Transporting and packing Geese in the truck

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I was wondering a few things. I realize that Ontario regs say you need to transport from the field with a wing attached. Say I am staying at a friends cottage for several days for the start of Waterfowl season. If I get some Canadas, if I take them back to the cottage and breast them and pack them in a cooler, is it now illegal to transport them a second time in this state? I dont have anywhere to hang them for a few days where raccoons or other animals wont eat them. I cant just stuff thier bodies in the back of my suv because they might start to swell and bloat in the heat.

Any ideas on transport here?
 
Yup, or cut the wing off with the breast, but that's a pain in the ass. Other option is to just gut them so they cool properly and take them home whole to breast out later.
 
So if I put them all in a big cooler, not gutted, how long are they safe for at September Ontario temps? I am worried about them spoiling.

I have limited room in my SUV as years ago I had this stupid idea about putting in a large stereo, so the rear is full of subs, amps and bass caps...
 
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So the only way you legally transport waterfowl without the wing attached is if its cooked?
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Have had this consversation in great detail with more than a few C.O's and here is the low-down I was given by all.......

Regs say a wing must remain attached for identification purposes during transport. If you breast the bird cut the complete breast out with a wing still attached and packaging with the wing on the outside of the bag is usually best. It is also recommended the package be clearly marked as to it's contents. Once you have the bird back to your place of residence it can then be further cleaned for consumption. Here is an interesting note as well. You can legally have a possession limit for each and every person in your household and they do not have to have a license to possess them. In my home I have my common-law spouse and her son so we can have 3 possession limits in the home. You can gift your birds to whomever you wish, they just cannot exceed the possession limit and they do not require a license to possess them. Also if you do as I do and have them processed into sausage, pepperettes, etc they then legally become a food product and fall into a grey area regarding possession limits. When transporting meat to the butcher we have long removed the wings and bones and on a sheet of paper we label the number and species of birds and all the peoples names who partook in their demise along with hunting license #'s.
 
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Yes you must have a wing no matter how many times you transport it. And gut the birds as soon as you can. It'll spoil the meat if left too long.
it's not hard to breast the bird and keep the wing attached. Just wrap the wing seperately.
 
Say I had a bag of 5 breasted geese and a seperate bag of 5 wings. Is this doable? Or will some MNR guy give me grief for it not being attached.
 
We go on a 3 day hunt every year for early season...We just gut them and put em on ice til the trip is over...involves a lot of coolers if we have a 3 day limit, but I usually have 4 or 5 coolers with me for that hunt. I will breast em out once I get home.
 
How badly will it stink up the cooler? Is this something you guys use throw away type coolers for ? Or nice ones?
 
I thought the same thing when I caught fish in Nipigon and processed and froze them at my house there. I figured once they are frozen in residence for consumtion,... they can be transported to another residence without the one inch of skin left on fillets, or wing in this case.

I think most CO's and judges would understand the difference between bagging and going home, compared to bagging and going home, and then moving game or fish a second time to take home again.
 
Yep, the easiest way I you're just going to breast them is to pluck the breasts, cut the backbone out and just leave one wing attached. So all you have is the two breasts with their sternum attached with one wing. Least amount of space taken up.

Only way you can transport birds without a wing, is if it's on your property once cleaned. I've ran into a CO who saw me throwing ducks into a burn pile so he checked me. We clean the birds on one side of our property so I was all fine since the law states once at your residence you can take the wing off for final processing.
 
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Say I had a bag of 5 breasted geese and a seperate bag of 5 wings. Is this doable? Or will some MNR guy give me grief for it not being attached.
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This is no good because you could have shot 5 sand hill cranes or young swand and breasted them and then parceled them up with canada wings.

You might look in to a birdhitch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_3UDLSu_YU&feature=fvst

notice how it leaves wings attached.
 
Need to keep them outside the vehicle? I'll be using this the next time I go hunting.

Doesn't solve your issue for the wing attached, it does keep the mess outside of the vehicle before dressing them though ;)

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sorry about the bird hitch post - already addressed. You also need to adress labelling. We work with CWS and the labelling requirements are very strict. Even with the wing, each bird is supposed to be labelled with hunters name and all licence numbers...our dnr has been very strict on this during roadblock checks etc. Just be cognizant of what you're transporting and how
 
Just get'er'done

Coolers in the back of your SUV aren't reasonable grounds for a search so if you get pulled over just tell them to pound sand
 
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