I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???

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Mike Hide wrote:

I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could
practically walk up to them [IE no need for camouflage
outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and
they are so plentiful why we aren't eating them for
thanksgiving ???

My in-house culinary expert says that most people find geese too
greasy (ditto for duck); and turkey less so. It isn't that goose
isn't good tasting, it's just more work for the cook.

[I've only ever tried to roast turkey - never goose or duck.]

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Hi Mike,
Most golf courses and parks would pay you to shoot them if they could during
most of the spring and summer as they make a real mess. However, you are only
allowed to hunt during the fall up here so it's a no starter. Now that they
have become a pest it has been suggested that they be harvested and feed to
those in need. JG

Mike Hide wrote:

I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???

--
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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, "Mike Hide"
wrote:

I thought you could practically walk up to them

I've certainly walked up very close to them.

That led me to wonder if they are edible,

I believe they are, but the taste is strongly influenced by what
they've been eating and isn't something you'd eat from choice.

Canada goose is VERY edible and I DID have it this year for Thanksgiving at
our hunt camp...moose hunting that is. (For my American friends,
Thankgiving is always the second Monday of October here in Canada) Goose
breasts are great, not to mention goose sausage. If you get the larger ones
then you can't beat a roast goose.
Sorry Morris but your in -house culinary expert needs to go back to school
;0) That is true for farm raised. Anyone who says that duck/goose is too
greasy has never had WILD duck/goose. In fact it is very dry like most wild
game. When I roast duck, I always add a couple strips of bacon.
Here a quick recipe for goose breasts:
butterfly cut a couple of goose breasts (they are rather thick)
take the stuffing meat from sweet Italian sausage and rap the breasts around
it. Rap each with a couple of strips of bacon and secure with a tooth pick.
In a heavy fry pan, fry the breasts until brown. Add a bottle of
tomato/basil salad dressing and simmer on low for about an hour. Serve
with rice. mmmmmmmmmm.

"Keep your stick on the ice"
Tony
Ontario

"Andy Dingley" wrote in message

That led me to wonder if they are edible,

I believe they are, but the taste is strongly influenced by what
they've been eating

Which down here on the Gulf Coast is generally grain like rice or soy beans,
for they're hunted in those fields during migration. The wild Canadian's
that migrate through here must not be the same species as in the more urban
areas of the north that frequent parks and golf courses, because these are
wild and wary fowl ... no way in hell would you "walk up" on them.

and isn't something you'd eat from choice.

Like hell, you say ... the wild variety that migrate are very good to eat.
They roast well, make a good gumbo, or my favorite way, 'chicken fry' the
breast, much as you would venison backstrap. There is little "greasy" about
a bird that flew 2000 miles to get here.

Obviously most folks who bring their meat home from the super market saran
wrapped by someone else wouldn't have a clue how to prepare them, but I
guarantee I'll take all anyone wants to give away ... and shame on them!

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Swingman wrote:
snippage of feeding and migration habits

Obviously most folks who bring their meat home from the super market saran
wrapped by someone else wouldn't have a clue how to prepare them, but I
guarantee I'll take all anyone wants to give away ... and shame on them!

They tasted good enough when I hunted in MI. Clean them like
ducks and go for broke.

Dave in Fairfax
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Any cook who serves up a greasy goose needs to go back to school.
That is like complaining that deer isn't fit to eat because it doesn't taste
like beef and is too dry.
And I'll choose the taste of wild goose over supermarket/factory chicken or
turkey any day of the week.
But then I am not a fan of fused chicken nuggets.

George Anderson

New Kentucky Chicken Rings, bet ya can't guess what part of the bird the
little rings come from...



"Andy Dingley" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, "Mike Hide"
wrote:

I thought you could practically walk up to them

I've certainly walked up very close to them.

That led me to wonder if they are edible,

I believe they are, but the taste is strongly influenced by what
they've been eating and isn't something you'd eat from choice.

Swingman responds:

Which down here on the Gulf Coast is generally grain like rice or soy beans,
for they're hunted in those fields during migration. The wild Canadian's
that migrate through here must not be the same species as in the more urban
areas of the north that frequent parks and golf courses, because these are
wild and wary fowl ... no way in hell would you "walk up" on them.

and isn't something you'd eat from choice.

Like hell, you say ... the wild variety that migrate are very good to eat.
They roast well, make a good gumbo, or my favorite way, 'chicken fry' the
breast, much as you would venison backstrap. There is little "greasy" about
a bird that flew 2000 miles to get here.

