Thread: gooses

What's the best time of year for getting them to eat?

Originally Posted by uk_exile

What's the best time of year for getting them to eat?

once the get"home"to the lake hopefully sometime soon should be a few youngsters about -good for eating .most myself included simply breast em -with of taking legs as well for patties or salamis. there are also feral g-these herbewrts being also a very firm favourite of mine .Itreat them similarly although must admit Ihave plucked and eaten the odd one.same rule really younger =more tender.ferals generally never move far from lake edge.

Originally Posted by kotuku

once the get"home"to the lake hopefully sometime soon should be a few youngsters about -good for eating .most myself included simply breast em -with of taking legs as well for patties or salamis. there are also feral g-these herbewrts being also a very firm favourite of mine .Itreat them similarly although must admit Ihave plucked and eaten the odd one.same rule really younger =more tender.ferals generally never move far from lake edge.

Thanks. I spend a bit of time around Ashburton lakes and there's a few Canada geese there. They're happy floating around fairly close so thought I might take 1 or 2 with .22 then
Have never eaten goose so wanted it to be good time of year when first try it. I've read the breasts are ok cubed up and skewer on bbq

Originally Posted by uk_exile

Thanks. I spend a bit of time around Ashburton lakes and there's a few Canada geese there. They're happy floating around fairly close so thought I might take 1 or 2 with .22 then
Have never eaten goose so wanted it to be good time of year when first try it. I've read the breasts are ok cubed up and skewer on bbq

Don't think you can legally use a .22 unless your on private land no hate just don't want to see anyone in the shit.
I got plenty goose breast in the freezer if ya wanna try some ?

Originally Posted by uk_exile

What's the best time of year for getting them to eat?

summer early seasons ok but usually feb march after they get on grass and off the brown top .
winter season june july august theyre fat but paranoid as hell.
summer season kicks off feb 1st for parries which should kick in nicely with when we used to get into the geese
bloody 14th of January opening was ok for the top of nth Canterbury but was to early for the lake I reckon.