Feds Allow Egg Destruction

The only problem with this MIG is that WE AS HUNTERS have not been given the opportunity to do something about it. Our hands have been tied on this issue. We as hunters can make a difference. Will nest destruction, egg shaking, oiling, etc. still be required? Yes in some situations. But SO much of this problem could be taken care of through hunting and conservation efforts. Yet, we can't because of limits and short seasons. Do you realize how many more guys would goose hunt the late season if the bag limits were increased. You have to really LOVE the sport to make yourself invest thousands of dollars in decoys, blinds, guns, etc., then to set all that equipment up, then sit in the cold snow, wind, and rain .... to what .... shoot 2 geese! There are not many of us that love it that much. You are seeing a sampling of that small percentage on here and other forums. Now up the bag limits and increase the seasons and I personally know guys that would start heading out to the goose fields, ponds, and lakes. Make it accessible to hunt these problem country club geese and I personally know guys that would be all over it. Then a dent can be made in this problem.

Our money was used to bring these birds back and ultimately contributed to their over abundance, yet our hands are tied when it comes to efforts to put their numbers in check. Makes no sense to me at all.

Hunting can be a powerful conservation tool as we all know. Let us use that power. Let us manage what our money created.

This a multi-sided problem that requires multiple avenues to solve. Destroying eggs and nests is a tool to be used when no other means will work. But let us use the best tool in the tool box for the majority of the job. Let us hunt them.

Crud..... I work next Tues night during the Ft Harrison seminar.

Mar 20th is a Tuesday.... Either way, I work Mondays 1030am-1030pm, Tues 130-1030, then I am off Wed-Thu-Fri.

The problem is access to these geese. We have tons here in South Bend in the St Joe river. It runs right through the middle of town. When the presure gets on,, they know where the lines are. I run and gun them all the way upto 5' of the city limits. I get into some real tricky spots. Some people love it that I am there. Some dont. And the ones that dont are 90% misinformed about the entire shotgun range issue. Love/Hate relationship. I cant think of any golf course where a shot-gun would be too much. Can you even shoot past the 1st hole? I'm sure you all remember my urban goose kills from last year. These geese were coming from the river in the midle of town last summer. Just over the city limits is where my boss lives. He is on a street with 3-5 acre lots all mowed and pretty.. (not a subdivision). Geese were flocking out to this grass all up and down the road in Sept last year. You think any other of them would think about hunting them,,never. y boss said "KILL"EM,, their pooping on my grass.Took a dozen bigfoots and waited. After the first shots,, all the nieghbors were out. Was pole barns , house's, garage's, everything including a highway running behind. Nothing was damaged, and no one was accidently shot. People are scared to death once the guns come out, even when its only a shotgun. Access is what we need. If they give us access and it still doesnt work, then shake all they want.

Can you legally retrieve a downed bird off of someone else's property though?

bsu-

Hunting along White River in Marion Co. is legal if you are north of 86th St., or south of the bend that is south of Harding St. If you hunt anywhere in between there, then you will likely be pulled from your boat by IMPD at gunpoint! You laugh, but trust me it has happened several times, and I'm sure that there are folks on some of these forums that this has happened too! Just because it is a Navigable Waterway doesn't always mean you can hunt it. You have to be careful when dealing with County/City ordinances.
I'm not familiar with the rules in Hamilton Co.

Does anyone here actually eat these critters?
Seriously.
I had a woman who talked me into having a goose for thanksgiving once.
NEVER EVER AGAIN.
I have eaten a great many thing, but goose is the last thing I would ever shoot for my table.
Now duck, pheasant, turkey and quail are all excellent.
But after hearing all the hype in leading up to iur goose dinner, I am simply thankful it was a rare year in which none of my family was present to partake.
My uncle raised several of them for the eggs(which are a bit richer than poultry eggs), but I cannot remember them or anyone in my family ever eating one.
Or even referring to eating one.

Now, maybe there is as much difference in a store bought goose and a wild one as there is in wild versus tame rabbit, I don't know.
But I do know I will never buy another goose for the table.

Let me add to the "hunting nuisance geese / urban geese" delema.

We must be careful when hunting urban areas. For those who have taken hunter education classes, you may remember that 5% of the general public is pro-hunting. 5% of the general public is anti-hunting. The other 90% is on the fence. If you decide to go waterfowl hunting in an area that consists of several people on the fence, your actions could sway them one way or another. Setting up a spread near a housing addition is only asking for trouble. Are you within the law? Probably. But is the image that you leave behind worth the possibility that you will turn even more folks in to the anti-hunting camp? Be careful where you hunt out there.......everyone will be watching from their second story window, and your actions will represent their feelings toward all hunters, not just you. SOME of you know exactly what I'm talking about!
Just some food for thought.........

Well, all I have to draw on is the one meal.
As far as I know, she prepared it like a turkey.
'She' is no longer with 'me'(which, btw, proves GOD does indeed exist, and does answer prayers), so I really have nothing to go on other than I did not care for it.
I hate liver and green olives.
So far, the only two foods I cannot make myself eat.
The goose I tried rates just above these.
lol
If I liked eating them, I would probably hunt them.