Obviously most folks who bring their meat home from the super market saran
wrapped by someone else wouldn't have a clue how to prepare them, but I
guarantee I'll take all anyone wants to give away ... and shame on them!


At this stage of my life, I tend to prefer supermarket (well, butcher shop)
meats, but at one time...Canada geese have become a damned nuisance in a lot of
areas, but I think the original poster was aiming a shot at Kerry for hunting
nearly tame animals. I've seen Canadas that you could walk close to, though the
hissing is ferocious, and others that are beating wings quickly. It seems to
me, that for hunting, you'd walk them up, or have a dog that will walk them up,
then not take a shot until they're well on their way, so the job is not much
different than duck hunting and quail hunting.

It would be nice if people would remember the election was over more than a
week ago. Kerry lost. He is, or soon will be, completely out of office. Thus,
it's rather pointless to keep poking at him.

Charlie Self
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character,
give him power." Abraham Lincoln

Mike Hide wrote:
I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically
walk up to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are
so plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???

They are wonderful eating. Some of the best IMHO.

Bagging geese where I grew up was sort of like picking dandelions. They presented
themselves to you in the 10's of thousands.

JK

I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, ...........[IE no need for camouflage
outfits].

I think that costume party he participated in contributed to his downfall.
He came across as an empty suit on several fronts. He tried to convince
sportsmen he was a sportsman wearing ill-fitting camo and looking very
awkward with the gun. He tried to convince the southerners he was a NASCAR
fan, not for a moment realizing NASCAR is a religion in the south. He tried
to convince farmers and ranchers he was behind them all the way - they knew
in an instating that the privileged boy from Massachusetts had no clue. In
doing all of this he lost the votes of the bread and butter moral
Christians.



I thought you could practically walk up to them.

Mmmmm.......Not quite. Urban geese are pretty tame but the police don't
like shotguns in the city parks. Actully goose hunting involves getting up
way before dawn, dressing warm and sitting in a blind or boat before the sun
rises. It also involves a fairly good investment in time and equipment.

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???

Very edible. In fact some of the geese who migrate through the midwest tend
to hang around. This means they get a fair amount of their diet from grain.
Very tasty and yes many people do enjoy them for Thanksgiving, Christmas and
Sunday dinners.

Plentiful? Bring a semi to Wichita, Ks and I am sure the city fathers would
be glad to send a few thousand home with you.

"Charlie Self" wrote in message

At this stage of my life, I tend to prefer supermarket (well, butcher
shop)
meats, but at one time...Canada geese have become a damned nuisance in a
lot of
areas, but I think the original poster was aiming a shot at Kerry for
hunting
nearly tame animals. I've seen Canadas that you could walk close to,
though the
hissing is ferocious, and others that are beating wings quickly. It seems
to
me, that for hunting, you'd walk them up, or have a dog that will walk
them up,
then not take a shot until they're well on their way, so the job is not
much
different than duck hunting and quail hunting.

Being raised on a farm, I know what a damned nuisance tame ducks and geese
are, particularly when you have a back porch, or driveway, that they decide
to frequent ... it being my almost daily task of spraying off said surfaces
until I left home at 17.

There is apparently a sub-species of Canada Goose loosely called the
"resident" variety that are larger than the ones that typically migrate to
this area. These "resident" geese are basically non-migratory, and I believe
it is this sub-species that most folks are talking about when the phrase
"damned nuisance" is used in conjunction with "Canada Goose".

When hunting the migrating variety down here, we do so either laying on the
ground, covered in white, in the middle of a "goose spread" (generally made
up of a few decoys and hundreds of white rags), or in a camouflaged pit dug
along a levee or rice field. Very uncomfortable hunting, but I wouldn't
hesitate to do it two or three times a week during goose season when
younger.

Although I occasionally miss the thrill of being in the middle of 50,000
geese landing around your spread on a freezing foggy morning, I no longer
relish laying on the cold, wet ground at my age .. which is absolutely
necessary to get anywhere within shotgun range of this migrating variety.

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On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, Mike Hide wrote:
I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

He was at a game farm (tame birds). About as much "hunting" as going
out to the henhouse and shooting one of the brood hens.

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???

You're joking, right? They're _very_ edible, delicious even. Had one for
thanksgiving a couple years back. Much more lean than a commercial turkey,
darker meat, but _awesome_ with a cranberry dressing.

