NAW Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 My hunting partner and I hit our blind early Saturday morning for the opening day in our area. Woke up at 4, in the boat by 4:30, at the blind by 5, flipped the canoe at 5:30. Blasting birds at 6:30, limited out by 8. The first flock that came in was 5 strong. My hunting partner dropped 3, and I hit the other 2. Great start to the morning. Half way to the limit, and we've only fired 5 shots! We ended the day with 8 woodies, 1 mallard, 2 teel, and 1 accidental mud hen (not picture worthy) Hope nobody gets offended seeing some pictures of daffy all shot up.. The birds were FULL of pin feathers, so we ended up skinning most of them.
LucG Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 (edited) Nice shooting and good eats! I'm an avid grouse hunter, but I havent tried waterfowl YET. Thanks for sharing! Edited September 20, 2011 by LucG
Roy Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 You guys did good, Nick. I know that spot.
misfish Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 You guys did good, Nick. I know that spot. Nice shoot,n bud. It,s those cold morning and a warm barrel that gets your blood flowing.
mike rousseau Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 Nice shooting fellas... Those ducks look tasty... My brother pounds ducks around here... Can't wait for the duck peperettes....
Terry Posted September 20, 2011 Report Posted September 20, 2011 nice going You guys did good, Nick. I know that spot. which spot,...the BBQ........LOL
misfish Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Never tried them on the BBQ Nick,sure look good. I always skin my fowl weather it be ducks or geese.Wrap in bacon and throw them in the oven. Geese come out like a good roast of beef,ducks taste the same. Going to give the BBQ a try for sure.
NAW Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) Duck is excellent on the grill. Skin or no, they taste great both ways. With no skin, I just keep basting them in BBQ sauce. My geese I cook two ways. Slow cooker, with lots of sauce and a few slices of orange. Once their done, you pull them apart just like pulled pork, and make a sloppy Joe, or wraps. The other good way is to make jerky out of them, as long as you cut 90° to the grain. Oh man, my mouth is starting to water.. Can't wait till Saturday to do it all over again Edited September 21, 2011 by N.A.W
Billy Bob Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 Looks like all young birds....but SWEET....... Our season doesn't start for over a month from now....
NAW Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Posted September 21, 2011 Ya. They where mostly young birds. The hen mallard was decent. Hoping to knock down a few colorful drake woodies on Saturday, depending on where I go.
Sinker Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) I didn't get out for the central opener yet, but we put a hurting on the geese a couple times to get things started Got a mutant goose too........pretty cool! congrats on a successful opener Nick! Keep the reports coming! S. Edited September 21, 2011 by Sinker
Billy Bob Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 STOP you 2.......you're killing me here...... Found out yesterday I and my partners were not picked AGAIN to hunt opening day on the federal reserve....FRUSTRATING.
NAW Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Posted September 21, 2011 (edited) I was wondering how you've been doing this season Sinker. Nice pile a grease there. I have two breasts from last year in the slow cooker as we speak! Never seen a goose look like that before. Looks like a giant hen mallard / goose cross. If you ever need an extra gun when your in the field, let me know. Edited September 21, 2011 by N.A.W
Sinker Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 STOP you 2.......you're killing me here...... Found out yesterday I and my partners were not picked AGAIN to hunt opening day on the federal reserve....FRUSTRATING. You should be booking a canada hunt up here next year for our early goose season to get things rolling. I know this guy who could get you out S.
Billy Bob Posted September 21, 2011 Report Posted September 21, 2011 How much is a hunting license and what kind of hassles is it to bring a shotgun over the boarder ???
NAW Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Posted September 22, 2011 How much is a hunting license and what kind of hassles is it to bring a shotgun over the boarder ??? I don't know anything about bringing a gun over the boarder. I can tell you what I paid for my licenses. You need a small game hunting license for the year. I think that's about $30 (i do the three year thing, so I'm not sure what the yearly cost is). Then you need a Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seal. that's about $20. I'm sure the non-resident pricing will be a little different. Here's a few links. Might have to copy and paste. http://www.ec.gc.ca/rcom-mbhr/default.asp?lang=en&n=99FDEC59-1 http://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/FW/Publication/MNR_E001275P.html
Sinker Posted September 22, 2011 Report Posted September 22, 2011 The license is reasonable, but I'm not sure about the price for non res. Getting the gun over the border isn't too bad either, from what I hear, but I've never done it. I guess you have to fill out some paperwork, but its supposed to be pretty straight forward. A couple buddies of mine drove down to Texas for a turkey hunt this spring, and the border guards didn't even ask to see paperwork for any guns, even though they told them they had them in the truck! S.
basketclam Posted September 22, 2011 Report Posted September 22, 2011 A couple nice sets of pictures there folks. Haven't been out yet this year due to work (same old story), but I've got an itch that needs a scratch real bad.
Billy Bob Posted September 22, 2011 Report Posted September 22, 2011 Got out today.....my old fishing buddy Don called and invited me to hunt Canada geese at the last minute.....not great but pretty good....only 2 small flocks came over and we bagged 9 birds in all....1 had a leg tag. I actually got 3 birds and that's pretty good for me...
Nipfisher Posted September 22, 2011 Report Posted September 22, 2011 Pretty sure I could get a limit of geese with my putter out on the local golf course.
NAW Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Posted September 22, 2011 Got out today.....my old fishing buddy Don called and invited me to hunt Canada geese at the last minute.....not great but pretty good....only 2 small flocks came over and we bagged 9 birds in all....1 had a leg tag. I actually got 3 birds and that's pretty good for me... Nice. 9 birds out of 2 flocks. That's good shooting!
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