Removing Unwanted Geese From Your Yard

[deadin]

In about three months they evolved into big feathered devils that had no fear of anything

How did they taste?

 

[glowe]

I have one of those, too, but like I said, I really didn't want to hurt one!

It is against the law, but more importantly it is inhumane to injure and cripple any animal or bird which is exactly what a slingshot would do!!

 

[deadin]

When I was just a little tyke (4 or 5 yo) my parents got me my first pet. It was a rabbit that turned into the most nasty thing I had ever seen. Kicking, biting, etc.)
One day it "got out of its cage and disappeared".That weekend we had the skinniest boned, strangest tasting chicken I'd ever eaten......

It was at the end of WW2 and rationing was still in effect. so waste not want not...

 

[moosedog]

Quote "I wonder what the explanation is for keeping them on the protected list. They are as common as ants."

Maybe they found a way to register them to vote. LOL
I used to have them in my pond until I put a picture of my mother in law
out there.
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[CAJUNLAWYER]

There is only one species of geese are protected, the Emperor Goose. The rest are managed. Hunting is fully legal at certain times of the year anywhere you can legally shoot a gun. The USFWS manages the population and monitors all waterfowl, working closely with Canada and Latin America to establish hunting limits depending on population status. Canada Goose hunting in the US has allowed limits of 3 to 6 Canada (dark) geese per day depending on where you live.

Snow (light) geese limits are much larger, due to their very high population in recent decades. Too many of these geese in northern Canada has resulted in almost all available food eaten by millions of these species, devasting many perm-frost areas. Fortunately, they have never become accustomed to human environments and are not much of a problem for most except the winter grain farmers of the central and western US. Limits are very high, and some states offer a limitless daily harvest and possession. With even these extreme measures, the population is still not under control. Light goose populations in North America are estimated at over 15 million birds. Canada goose populations, on the other hand, are estimated at 5 million birds.

Bottom line is that while you might find some lenient Conservation Officers out there, but it is the Feds you need to be concerned about. The laws are simple, direct, and all encompassing, plus vigorously enforced by Federal agents. States are required to follow the Federal laws and work within their parameters in establishing each year's hunting seasons, regulations, and enforcement.

That and because they taste like **** and nobody actually wants to shoot them. Specklebellies are another thing

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Have you ever seen a goose make a broad jump?

Many times...many times...

 

[llowry61]

That and because they taste like **** and nobody actually wants to shoot them. Specklebellies are another thing

The Snow Gees swarms I have seen in Arkansas and the Dakotas are something to behold. I have seen thousands of them on winter wheat fields completely wiping them out. The roar of the birds is deafening. We hunted them in NW Missouri on the spring hunt. No limits and extended magazines. They were all ground into sausage which wasn't too bad. We were right outside Squaw Creek NWR. I think there were close to a million birds in the area migrating north.

 

[zeke]

Have known people living out in the sticks to keep a flock of geese as "watch geese". Very loud and intimating to travelers who wandered up the wrong lane. However, before ya chase them all away, a line of dried dog food can be used to entice several into a garage. Roast Canadian goose is very tasty, especially if ya pluck em.

 

[glowe]

That and because they taste like **** and nobody actually wants to shoot them. Specklebellies are another thing

I have shot many on hunts to Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and North Dakota and unfortunately Snow Geese all taste the same. Fall/early winter migration is the time to harvest them if one wants to try eating them. My go-to recipe is to pour a couple big cans of mushroom soup in a crock pot and slow cook the breast meat all day.

For others on the Forum, the proper name is Canada Goose, not Canadian Goose! Not all geese are from Canada.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

Poison
Shoot with BB/pellet rifle
Strowe shelled corn in your neighbor's yard.

Geese breast on the grill are outstanding.

 

[arjay]

A long time ago I married a girl from back east. In the spring we flew back there so I could meet her extended family. On a little jaunt to Tom’s River to meet her aunt still makes me laugh. In the middle of chatting with her she leaps up (picture a tiny,elderly Italian) yells,grabs a broom and races out the front door. My mil smiles and says “geese” ��