You can serve them on a wooden platter.

Dave Hinz

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:36:35 -0500, "George" calmly
ranted:

Any cook who serves up a greasy goose needs to go back to school.
That is like complaining that deer isn't fit to eat because it doesn't taste
like beef and is too dry.

I can't understand what people expect when they try venison
or wild game birds. They say "Ooh, it's gamey." Well, DUH!
That's the point! Bambi Flambé c'est magnifique!


And I'll choose the taste of wild goose over supermarket/factory chicken or
turkey any day of the week.
But then I am not a fan of fused chicken nuggets.

I call those "Chicken McDog Nuts" People EAT those?

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JGS wrote:

Hi Mike,
Most golf courses and parks would pay you to shoot them if they could during
most of the spring and summer as they make a real mess. However, you are only
allowed to hunt during the fall up here so it's a no starter. Now that they
have become a pest it has been suggested that they be harvested and feed to
those in need. JG



Good luck, Buddy.

Here in NE Ohio there is a deer problem in and around the Cuyohoga National
park. People can't have gardens car strikes are very common. On the order of 4
or 5 a week. When Rut comes in you avoid the area.

THere is great resistance by some towards thinning the herds. Some dumbasses
feed these woods rats because ... hell, who knows why. They think these things
are Bambi? I guess they have no idea what happens if you get in the way of a
Buck or between a Doe and it's fawn.



About Kerry in camo? I wondered what the hell he was doing, he looked like a
frigging goofball.

I think he would have done better had he done 100 yard target with a 308.



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N.E. Ohio

In theory there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice
there is.

Never argue with a fool, a bystander can't tell you apart. (S. Clemens, A.K.A.
Mark Twain)

When in doubt hit the throttle. It may not help but it sure ends the suspense.
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On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 09:13:00 -0600, "Swingman" wrote:


There is apparently a sub-species of Canada Goose loosely called the
"resident" variety that are larger than the ones that typically migrate to
this area. These "resident" geese are basically non-migratory, and I believe
it is this sub-species that most folks are talking about when the phrase
"damned nuisance" is used in conjunction with "Canada Goose".

It's part of our "Blame Canada" program.

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:36:35 -0500, "George" calmly
ranted:

Any cook who serves up a greasy goose needs to go back to school.
That is like complaining that deer isn't fit to eat because it doesn't
taste
like beef and is too dry.

I can't understand what people expect when they try venison
or wild game birds. They say "Ooh, it's gamey." Well, DUH!
That's the point! Bambi Flambé c'est magnifique!

Wellll maybe. I was almost raised on deer meat. I hated it and it had a
strong taste. After years of not eating it I was reintroduced to it and I
got no gamey flavor at all. I think it has a lot to do with when the deer
was shot, how it was processed, and how it was cooked. We shot all season
long and the later in the season, the tougher the meat, We process the meat
ourselves. Apparently there is a much better way than the way we did it.
;~)

"Charlie Self" wrote in message
...
It would be nice if people would remember the election was over more than
a
week ago. Kerry lost. He is, or soon will be, completely out of office.
Thus,
it's rather pointless to keep poking at him.

doesn't he have 2 years left on his senate term?

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:46:31 -0700, Charles Spitzer wrote:

"Charlie Self" wrote in message
...
It would be nice if people would remember the election was over more than
a
week ago. Kerry lost. He is, or soon will be, completely out of office.
Thus,
it's rather pointless to keep poking at him.

doesn't he have 2 years left on his senate term?

Could be. If so, I wonder if he'll show up for work any better than he has
in the past?

Dave "Then again, in his case, absence is preferable..." Hinz

"Charlie Self" wrote in message
...
Swingman responds:

Which down here on the Gulf Coast is generally grain like rice or soy
beans,
for they're hunted in those fields during migration. The wild Canadian's
that migrate through here must not be the same species as in the more
urban
areas of the north that frequent parks and golf courses, because these
are
wild and wary fowl ... no way in hell would you "walk up" on them.

and isn't something you'd eat from choice.

Like hell, you say ... the wild variety that migrate are very good to
eat.
They roast well, make a good gumbo, or my favorite way, 'chicken fry' the
breast, much as you would venison backstrap. There is little "greasy"
about
a bird that flew 2000 miles to get here.

