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Post by genesis273 on Aug 18, 2024 12:34:34 GMT -5
I struck up a conversation with a guy while on a security gig last night. We got to talking waterfowl and goose hunting. This guy has good ground and has shot good birds.
He said he doesn't hunt early goose because they taste bad. This took me by surprise. Anyone else with this mindset or can offer up info?
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Post by featherduster on Aug 18, 2024 14:12:34 GMT -5
They will taste bad if you shoot birds when it's 80+ degrees out then you don't gut and ice down your birds quickly.
It's like people who tried deer and say they don't like the taste of it.
It probably was not properly processed or cooked.
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Post by genesis273 on Aug 18, 2024 15:01:48 GMT -5
Thanks for the input!
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Post by Pinoc on Aug 18, 2024 19:46:11 GMT -5
I always thought the late season geese taste better and always contributed it to the early birds are still eating chemically treated grasses and golf courses where as the late season birds are eating dropped grains from fields. Probably in my head and definitely not scientifically based.
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Post by genesis273 on Aug 18, 2024 19:50:31 GMT -5
The gent I was talking to said they taste bad in the early season because they are just sitting on ponds eating duck weed and pond scum🤷♂️
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Post by esshup on Aug 19, 2024 0:06:42 GMT -5
The gent I was talking to said they taste bad in the early season because they are just sitting on ponds eating duck weed and pond scum🤷♂️ But geese don't eat that, they are mostly grazers or eating pond plants, not duckweed. I have over 100 piling into the cut wheat field behind the house both in the morning and again in the evening. Hope they keep it up for 2 more weeks! |
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Post by duff on Aug 19, 2024 2:43:53 GMT -5
Never noticed. I have had some with a noticeable taste to them. They seem to be more variable than ducks. I never tied it to early vs late season.
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Post by genesis273 on Aug 19, 2024 6:05:32 GMT -5
I appreciate the information. Makes me feel better!
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Post by genesis273 on Aug 19, 2024 6:06:04 GMT -5
The gent I was talking to said they taste bad in the early season because they are just sitting on ponds eating duck weed and pond scum🤷♂️ But geese don't eat that, they are mostly grazers or eating pond plants, not duckweed. I have over 100 piling into the cut wheat field behind the house both in the morning and again in the evening. Hope they keep it up for 2 more weeks! Good luck! I hope your opening day is a banger! |
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Post by esshup on Aug 19, 2024 8:08:32 GMT -5
But geese don't eat that, they are mostly grazers or eating pond plants, not duckweed. I have over 100 piling into the cut wheat field behind the house both in the morning and again in the evening. Hope they keep it up for 2 more weeks! Good luck! I hope your opening day is a banger! Thanks, fingers crossed that they still keep coming. My fear is that they will pick the whole field over before then and start visiting greener pastures. The Sandhills that visit woke me up this morning, but unfortunately there isn't a season on them here in Indiana. Maybe the DNR should look into that. Other states have hunting opportunities for them. |
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Post by duff on Aug 19, 2024 14:30:37 GMT -5
Good luck! I hope your opening day is a banger! Thanks, fingers crossed that they still keep coming. My fear is that they will pick the whole field over before then and start visiting greener pastures. The Sandhills that visit woke me up this morning, but unfortunately there isn't a season on them here in Indiana. Maybe the DNR should look into that. Other states have hunting opportunities for them. When I was tracking these issues I was told IN did look into it and said no because the whooping cranes. I bought it at the time because the only hunting spots was TX, NB, and Canada that I recall. But now I think KY has open season on sandhills. Not buying or selling this info as fact but my memory is that. Probably incorrect |
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Post by esshup on Aug 20, 2024 0:25:40 GMT -5
Thanks, fingers crossed that they still keep coming. My fear is that they will pick the whole field over before then and start visiting greener pastures. The Sandhills that visit woke me up this morning, but unfortunately there isn't a season on them here in Indiana. Maybe the DNR should look into that. Other states have hunting opportunities for them. When I was tracking these issues I was told IN did look into it and said no because the whooping cranes. I bought it at the time because the only hunting spots was TX, NB, and Canada that I recall. But now I think KY has open season on sandhills. Not buying or selling this info as fact but my memory is that. Probably incorrect Operational hunting seasons are now held annually in portions of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Whooping_Crane/maps-rangeWith that said, a year or two ago somebody got in trouble in Oklahoma for shooting whooping cranes. |
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Post by duff on Aug 20, 2024 3:14:10 GMT -5
When I was tracking these issues I was told IN did look into it and said no because the whooping cranes. I bought it at the time because the only hunting spots was TX, NB, and Canada that I recall. But now I think KY has open season on sandhills. Not buying or selling this info as fact but my memory is that. Probably incorrect Operational hunting seasons are now held annually in portions of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Whooping_Crane/maps-rangeWith that said, a year or two ago somebody got in trouble in Oklahoma for shooting whooping cranes. Had to check. KY does have a season. If they can, then Indiana could be possible. I have seen whooping crane while hunting goose pond. I am not sure how a guy who is expected to know the difference between a teal and a wood duck in September can't distinguish a whooper vs a sandhill...other than an accidental duck is way less impactful than an accident with a whooper |
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Post by esshup on Aug 20, 2024 8:02:20 GMT -5
Operational hunting seasons are now held annually in portions of Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Whooping_Crane/maps-rangeWith that said, a year or two ago somebody got in trouble in Oklahoma for shooting whooping cranes. Had to check. KY does have a season. If they can, then Indiana could be possible. I have seen whooping crane while hunting goose pond. I am not sure how a guy who is expected to know the difference between a teal and a wood duck in September can't distinguish a whooper vs a sandhill...other than an accidental duck is way less impactful than an accident with a whooper On that website that I linked to, it says that the population in Wisconsin, when it migrates to Florida, is accompanied by an ultralight plane flying with them. So, I'd think that would lessen the chance of accidentally shooting one even more. |
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Post by duff on Aug 20, 2024 13:49:21 GMT -5
The ultralight only flies with a subset of the population. The whoopers I have seen did not have ultralight with them.
To mistake a whooper for a sandhill is like mistaking a Canada goose with a snow goose. Or maybe a goose with a duck. Any waterfowler with a grain of experience can easily distinguish the two. But idiots exist and we get regulated to their capabilities
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Post by esshup on Aug 27, 2024 6:46:09 GMT -5
The ultralight only flies with a subset of the population. The whoopers I have seen did not have ultralight with them. To mistake a whooper for a sandhill is like mistaking a Canada goose with a snow goose. Or maybe a goose with a duck. Any waterfowler with a grain of experience can easily distinguish the two. But idiots exist and we get regulated to their capabilities Yep. I believe 3 guys in Oklahoma got busted 1-2 years ago for shooting Whoopers instead of Sandhills. |
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