Are Canada geese worth eating

[JTO]

Will the local 'oriental' takeaway have Canadas off you?

Many years ago, one of our members took a few hundred coot out to the Russian klondeikers who were moored in Weymouth Bay for the Winter. Next day+1, they were found washed up on a local beach. If Russians won't eat them......

 

[McKenzie]

I suppose it depends on whether the question is posed pre or post Brexit.

 

[ashray]

i have eaten canada geese and they tasted like good quality beef ,i did not cook them so one else did but they were nice

 

[camodog]

Good Evening Ingy,
I have shot many 100's of Canadian, Greylag and Pinkfooted geese during a wildfowling 'career' stretching back some 40 odd years. All three species make excellent eating ! The one factor to consider is age. If the geese are 3 yrs age or under they will be tender and shall lend themselves to being roasted, stir fried, casseroled, curried etc. However, if the bird is 3 yrs or over they are best casseroled in a slow cooker or similarly slow cooked in an oven.
They also freeze well.
It is easy to assess the age of geese by their plumage, this alters on maturity at 3 yrs. After that they may be 3 or 23 !!!! The oldest goose I have shot (a pinkfoot), was 17 ! It had been caught and rung on three separate occasions throughout it's life ! Twice in Iceland and once here in the UK.

ATB,
Camodog.

 

[Nealxs]

Last one I had I slow cooked the legs in white wine/stock cube plus carrots, onions and some bay/rosemary. 2 hours at low temp and it was excellent. With the breasts I sliced up thin and marinated in soy sauce/worcester sauce/tabasco and some dried garlic and onion powder and dried in a drying oven for around 6 hours at 60 degrees which produced some excellent jerkey. So yes they are worth eating!

Jerky is such a great way to work with so much game, I love it. Bought the wife a dehydrator a few years ago and have stolen it for making jerky, mostly pheasant but also used duck. The strong flavours/seasoning would sort out most issues here.

 

[Hunt-Inter]

Did Canada goose stew last week and cooked for 5 hours slowly and was nice. Same as braising Beef.

 

[Bonzo dog]

Made Canada goose pastrami back in jan as per the recipe in the Steve Rinella's Meateater cook book, surprisingly easy and good will defo make it again.

 

[wheely]

Will the local 'oriental' takeaway have Canadas off you?

Many years ago, one of our members took a few hundred coot out to the Russian klondeikers who were moored in Weymouth Bay for the Winter. Next day+1, they were found washed up on a local beach. If Russians won't eat them......

It is illegal to sell wild geese!

 

[potshotpat]

It is illegal to sell wild geese!

Yes.

 

[JTO]

It is illegal to sell wild geese!

Then give them away.