I was spurred in my early years by a gob I shot - he got me good inthe middle of my palm - only once, lol (4 holes in gloves??). Best, as stated above, is to just step on the head til they stop beating their wings.
I've wrestled cannon-netted gobs for trap/transplant, and it was always a bit scary getting them from the net into the cardboard transportation box...
-fsh