Calif. Snows

Dunnigun · 01-10-2013, 11:00 PM

The geese poured in this morning and caught me flat footed.

We were just heading to the craft store for the wife's project. Convinced a wind would be blowing when we returned, I left dreaming of goose for dinner.

No wind, no geese, but a very happy wife. She loves Michaels. That's her Cabellas or Bass Pro I guess.

We'll see if we can get a crack at 'em tomorrow.

charlie cleveland · 01-11-2013, 08:58 AM

all i can say is wow... charlie

Duckman · 01-11-2013, 11:26 AM

Looks great. Only "snows" we have is on the ground. Finally have water but with temps dropping into the -20 to -35 range every night the birds don't move unless they have to. There are probably 6000 mallards within 1/2 mile of my open water but they don't see it if they don't fly. Looks like we will be flirting with -40 for the next several nights. Getting mighty tiresome. My neighbor has a bunch of geese on his place and we could hunt them but it's too damn cold and I feel kind of sorry for them anyway in this weather.
Shoot some snows for me Brian. I learned over the years that the little ones, Ross geese, are the ones to eat. Other white geese and the XXL dark geese are good jerky material.
-plc-

Richard Flanders · 01-12-2013, 11:47 AM

I tried slicing goose breast thin and making strogonof with it last weekend. It was like chewing on an old well-used lariat...

Duckman · 01-12-2013, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard Flanders

I tried slicing goose breast thin and making strogonof with it last weekend. It was like chewing on an old well-used lariat...

Sort of like filet of sole, with the boot!

Dunnigun · 01-12-2013, 12:08 PM

Specs and Tule geese are the best eating ones in our area. The Tule geese being more from the Tule Lakes area, not so much down our way.

Richard, I made the same mistake in college 40 years ago. Shot a nice snow goose, cut strips to marinade for a few days, and haven't eaten the damned things since!

Larry Mason · 01-12-2013, 09:54 PM

Please send some mallards to Virginia. It has been too warm here and we need some new birds.
Thanks,
Larry

Dunnigun · 01-13-2013, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry Mason

Please send some mallards to Virginia. It has been too warm here and we need some new birds.
Thanks,
Larry

Will give it a try Larry

charlie cleveland · 01-13-2013, 09:49 AM

im still in short sleves yesterday and today...and aint seen over 10 ducks the whole year on the little creek i deer hunt on... charlie

Duckman · 01-13-2013, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Larry Mason

Please send some mallards to Virginia. It has been too warm here and we need some new birds.
Thanks,
Larry

If we could stike a happy medium, I'll send mallards and you send warmer weather. -32 again this AM, high yesterday was 7.
I plowed out the back road yesterday and there were several thousand mallards on the drain ditch, can't hunt there cuz it's refuge, and they just flew a little ways and landed again. I did see some pteradactyl size geese fly over my pond whil I was plowing. Birds will not move any more than the bare minimum in this weather.

Agree with you Brian on the specks and tule geese. I also like the small races of Canadas. Unfortunately, where I live now we only have the gigantic ones like in this picture.

Guaranteed to be tougher than bridle leather. You can cook in liquid, in a bag, in a dutch oven and it is always the same, tough and dry. They don't carry much fat for their size and that is a real problem. They are better in early season before cold stresses them. Jerky is the answer.