11-15-2008, 17:48
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Does anyone enjoy goose hunting at all?
What calls/decoys do you prefer?
Any favorite recipes?
In MD it just came into season this weekend. I'm heading out next Saturday, and will post pictures of the bounty if anyone is interested.
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11-16-2008, 07:36
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Does anyone enjoy goose hunting at all?
What calls/decoys do you prefer?
Any favorite recipes?
In MD it just came into season this weekend. I'm heading out next Saturday, and will post pictures of the bounty if anyone is interested.
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Apparently, my Father did. Hardly a day went by, in my youth and sometimes later, that he didn't say "Your goose is cooked."
Seriously. goose is great. When the men in the family brought in the haul, my Grandmother would make several different dishes including one like Peking Duck, we even had goose sandwiches.
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11-17-2008, 07:54
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Goose Hunting... a.k.a. "the most expensive sport known to man".
Enjoyed going with friends when I lived in Michigan for a while...Hunted in standing corn.
Can't remember the exact recipie... but one of the guys had a recipie where the meat was soaked in Coke plus brown sugar prior to cooking. The Coke supposedly helped with the taste aspect that many don't like. All I know is that it was absolutely delicious.
Might want to google a bit and see what you come up with.... I just did and came up with lots of hits on using coke+brown sugar as a marinade.
good luck!
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11-17-2008, 12:50
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Goose Hunting... a.k.a. "the most expensive sport known to man".
Enjoyed going with friends when I lived in Michigan for a while...Hunted in standing corn.
Can't remember the exact recipie... but one of the guys had a recipie where the meat was soaked in Coke plus brown sugar prior to cooking. The Coke supposedly helped with the taste aspect that many don't like. All I know is that it was absolutely delicious.
Might want to google a bit and see what you come up with.... I just did and came up with lots of hits on using coke+brown sugar as a marinade.
good luck!
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That does sound like a good marinade. Traditionally in my family the Thanksgiving/Christmas goose typically just gets stuffed with veggies and bacon layed on top to draw the game out of it. It works well, and I have seen a few recipes online, but I was just curious if anyone had a favored family recipe or something along those lines.
On the expense portion of your post, just buy a box or two of steel. We have a hunting property on the shore that we can take guests to at no charge. Stamps are a bit pricey at about the cost of a box of shells, but it's great hunting up there. If anyone else in or near Maryland would like to go on a goose hunt, PM me to check availability of a spot in the pit. Non-resident fees are posted here: http://www.dnr.state.md.us/huntersguide/license.asp Besides those fees (approx. $119 for 3 day non-resident license, stamps, and 2 boxes of shells), just bring money for food 
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11-22-2008, 17:35
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Skunked
The conditions were perfect, but the birds were few and far between. I took some scenery pictures though that I think some will appreciate.
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11-23-2008, 00:24
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How could you miss?
Those were so close to you.
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11-23-2008, 16:04
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Those particular geese are very expensive to shoot
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11-23-2008, 17:47
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Pile of Geese
I haven't had much time to get out this year, except for one lone skunk. I'm hoping to get out again over the Thanksgiving weekend. Hopefully the corn will be out and we can get a few pits in before then....
I'm including a pic of some goose carnage from last season. Hopefully I'll get out and smack a few and fill the freezer again this year.
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11-23-2008, 18:55
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That's a good day. Heck, any day goose hunting is a good day.
Goose hunting is a blast! My goose gun seems to have a bent barrel and no matter what I try, won't shoot straight. Occasionally I do kentucky windage it just right and drop one.. .but regardless, when lit's loaded with 3.5" shells it makes a big bang which makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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11-23-2008, 19:00
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Those particular geese are very expensive to shoot |
And the flying kind arent?
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11-23-2008, 23:24
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I think those cost doubly. Money for the steel, and then more for the decoys themselves. Of course, there is the option of tiny UAVs with .410 shells on the wings. That may secure an ROI far higher than other hunting methods. nmap may be able to analyze this theory.
abc - could you explain the term "kentucky windage?" I'm always eager to learn new vocabulary.
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11-24-2008, 04:53
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abc - could you explain the term "kentucky windage?" I'm always eager to learn new vocabulary.
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That's when I aim to compensate for my bent shotgun barrel. It's little better than just tossing steel into the air but sometimes I get it just right.
I really need to get that barrel fixed.
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I haven't been out for a couple of seasons. All the places I used to go are unavailable now. But my favorite recipe is to take the bird, stuff it with diced apples and an onion, put it in a cooking bag and roast it for an hour at 400 degrees. Delish...
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02-02-2009, 05:56
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The conditions were perfect, but the birds were few and far between. I took some scenery pictures though that I think some will appreciate.
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Thanks for the photos Bryan,
Things were a little busier over here in QA county. Didn't get out myself, but I have a neighbor who likes to share
Did an upside-down roast recipe that was quite good...
http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/eg.../cangoose.html
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02-02-2009, 08:08
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That recipe sounds delicious, thanks for the info. Unfortunately though, no birds this year  We had to watch the guys in the pit about 200 yds away have an awesome time blasting away every time we went there. Our setup was wrong I think, plus whenever they were overhead they were on instruments and oxygen. However that recipe said you could subsitute a wild turkey for the goose. We'll see come April, but those elusive bearded devils are hard to harvest on public land.
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