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Unread 01-18-2014, 02:51 PM   #1
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Here is yet another mega goose of the type we have around here. This AM went to a neighbor's and didn't fire a shot. Came home and sneaked up on our pond and it had plenty of ducks and geese on it. Should have shot ducks but took this monster instead, and with a #6 bismuth duck load! Poor little dog swam out, looked it over and turned around. We talked about it and she went back out and drug it to shore and then managed to pull it up the bank. There is no way she could lift this bird. It is definitely one of the heavier ones I have killed, even for our big ones! -plc-
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Nice one Peter!! I would have loved to be there just to hear the conversation you had with that pretty girl. What's her name??
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Thanks Angel. Her name is Josey and she is a real sweetheart. She is 2 1/2 years old and a great family dog but also loves to hunt. Spoiled rotten in the house, of course.

I took her pheasant hunting recently and she did great even though she had never seen one before.

I didn't scold her on the goose, just encouraged her to try again. She is kind of a sensitive girl yet can be stubborn. She is the only dog I have trained that has never broken shot, knock wood! Too bad I no longer compete because she is really a nice one.
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That's a hell of a Canada! Is that one of the sub-species called the "Giant Canada Goose"?
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wow, that is a big bird, Bill Janelle and I shot a couple of big ones back in early Dec. one was 13 lbs and the other 12 lbs, but we were shooting BB's and 1's. good job !, scott
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That's a hell of a Canada! Is that one of the sub-species called the "Giant Canada Goose"?
Yes Dean, they established those around here many years ago and they do not migrate. We have a lot of migratory geese of various sizes, and I prefer those. These big guys are usually only fit for jerky, but this one feels quite fat. We will see when I clean it.
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that is one big goose for sure..did you weigh it or maybe guess at its weight...nice pup for sure ..she done well it would have been a cold swim if she had not of went back and got it for you... charlie
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My experience with those big guys is that they are so tough you can't cut the gravy with a chain saw
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I've probably told this on here before, but I like it so I'll tell it again.

Dad and I doubled up on one years ago that was big as a damn swan. I weighed it on the deer check station legal scale and it tipped them at 19 3/4 pounds. If you don't believe me ask the old man, he couldnt believe it either.
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Peter I haven't forgotten you on that large size bismuth, I just have to get around to digging through the 10 gauge horde to see how much I have.

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