Gone Goose, 20ft from Blind

[line052]

SO I finally managed to shoot my first Ontario goose. I watched him spiral in the water hard, 20 ft from blind in full view. It was last light and as I was empty I packed up to go get him. Could not have been less than 3 minutes until I got to the spot where he fell. I searched for 40 minutes and could not find him. The next morning after morning hunt, went to same area (after hunt) and looked for another 1hr in the bulrushes, weeds and all over. Could it be I broke a wing, he spiraled in, not like a dead drop like duck in the air. It is the only thing I could think of was very disappointed and did not want to give up.

[DUXX]

That can happen. Its amazing sometimes how tough they are.

[Sinker]

Geese are the best escapees there are.....well, except for maybe a wounded diver in rough water. For a big bird, geese can disappear quick! I like to make sure they are anchored before I take my eyes off them! Sometimes I will shoot them a second time as they are dropping if I fear the first shot didn't quite do the job!

S.

[Fox]

I had a teal crumble and smash into the reeds not 5ft from me, it came down right at me and entered the grass beside me, I still could not find it, I know now why people have dogs.

Things happen, it could have been winged and swam for safety, if could have sunk (it does happen at times), things happen out there.

[Sinker]

Geese don't sink. Ever. No birds sink.

S.

[mtaz]

A couple weekends ago we (3 shooters) folded/pillow cased 2 mallards. Both were upside down floating on the water maybe 10 yards out. Heads were in the water to the side. Just when I am about to walk out, the hen turns over and flies away. She caught a gust of wind and flew well over the tree line about a kilometre away - seemingly as healthy as can be.

She done played possum on us.

[chris1395]

Couple weekends ago I had a mallard land just to the outside of my decoys, hunting in a narrow piece of open water in a marsh. I jumped it and shot it 3 feet off the water, it folded and fell off to the right just past a clump of bulrushes. I went to the exact spot it fell within two minutes expecting to just pick it up and it was gone. Feathers were everywhere, I knew where I saw it go down, but I searched for an hour then had buddies look for another half hour with me. Never found it, I figure it must have had enough left in it to paddle far into the maze of alders and bulrushes. I hate losing birds but it happens. I also shot a wood duck last year that didn't even slow down, there was a puff of feathers hanging in the air as it just kept motoring by.

[line052]

The water is ankle deep in the spot it fell. Confounded me the whole night.... What makes it worse, it was my first Ontario goose and I had the red wine, garlic, onions and cream ready to make breakfast out of him.... Had to have steak instead....

[Fox]

The water is ankle deep in the spot it fell. Confounded me the whole night.... What makes it worse, it was my first Ontario goose and I had the red wine, garlic, onions and cream ready to make breakfast out of him.... Had to have steak instead....

The worst thing is that you have to have steak for breakfast? Really?

[line052]

Yup..No one eats steak in my house but me. So unless I bring to cook camping..I don't eat at home. It's a treat for me...