Obviously most folks who bring their meat home from the super market
saran
wrapped by someone else wouldn't have a clue how to prepare them, but I
guarantee I'll take all anyone wants to give away ... and shame on them!


At this stage of my life, I tend to prefer supermarket (well, butcher
shop)
meats, but at one time...Canada geese have become a damned nuisance in a
lot of
areas, but I think the original poster was aiming a shot at Kerry for
hunting
nearly tame animals. I've seen Canadas that you could walk close to,
though the
hissing is ferocious, and others that are beating wings quickly. It seems
to
me, that for hunting, you'd walk them up, or have a dog that will walk
them up,
then not take a shot until they're well on their way, so the job is not
much
different than duck hunting and quail hunting.

It would be nice if people would remember the election was over more than
a
week ago. Kerry lost. He is, or soon will be, completely out of office.
Thus,
it's rather pointless to keep poking at him.

Charlie Self
"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
character,
give him power." Abraham Lincoln

Here in Rochester, where we have a flock of over 35,000 Giant Canada Geese,
you can walk right up to them in the city and you can't get within a hundred
yards of the same geese out in the country where the hunting is legal.

And they know exactly where the line is, and fly about 100 yards inside it.
There is a story here about a guy who lured one into his car down by the
town lake (silver lake) with some corn. Had the idea to drive it to his
house for dinner. Bad idea.

del cecchi

On 9 Nov 2004 20:01:43 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:


Could be. If so, I wonder if he'll show up for work any better than he has
in the past?

Probably as good a chance as Bush (tho that would not
be much of an accomplishment).

On 9 Nov 2004 15:40:47 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, Mike Hide wrote:
I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

He was at a game farm (tame birds). About as much "hunting" as going
out to the henhouse and shooting one of the brood hens.

I guess he figgered that if Cheney and his buddy Scalia could
do it, he was allowed to as well. I didn't know that game farms
were restricted to neos.

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 16:36:21 -0500, GregP wrote:
On 9 Nov 2004 20:01:43 GMT, Dave Hinz wrote:


Could be. If so, I wonder if he'll show up for work any better than he has
in the past?

Probably as good a chance as Bush (tho that would not
be much of an accomplishment).

Yeah, because of course Bush can't work while at Camp David, right? Where
senate business, well, when your job is to go to meetings and to vote on
stuff, that's pretty much a one-location thing, innit.

Apples and oranges, Greg, and you know it (or you should).

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, "Mike Hide"
wrote:

I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???

Of course they're edible. I would imagine that most folks don't eat
them for thanksgiving because if you don't shoot your own, they're
pretty expensive. I know around here, Turkey gets as low as $.16 a
pound, but a whole goose stays right around $60.

Are they edible, sheesh. Didn't you ever read "A Christmas Carol"?

Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:34:02 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:36:35 -0500, "George" calmly
ranted:

Any cook who serves up a greasy goose needs to go back to school.
That is like complaining that deer isn't fit to eat because it doesn't
taste
like beef and is too dry.

I can't understand what people expect when they try venison
or wild game birds. They say "Ooh, it's gamey." Well, DUH!
That's the point! Bambi Flambé c'est magnifique!

Wellll maybe. I was almost raised on deer meat. I hated it and it had a
strong taste. After years of not eating it I was reintroduced to it and I
got no gamey flavor at all. I think it has a lot to do with when the deer
was shot, how it was processed, and how it was cooked.

Hang them upside down and let them bleed out right away, then get the
butchering done as soon as possible. The longer it sits, the gameier
it is, especially if you hang it by the neck and don't bleed it out.
It's also a good idea to hunt near cornfields if you don't like the
gamey taste.

We shot all season
long and the later in the season, the tougher the meat, We process the meat
ourselves. Apparently there is a much better way than the way we did it.
;~)


Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

God, you're making me sick. There are about a dozen of these SOBs
eating grass on my front yard and I don't have a goose permit.
(Neighbors might not be too impressed either). Yes, they are good to eat.

bob g.

Prometheus wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, "Mike Hide"
wrote:


I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???


Of course they're edible. I would imagine that most folks don't eat
them for thanksgiving because if you don't shoot your own, they're
pretty expensive. I know around here, Turkey gets as low as $.16 a
pound, but a whole goose stays right around $60.

Are they edible, sheesh. Didn't you ever read "A Christmas Carol"?

Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

Had a polite "argument" with a fellow the other day. I didn't want to
offend but he was stating that wild turkeys don't have white meat, taste
gamey, etc. Look, I have acquired and my wife has cooked these devils
so I'm not speculating. The only discernible difference between a wild
turkey and and a domestic butter ball is the length of the legs. Those
drumsticks will stick out of your roasting pan unless it's one hell of a
big one. The bird would not be distinguished from a domestic by your
"critical diner"

bob g.

Prometheus wrote:

On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 18:34:02 GMT, "Leon"
wrote:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
. ..

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 08:36:35 -0500, "George" calmly
ranted:


Any cook who serves up a greasy goose needs to go back to school.
That is like complaining that deer isn't fit to eat because it doesn't
taste
like beef and is too dry.

I can't understand what people expect when they try venison
or wild game birds. They say "Ooh, it's gamey." Well, DUH!
That's the point! Bambi Flambé c'est magnifique!

Wellll maybe. I was almost raised on deer meat. I hated it and it had a
strong taste. After years of not eating it I was reintroduced to it and I
got no gamey flavor at all. I think it has a lot to do with when the deer
was shot, how it was processed, and how it was cooked.


Hang them upside down and let them bleed out right away, then get the
butchering done as soon as possible. The longer it sits, the gameier
it is, especially if you hang it by the neck and don't bleed it out.
It's also a good idea to hunt near cornfields if you don't like the
gamey taste.


We shot all season
long and the later in the season, the tougher the meat, We process the meat
ourselves. Apparently there is a much better way than the way we did it.
;~)



Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

Prometheus wrote:
On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 07:42:15 GMT, "Mike Hide"
wrote:


I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically walk up
to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are so
plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???


Of course they're edible. I would imagine that most folks don't eat
them for thanksgiving because if you don't shoot your own, they're
pretty expensive. I know around here, Turkey gets as low as $.16 a
pound, but a whole goose stays right around $60.

Are they edible, sheesh. Didn't you ever read "A Christmas Carol"?

Aut inveniam viam aut faciam
ooh eee. Taste like mud, just like ducks. Unless you smoke them
and eat them with sesame seed and mustard, ahh, great.

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:51:45 +0000, George E. Cawthon wrote:

I noticed Kerry shot a Canada goose, I thought you could practically
walk up to them [IE no need for camouflage outfits].

That led me to wonder if they are edible, and if they are and they are
so plentiful why we aren't eating them for thanksgiving ???


Of course they're edible. I would imagine that most folks don't eat
them for thanksgiving because if you don't shoot your own, they're
pretty expensive. I know around here, Turkey gets as low as $.16 a
pound, but a whole goose stays right around $60.

Are they edible, sheesh. Didn't you ever read "A Christmas Carol"?


ooh eee. Taste like mud, just like ducks. Unless you smoke them
and eat them with sesame seed and mustard, ahh, great.

....and just about as greasy as a javelina - yuck

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:52:26 -0600, Robert Galloway
calmly ranted:

God, you're making me sick. There are about a dozen of these SOBs
eating grass on my front yard and I don't have a goose permit.
(Neighbors might not be too impressed either). Yes, they are good to eat.

Lee Valley sells an infrared sensor which hooks to the
sprinkler so it sets the thing going when it senses
movement with heat. I wonder if they'd just think it
was a shower or if it would send them flying. It's meant
for use with dogs, but who knows?

www.leevalley.com seach for "sensor" and click on the Motion
Activated Sprinkler. $65 (Ouch!)


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"Robert Galloway" wrote in message
...
God, you're making me sick. There are about a dozen of these SOBs
eating grass on my front yard and I don't have a goose permit.
(Neighbors might not be too impressed either). Yes, they are good to eat.

You think you have it bad? Try going down to Toronto Island. There's geese
and goose sh*t every two feet. I used to go down there with friends and a
few beer to picnic. It's a waste of time now. Those damn birds will walk
right up and steal your burger if you're not holding onto it tight enough.
Not too long ago, I read about a US city on their side of the lake that
killed a lot of them off and fed the homeless. I wish they'd do something
like that up here. There would be enough cooked goose to feed some thousands
of people.

Article in the local paper two nights ago about the increase in
vehicle-turkey collisions. They dismissed them lightly, but twenty pounds
of bird can take out a thousand dollars worth of plastic grille easily.
Consolation prize isn't worth it.

