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You want to make sure the goose feels calm and no sense of harm from you. Continue to face the goose looking him or her in the eye and slowing side stepping backward.
Tread down on one end as you do this to keep it in place and then stand on the other once the neck is in position so you have one foot either side of the gooses head.
How long do you hang a goose. Far enough Nor Cal to avoid traffic and people. We got our first Canada goose this morning and are planning on hanging it for 3-7 days as suggested by Hank Shaw and others. Tread down on one end as you do this to keep it in place and then stand on the other once the neck is in position so you have one foot either side of the gooses head.
Then swiftly and forcefully pull upwards. You should feel the neckbone give quite distinctly and it is unlikely youll pull the head off. If conditions are right I give ducks between three and five days and hang big geese for up to 7.
How does it work. Just like with venison the process works two ways. First the moisture inside the meat begins to evaporate concentrating the flavor into a more confined area.
To do this melt them very slowly over a low heat then cool strain and keep in the fridge for up to six months. Dont forget that poultry may contain a plastic bag of giblets which must be removed before cooking. If the rain abates I will be out tonight up the hill waiting you them.
If I get one it will be hung by the neck undrawn for three days or more if it stays cold. Dont crank the oven up too much and you do not have to cover it but must have it on a rack as said. Parboil the tatties and give them a good rumble up in the pan when drained.
I can remember reading one wildfowler hanging a goose for 2 months. There are other tales of geese being burried for a few weeks to make them more tender before preparing them for the table. To my mind and bird burried for a week or more deserves to be left to rest in peace.
When home processing after you pluck and draw gut the bird you should immediately submerge it in very cold ice water preferably with salt in it. About 12 cup per gallon. Let it soak for 1 or 2 hours to chill thoroughly.
A turkey can go into a cooler with1 or 2 bags of ice water salt for 4 or 5 hours. While he gives estimates of time 45 minutes for breasts plus 45 minutes more for the remainder which are quite a bit lower than your two recipes despite being for a lower oven temperature 325 F and a larger bird 12-16 lbs its possibly due to the target temperature being so low for the breasts and once theyre removed the remainder of the bird would probably cook more quickly. If there are geese at a local park or nature center encourage others to avoid feeding them.
You could talk to a ranger at the park about strongly enforcing rules that prevent people from feeding geese. If youre at a park do not feed the geese. If you have young children strongly discourage them from feeding the birds.
If you have a goose that you have diapered since it was a gosling you should not have trouble putting an outfit on your live goose. You of course do not want to put anything too tight on your goose. The gosling in the photo is Eden our HouseGoose.
She was so used to wearing diaper holders and hats that I added the glasses and necklace. Gently corral the goose into a corner before you attempt to pick them up. When you are near enough you can either place one hand on each side of their body keeping their wings against them or place one hand in front of their chest to prevent them from moving forward and then place one hand on their back to keep them still.
Continue to face the goose looking him or her in the eye and slowing side stepping backward. Geese much like humans and other mammals can sense fear. When fear is present it causes the goose to feel the need to defend him or herself.
You want to make sure the goose feels calm and no sense of harm from you. If you prefer a stronger flavour you can go to four or six days but beware. If you have missed a bit of damage in your assessment and you leave the birds to hang for a full six days you are likely to be in trouble.
It is better by far to hang for just a day or two and then pluck. If you want. Even if you do those opportunities will likely be too far of a distance to actually hit the geese.
There are many ways you can conceal yourself and the first part of concealment is wearing camouflage. In pretty much every case when you are goose hunting you will want to have camouflage from head to toe to reduce being spotted by gooses. Depending on the bird the temperature it is hung at and its age as a rule of thumb a bird should be left to hang for 2-4 days.
A younger pheasant shot at 16 weeks for instance will have lovely and tender meat but will still need to be hung for the flavour to develop. Keep the goose in the fridge on a tray covered with foil or greaseproof paper for up to two days. Make sure its on the bottom shelf so that any juices dont contaminate any other food.
Its particularly important to keep the goose away from any other cooked meats in the fridge. We have 8 quarters hanging from two cow moose that a group of us got on October 17th. We hung them overnight and came home Sunday.
These were young animals and probably could have been processed right away but we were all bagged from the trip and no one seemed that keen to do it in the evenings. We mutally agreed that we were all free to team up and process on the 30th which is longer. If you have a small stain on your parka you can spot-wash with a mild bleach-free detergent and water.
Your lightweight down jacket or shell should be machine-washed in cold water using a bleach-free detergent. Do not dry clean and do not tumble dry. Simply hang your jacket to dry and iron on a cool setting if necessary.