JSH
posted this
18 February 2012
Worst season I have ever had here. Weather was more than mild, almost like spring for darn near all of the season. Same for deer I just got lucky and hit it harder than I had in years.
I find it very interesting of the ones that have “issues” with water fowl. Yes they can be some what on the gamey side, but, only if you let them. In my findings on geese and ducks. Get the dad gum entrails out of them ASAP. Get the body canity opened up and pack with snow. The old gut hook knives that were popular way before my time were made for a reason.
When tha locker plant does their processing they don't kill the critter then parade it all over creation in the back of a truck hide guts and all, then gut the thing hours later.
As to the grinding up of goose and or ducks. I used to think that was nuts, but if hunting with a large party of folks and their is an abundance of what ever it does work and is pretty good stuff. LOL, I pluck one maybe two geese a year and that is it. Gent that got me into this years back plucks ALL of his birds even doves..>
I have learned what is what on the wing, so I pick and choose what it is that I am going to make an attempt at killing when the birds cooperate with me. Thos little canadas, we call them cacklers, are terrible, not much bigger than a mallard. Speaking of mallards, I would swap out a mallard for a teal, wood duck or gadwall and be happy myself.
jeff