Got my first ever goose today
 

I went out once last year and had a great time, though none quite came into our setup (two sets almost committed). This time, we had some lookers, but one came down and I shot him. I loosed a feather or two, and we saw him glide down in the cut corn, but two later attempts to find him came up empty. Thinking he might have made it to the woodline, we made one last attempt to locate him, and I found him there in the cut corn. Man those things blend in well!

At 41 I'm a late starter, but am coming to the realization that no matter what kind of hunting I try, I have so much fun I can't wait to do it again! They aren't flying too much right now, but hopefully colder weather will get them up and going good soon.

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats on your first Goose!!!!!

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats :)I got my first this year too

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Congrats. I got my first goose this year too. The second had a band on it:D

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Thanks!

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Congrats on your first Goose!!! My Dad was about the same age when he shot his first. I shot a few this year BUT I did shoot my first Deer this year. So as they say there isfirst time for everything.

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats...many more to fall now!

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats! I shot my first goose last year ay 26! You got me by a few years! Just watch out because now its game on, ever since last year I have fallen head over heals into goose hunting and love evry minute of it! Hoping my layout blind and my new decoys will be in soon! Good luck

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I'm hooked for sure! I just followed up my other thread on "how many decoys" with an update about our hunt this morning. I have three in the freezer now, hence my new post "How to cook breasted geese."

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats i shot my first goose at 13

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i got my second goose this mornin boy!

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats :)

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Doug where were you hunting when you took your first goose, like as in where at in Maryland. I just moved from the Frederick Md. area but grew up on the Easternshore all of my younger years. Just wondering if you were kinda local cause I still do some waterfowl hunting when I get the chance and have almost 80 goose decoys for the feild and about 2 dozen for hunting over water, and plenty of duck decoys also. Just have not had the chance to use them over the past 2 years...

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I was in southern PG county, hunting with ultra man (a member of this forum) and some other guys.

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

congrats!

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

great job gotta love the honkers

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Congratulations! I shot my first geese 12/23/06, canadian geese. I shot twice and dropped two!!! Beginners luck. The second shot I saw the goose start to come down. I didn't see the first goose begin to fall, but my hunting partner swears it was my shot and not his that dropped him. Well . . . OK, if you say so! I confess that this success is not representative of my wing shooting skills -- 1:4 is about what I am doing on ducks this season. It was very exciting. These are big birds. They look stately in flight and have a nobel sound when they are honking.

My fingers (particularly my thumb) got tired plucking the feathers off of those two geese. I sat on the side of my sister-in-law's house and stuffed as much of the feathers as I could manage into a garbage bag, but it still looked like someone had exploded a sleeping bag out there! In the future I will try to pluck and field dress the birds at the hunting site. I saved the entire goose -- not just the breast -- and intend to roast each of the geese, provided I can find an agreeable recipe. One goose weighed 6 LBS 8 Oz; the other goose weighed 6 LBS 13 Oz. Both these weights are dressed, plucked, head and feet removed.

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Nice Job buddy!

RE: Got my first ever goose today
 

Congrats on #1. It is such a thrill to see them heading your way. I do recall my first and it was 30+ years ago. Now i love to take out a new guy,each time out,show him the set up and let him blaze away. Hunt with a regular foursome and we do very well. I do most of the calling and call to action.... I too suffer from withdrawls after the season is over !!!! The Rem 1100 - 2 3/4is all cleaned and ready to go again.

Cheers