I've even been in the field when lessers were killed, but my geese all ended up being standards.

Opening day I killed the largest goose I'd killed in years, I didn't weigh it but it was over 12 pounds I guarantee. Looked like a swan compared to the others we had, really a huge bird.

Nobody believes it, but Dad and I doubled up on one years ago that weighed 19 3/4 on a certified scale at the county deer check station. It's feet were nearly a big as my hands, neck big around as my forearm. I've never seen one even close to that big before or since. I should have had it mounted as it was so tough you could barely cut it when we tried to eat it.


DLH

19 3/4lb, WOW!!! I have shot a few 13 pounders and two of them makes for a tough walk out of the field! I would have needed a deer drag for that one!

I breasted out both birds I shot this morning, it's ugly. One is unfortunately inedible with 29 pellet holes over both breasts. Being small they just didn't look that close.

Dad and I both knew the goose was the biggest one we'd ever seen but had no idea it was that heavy till we hung it up on their scale. We just looked at each other amazed, it was one of those things you never forget. I've still got a pair of wing feathers I pulled out of it laying amongst some artifacts on the top of my roll top desk.

Twenty nine pellet holes is a lot even at just 25 or so yards, that gun must have some real choke in it. A good fowling piece for certain......



Destry

last fall a friend gave me the breasts from a goose with a 59" wingspan. So tough you couldn't cut the gravy with a chain saw.