Field Dressing Goose/Duck. I have always breasted the geese that I have taken. Re: Field Dressing Ducks and Geese by California Sprig » Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:41 am I gut them asap in the field to get the body temp cooling and clean them asap either before I leave the area or as soon as I get home. First of all, the goose cleaning process starts with plucking the bird and it will be the most time consuming and most difficult step that you will have to accomplish. SUBSCRIBE. Properly field dressing your game animal is an essential first step in preserving the meat and preventing the occurrence of disease-causing bacteria. Geese are so fatty that you don't need the extra fat from the skin to keep it moist. Next, you must pull down these feathers - be careful to do it in the direction of the growth. Bird Hunting Tips, Field Dress and Recipies. Field Dressing and Handling of Deer and Other Large Animals. Bets way to field dress a goose? One of the worst is stuffing doves or pheasants into a rubber-lined game pocket and leaving them there to "cook," and perhaps spoil, by the end of the day. These pages are currently under review. Hell, I even get funny looks from people who pluck their birds. by Georgia Pellegrini - Wednesday, October 5, 2011. Tips for Field Dressing Game Birds. Many bird hunters have developed some bad habits. If you have a recipe you would like to submit, please visit our Contact Page. Earlier this week, I joined some of my good friends from Ducks Unlimited on a snow goose hunt in eastern Arkansas. More. I shot these ducks. I have a good place to goose hunt and also has some ducks, but this is my first time having ever tried … I have grown used to the funny looks I get from hunters who typically just cut out the breast meat on their birds. Over the years, I have learned to eat pretty much everything but the quack on a duck or a goose. You'll have cups and cups of fat, even from a lean wild goose. How does one go about field dressing waterfowl? Thread starter dadsbuckshot; Start date Nov 30, 2010; Nov 30, 2010. Can anyone tell me the best way to keep as much as the goose as possible? Dressing & Cooking Wild Game: From Field to Table: Big Game, Small Game, Upland Birds & Waterfowl (The Complete Hunter) [Editors of Creative Publishing] on Amazon.com. You must take a firm hold of the bird by its feet, grabbing several of its feathers. Plucking is a huge, huge chore for really no benefit. (Hang on to that fat- green vegetables braised in goose fat are wonderful!) Nov 30, 2010 #1. We are always looking forward to new recipes. Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:39 pm. Roast it covered, or cook in a crock pot. The usual … Hopefully you will find a few on this website that will become one of your new favorites. They’re dead … I can’t help it. Techniques for field dressing deer and other large animals depend on the size of the kill. Preparing wild birds after the hunt can sometimes be tricky, so here are a … The Pocket Field Dressing Guide contains step-by-step instructions, fully illustrated with clear, instructive diagrams and drawings, that will inform any hunter how to field dress, transport, skin, pluck and prepare for trophy, more than 35 large and small species of North American game animal - from elk and rabbit to … Bird hunting season is upon us and there’s nothing I like more than a wild bird at the dinner table, especially during the holidays. Other hunters might field dress a bird, let it hang for a couple of days, then try to dry-pluck it. Dressing & Cooking Wild Game: From Field to Table: Big Game, Small Game, Upland Birds & Waterfowl (The … While deer … Thanks in … Talk Canada goose hunting and Snow Goose Hunting with fellow goose hunters. Bets way to field dress a goose? *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Thread starter #1. dadsbuckshot Senior Member.