Early goose

[Trip McNeely]

is there any sort of water nearby or in the field. they will loaf in their feed field during the day very very often, making afternoon hunts impossible.

 

[jdinny]

i wonder if the approaching weather did it yesterday. one of those pea fields on my way back from work has 30-40 in it already and that was at 530 or so. it wasnt raining but the system was moving in from the west, i was scratching my head why they were in the field as well. no water nearby unless you count the mighty mo which is 600 yards at best from it.

 

[timing]

It is summer, not hunting for this guy in August. Hunt for fun not to kill.

 

[Flatrock]

fuck early season, just another season the blue-platers and sconis have trashed. add in the fact that this year both sd and minn arent having an august season and you have a recipe for an extra huge shit-show in nd. after opening day everything will be shot up and finding fields worth hunting will be far and few between for 3 weeks or so. maybe im just getting old or maybe i dont like dealing with the bullshit anymore but id rather drive 60 miles and put a boat into a lake i cant be denied to access and pound some eyes. i miss the early days when no one hunted early season and the limit was 5. a guy could actually relax then. now its a joke

Yea I'd say you're getting old and cranky. We see very few hunters where I hunt at and I've never seen a NR plate during early season.

 

[Trip McNeely]

then you must hunt no where near se sc central ne or nw nd.

 

[deleted___account]

So what does everybody do once they've got all the goose meat they can handle? I don't goose hunt and never really been around anybody that has seriously, but at some point the serious hunters can't possibly handle any more meat at a certain point. Do you just stop hunting? Or do you need an address where you can drop a few tons off at lol?

 

[fnznfwl]

So what does everybody do once they've got all the goose meat they can handle? I don't goose hunt and never really been around anybody that has seriously, but at some point the serious hunters can't possibly handle any more meat at a certain point. Do you just stop hunting? Or do you need an address where you can drop a few tons off at lol?

They will tell you they are making alot of jerky.

I've done the math on some of the guys I know that are serious goose hunters and there's no possible way they are eating even half of what they kill each season. I'd bet over half of all waterfowl shot in ND each season end up in a dumpster.

 

[KDM]

Making Goose/Deer mixed summer sausage will burn up lots and lots of goose meat REAL QUICK!! I mix my Goose meat in with Venison in a 50/50 mix and then add pork in an equal amount. So the end product is 25% goose, 25% Venison, and 50% pork. It's not icky!!! Went through 75 lbs of goose meat last year and there is NONE left right now.

 

[fnznfwl]

Making Goose/Deer mixed summer sausage will burn up lots and lots of goose meat REAL QUICK!! I mix my Goose meat in with Venison in a 50/50 mix and then add pork in an equal amount. So the end product is 25% goose, 25% Venison, and 50% pork. It's not icky!!! Went through 75 lbs of goose meat last year and there is NONE left right now.

300# of summer sausage? you must eat alot of sandwiches.

 

[KDM]

Made 450 lbs of summer sausage during last years sausage fest and another 600 lbs of burger, sausages, and jerky of various flavors. Took 3 days to finish up. Hope to repeat this year as well, but we will be short an elk, so it might not be as much.

 

[deleted_account]

300# of summer sausage? you must eat alot of sandwiches.

haha thats a lot of nitrates

 

[Duckslayer100]

haha thats a lot of nitrates

Gallbladders are for pussies.

 

[jdinny]

i make about anything with mine but the vast majority goes to burger. mix it 50/50 with 85/15 beef and when you have boys to feed--taco's, hamburger helper, pasta, etc etc etc you cant taste the difference and saves the pocket book. obviously i understand goose hunting in itself is not cheap but if you harvest the game you might as well find a good use to it and save on the other end of it.

 

[Migrator Man]

I know a lot of people who make sticks or sausage out of goose. Tastes the same as deer. I would bet people don't stop hunting some hopefully not much is going to waste. An annual sausage making weekend goes along way to getting everything made up!

 

[jdinny]

best investment i made was a dam good grinder and stuffer. i grind my goose as soon as i get enough and do it regulary throughout the season. that way if i need to unthaw it i have ground goose ready for whatever you want, jerky, burger, sticks, summer sausage, brats etc

 

[DirtyMike]

I know a lot of people who make sticks or sausage out of goose. Tastes the same as deer. I would bet people don't stop hunting some hopefully not much is going to waste. An annual sausage making weekend goes along way to getting everything made up!

 

[jdinny]

go to valley custom meats in minot get the ring bologna made with goose.....I have buddies who are die hard walleye fisherman. rarely hunt geese.....they took 28# of cubed goose meat from spring snows this year just for the bologna. not a word of a lie. your wifes/GF will eat it chopped up in salads, you can grill it, put it on triscuits etc fantastic. I also have 30# in my freezer well prolly 22 left after I got it back this may.

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the reason I make so much goose into this stuff is vast majority of my deer and antelope kills I keep in steaks/roasts.

 

[Fracman]

best investment i made was a dam good grinder and stuffer. i grind my goose as soon as i get enough and do it regulary throughout the season. that way if i need to unthaw it i have ground goose ready for whatever you want, jerky, burger, sticks, summer sausage, brats etc

Why do you refreeze to make your jerky

 

[Migrator Man]

Not stretching the truth on bit! After adding pork, seasoning, and sometimes hi temp cheese you can't tell what wild game it is

 

[Kurtr]

I grew up eating duck and goose it is my favorite wild game meat by far. A crock pot veggies filled with goose breast and I will eat like a king