They've fallen out of favor even in the Hills: Shame because they have a very clean diet and very white meat. They should be treated as a deer not a bird and shot in the head (or front shoulder
): VERY IMPORTANT
I know: OUT THERE: I wish Hornady would develop a .17/.22 etc bullet which loses "lethality" @100ish yds and a gun company would develop suitable "bird guns" to honor Annie Oakley: I'm guessing they'd have to be smooth bore...anyways, it would be at least as effective as any .410 stunt. IMHO
Errant shot though the bladder and shit tubes results in "gamey" meat: Gut your birds ASAP IMO: The Brits have a different opinion. It's gross.
Soak the meat in mild saltwater overnight then treat like chicken or pork.
It's curious how "y'all" eat purple fish-assed goose meat/sharptail and consider squirrell, cottontail, northern pike and channel cat trash: Also; LMB: It's all about the care and preparation: Don't shit on bounty.
That is all.