On 11/20/2019 at 12:24 PM, chromedome said:At Superstore and Sobey's they run $15-$16-ish/kg, so individual birds can range anywhere from $60-something to almost $100.
My GF is keen to try one sometime, so we may splurge at some point in the leadup to the holidays. The odds just got a bit lower, as I had to put an unexpected $400 into my van and historically freelancing dries up quite a bit in December. We'll see.
Also, @Anna N, was it you who'd spoken of enjoying russet apples but never seeing them in a store? My local Sobey's has them now, so if you call the produce people at your closest store you might be able to snag some.
(...not entirely OT, because goose and apples go together beautifully...)
When I was much younger and used to hunt geese, among other waterfowl, I used to see notes posted in the gun shops from people who offered to "share expenses" in return for a goose or geese. It depends on your state and what the bag limit is. Different for different species.
I always had takers for all the geese I got but with the cost of ammo, gas and etc., even back then some of the people with whom I hunted traded geese and would make a call so they could meet us at a pickup point. (Pay phones in those days)
The recipient would bring an ice chest full of ice. They had to do the plucking and cleaning but they got a super fresh goose or geese and for bargain prices. I think one guy was a chef because he got ten from one hunter - white geese - I think the bag limit was 30 back then in the southern San Joaquin Valley.
Anyway, check to see if there is a gun shop in your area and go and ask, doesn't cost anything to inquire if there is any waterfowl hunting in your region and if they supply hunters and explain why you are asking.
I was no longer hunting when I moved up here to Lancaster but I met an officer from Edwards AFB in my computer club and he mentioned he hunted and we talked and I learned his wife refused to do the prep on the game he hunted and he wasn't all that adept himself so we made a deal. i would prep it so all she had to do was put it in the oven and in return I would get part of whatever it was.
I posted about the time I got a haunch of wild boar, took photos and took a roasting pan full to an eG potluck.
All of the guys who hunted have gone, reassigned or retired so no longer do that but it was great for 20 years.
Anyone who has experience with preparing game can often make similar arrangements because there are a lot of newly hatched hunters who do not have a partner who is enthusiastic about preparing it to make a meal.
It's worth a try.