"Robert Galloway" wrote in message
...
Had a polite "argument" with a fellow the other day. I didn't want to
offend but he was stating that wild turkeys don't have white meat, taste
gamey, etc. Look, I have acquired and my wife has cooked these devils
so I'm not speculating. The only discernible difference between a wild
turkey and and a domestic butter ball is the length of the legs. Those
drumsticks will stick out of your roasting pan unless it's one hell of a
big one. The bird would not be distinguished from a domestic by your
"critical diner"

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:05:25 -0500, "George" george@least wrote:

but twenty pounds
of bird can take out a thousand dollars worth of plastic grille easily.

There are no plastic grilles worth a thousand dollars. Admittedly some
of them might cost that much,

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 02:56:27 -0500, Upscale wrote:

Not too long ago, I read about a US city on their side of the lake that
killed a lot of them off and fed the homeless. I wish they'd do something
like that up here. There would be enough cooked goose to feed some thousands
of people.

I think that was here in Milwaukee. Gives certain liberals the
twitches to combine hunting, with feeding the less fortunate. But,
it's all for the better for all concerned except those who can't
mentally reconcile the two, so it's a good thing far as I'm concerned.

There's also a "donate your venison to feed the poor" thing going on
as well, but some of the people have refused perfectly good meat.
Whatever...

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 19:00:33 -0700, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:51:45 +0000, George E. Cawthon wrote:

ooh eee. Taste like mud, just like ducks. Unless you smoke them
and eat them with sesame seed and mustard, ahh, great.

...and just about as greasy as a javelina - yuck

Only if you make 'em wrong. Hint: vertical rather than horizontal.

Upscale wrote:

God, you're making me sick. There are about a dozen of these SOBs
eating grass on my front yard and I don't have a goose permit.
(Neighbors might not be too impressed either). Yes, they are good to eat.


You think you have it bad? Try going down to Toronto Island. There's geese
and goose sh*t every two feet. I used to go down there with friends and a
few beer to picnic. It's a waste of time now. Those damn birds will walk
right up and steal your burger if you're not holding onto it tight enough.
Not too long ago, I read about a US city on their side of the lake that
killed a lot of them off and fed the homeless. I wish they'd do something
like that up here. There would be enough cooked goose to feed some thousands
of people.

The schools with large grounds locally were complaining about the
fouling and health risks, so some public spirited shooters offered their
services (weekends only when schools closed), the bums rush they got
would have made your head spin. Then the local councillors tried to make
the pests protected!

On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 07:05:25 -0500, "George" george@least wrote:

Article in the local paper two nights ago about the increase in
vehicle-turkey collisions. They dismissed them lightly, but twenty pounds
of bird can take out a thousand dollars worth of plastic grille easily.
Consolation prize isn't worth it.

But just think, it's the excuse you always needed to make a new grille
out of exotic hardwood...

"Robert Galloway" wrote in message
...
Had a polite "argument" with a fellow the other day. I didn't want to
offend but he was stating that wild turkeys don't have white meat, taste
gamey, etc. Look, I have acquired and my wife has cooked these devils
so I'm not speculating. The only discernible difference between a wild
turkey and and a domestic butter ball is the length of the legs. Those
drumsticks will stick out of your roasting pan unless it's one hell of a
big one. The bird would not be distinguished from a domestic by your
"critical diner"


Aut inveniam viam aut faciam

Tongue in cheek if I seemed to be complaining about their eating the
grass. My only complaint would be that I can't harvest one for the
table after feeding them all year. I like them (on the table), may be
an acquired taste. I also love to watch them on the lawn and crossing
the street with their brood of hatchlings in the spring.

bob g.

Larry Jaques wrote:

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:52:26 -0600, Robert Galloway
calmly ranted:


God, you're making me sick. There are about a dozen of these SOBs
eating grass on my front yard and I don't have a goose permit.
(Neighbors might not be too impressed either). Yes, they are good to eat.


Lee Valley sells an infrared sensor which hooks to the
sprinkler so it sets the thing going when it senses
movement with heat. I wonder if they'd just think it
was a shower or if it would send them flying. It's meant
for use with dogs, but who knows?

www.leevalley.com seach for "sensor" and click on the Motion
Activated Sprinkler. $65 (Ouch!)


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On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 21:56:03 -0600, Robert Galloway
wrote:

If I'm not
stepping in goose dung while mowing the lawn, I have a fair chance at
dog dung so what's the diff?

I've not heard of roast dog for Thanksgiving