Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? - The Firearms Forum

shooter4 · 09-11-2004, 04:44 PM

Went hunting with my bud yesterday for goose.

We took 10 Canadian Geese (and a couple of crows)

I've heard these things taste bad because they eat on fertilized/insecticized lawns and their own feces.

We give them to his Portueguese (sp?) neighbor. I won't kill anything that I or someone won't eat. Oh yeah, and warmints.

Anybody try them?

iceman1 · 09-11-2004, 05:23 PM

yep good food it's been a while but they are very very good

Icon-oclast · 09-11-2004, 07:30 PM

No, they are awful. If you are anywhere near NH, let me know and I'll take them off your hands so you won't need to suffer . . . .

ken w. · 09-11-2004, 09:01 PM

We make summer sausage and hot dogs from geese and it's not too bad.

armedandsafe · 09-11-2004, 10:44 PM

You should have given away the crows and kept the geese. You'd have eaten much better.

If one limits oneself to eating only animals which don't eat "undesirable" stuff, one would soon starve. Even plants "eat" decaying matter and feces.

Pops

whiteclouder · 09-12-2004, 12:23 AM

They are very, very, very good to eat. That Portogee loves ya.

Clouder..

shooter4 · 09-12-2004, 10:39 AM

OK, you folks convinced me to try it myself. Thanks.

muley · 09-12-2004, 11:00 AM

Try this. You'll never give a honker away again. Works on ducks too. Teal are my favorite.......

Canadian Goose
1/3 c. dry red wine
2/3 c. Campbell's beef broth
1/2 tsp. tarragon
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 Canadian goose
1 med. onion
1 stalk celery
Salt
Combine the first 4 ingredients. Marinate the goose for 2 or 3 hours in this mixture. Quarter the onion and cut celery stalk into 3 pieces. Place into cavity of goose. (This takes away the wild flavor.) Sprinkle goose with salt and place into roaster, breast side down. Pour marinade over goose. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2-2 ½ hours or until tender. Baste several times with marinade. Roast breast side up, uncovered, for the last 15 minutes.

09-11-2004, 04:44 PM	#1
shooter4 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: PRNJ Posts: 272	Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? Went hunting with my bud yesterday for goose. We took 10 Canadian Geese (and a couple of crows) I've heard these things taste bad because they eat on fertilized/insecticized lawns and their own feces. We give them to his Portueguese (sp?) neighbor. I won't kill anything that I or someone won't eat. Oh yeah, and warmints. Anybody try them? -->

09-11-2004, 05:23 PM	#2
iceman1 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Central Minnesota Posts: 60	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? yep good food it's been a while but they are very very good

09-11-2004, 07:30 PM	#3
Icon-oclast V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 173	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? No, they are awful. If you are anywhere near NH, let me know and I'll take them off your hands so you won't need to suffer . . . .

09-11-2004, 09:01 PM	#4
ken w. V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Buffalo,New York Posts: 216	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? We make summer sausage and hot dogs from geese and it's not too bad.

09-11-2004, 10:44 PM	#5
armedandsafe Former Guest Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Moses Lake, WA Posts: 10,344	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? You should have given away the crows and kept the geese. You'd have eaten much better. If one limits oneself to eating only animals which don't eat "undesirable" stuff, one would soon starve. Even plants "eat" decaying matter and feces. Pops

09-12-2004, 12:23 AM	#6
whiteclouder V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Idaho Contributor Posts: 293	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? They are very, very, very good to eat. That Portogee loves ya. Clouder.. __________________ Visit whitecloudliterary.com, my small place in the ether.

09-12-2004, 10:39 AM	#7
shooter4 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: PRNJ Posts: 272	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? OK, you folks convinced me to try it myself. Thanks.

09-12-2004, 11:00 AM	#8
muley V.I.P. Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Far North Cal Posts: 276	Re: Canadian Geese ----- Any Good to Eat????? Try this. You'll never give a honker away again. Works on ducks too. Teal are my favorite....... Canadian Goose 1/3 c. dry red wine 2/3 c. Campbell's beef broth 1/2 tsp. tarragon 1/2 tsp. thyme 1 Canadian goose 1 med. onion 1 stalk celery Salt Combine the first 4 ingredients. Marinate the goose for 2 or 3 hours in this mixture. Quarter the onion and cut celery stalk into 3 pieces. Place into cavity of goose. (This takes away the wild flavor.) Sprinkle goose with salt and place into roaster, breast side down. Pour marinade over goose. Cover and bake at 325 degrees for 2-2 ½ hours or until tender. Baste several times with marinade. Roast breast side up, uncovered, for the last 15 minutes. __________________ I love the smell of Hoppe's #9 in the morning.