... We roasted the last one I shot and throughly enjoyed it, I've seen elsewhere they make good jerky too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonty Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 minutes ago, Farmboy91 said: There's lots of jokes about cooking a Canada IE, cook it with a brick, throw the goose in the bin and eat the brick. Think it might have more to do with the chef.... We roasted the last one I shot and throughly enjoyed it, I've seen elsewhere they make good jerky too. I agree, a couple of years back I’d shot a Canada goose near Keighley and a pink foot in Leven, we roasted them both side by side and out of 6 of us, the Canada won 6:0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 I’ve only ever had shop bought goose and to be honest it was bloody lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greylag Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Nothing wrong with Canada goose.Take the breasts off and cook slowly.Also make slices in the breast and pack with seasoned sausage meat.As good as it gets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nic Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 do not listen to them Lloydy, Canada's are absolutely horrible and being a good club member of the same club, I will kindly offer to take any you shoot and dispose of them for you...... I would not want you to spoil your delicate tastebuds with their foul taste..... I will burn them slowly for a number of hours and to minimise smoke damage to the environment, I will use Port to douse any flame along with stock veg to minimise oxidisation. I can then internally compost to a manure state and dispose of into an underground vessel contained outside of my property. this offer is made only out of a desire to assist you .... honest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 If I was being honest, I wouldn’t do a roast wild goose for Christmas dinner,(just in case it’s an anticlimax). They can be fine roasted but can be a bit dry/tough and easy to overcook. I put most of mine through the mincer or slow cooker. Don't get me wrong, by all means try it. But if I was entertaining,(seems daft typing that with covid) I would go with a decent farmed option as you know what you’re getting age wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Reading this there's not much point anyone shooting a goose if a farmed one is the preferred option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildfowler.250 Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 26 minutes ago, B725 said: Reading this there's not much point anyone shooting a goose if a farmed one is the preferred option. Depends though. If you’re spending hours on a big fancy Christmas dinner with guests then you want a guaranteed result. Can’t beat wild geese for being free range and as good a welfare as you can get but there’s a definite difference from a cooking point of view between eating something grain fed and a year old and one that could potentially be 8/10 years old and flown thousands of miles 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, wildfowler.250 said: If I was being honest, I wouldn’t do a roast wild goose for Christmas dinner,(just in case it’s an anticlimax). They can be fine roasted but can be a bit dry/tough and easy to overcook. I put most of mine through the mincer or slow cooker. Don't get me wrong, by all means try it. But if I was entertaining,(seems daft typing that with covid) I would go with a decent farmed option as you know what you’re getting age wise. I would go along with giving a wild goose a miss for Christmas dinner , you would need to be clued up to know roughly how old the goose is before you get to the stage of cooking , my last goose was on the last night bar one last season , it was one of the biggest Canada geese I had shot and even with his neck bent over my shoulder his feet were still around my knees , his wind pipe , beak and legs all looked and felt past the sell by date and I recon he could have hatched out around the start of this century , he ended up diced and was part of a large game casserole at a shoot dinner . My mate who is long gone once shot a White Front that already had the Black bars on it's chest , as it was only winged by the end joint he kept it up his garden along with several more species of wildfowl that had only been lightly winged , time he gave the garden up he had kept that goose for getting on to 20 years , it might not had lasted that long in the wild but it certainly won't have made a Christmas dinner , mind you your guests would have remembered it , but sadly for all the wrong reasons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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