Hunting for geese in Alberta

Jaycal, here is your original post in this thread and is exactly why Spank does not want to continue to help you....

JayCal said:
New to the sport, could use a bit of clarification.
Friend has a large farm and has invited me to do some hunting there, possibly geese as they flock to the large pond in the fall. Are we allowed to hunt geese and if so, how do I go about obtaining a license? Any idea how many can be taken down? We'd be splitting the bounty, hoping to be able to get at least 4, if that's even a possibility. Can someone please share some insight on this? This would be my first time out hunting, could use a bit of guidance as I'm as green as they come.

Also, what would be a good gun for the occasion? A 12 gauge I presume? Have my PAL but not looking to spend much as a starter/first time venture.
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You admit to being green, not knowing what gun and what technique to use, and come searching for guidance..... Yet, in spite of this guidance, which you are receiving from a number of seasoned waterfowl hunters, you insist on continuing down the road to stupidity and legal charges..... You have been told to set up a blind, use a 12 gauge, decoys if you wish and that your friend cannot hunt alongside you unless he has a license....

The homeowner who is encouraging you to use a centerfire .22 cal rifle (which, as stubblejumper mentioned is not rare at all), is telling you to commit a crime that will land you without a hunting license a gun license and will see you get a hefty fine.....

There is nothing wrong with hunting for delicious wild game as your trophy.... There is everything wrong with hunting unethically and illegally with delicious wild game as your trophy......

So make your choice.... If you want to listen to the ridiculous advice of this landowner and follow down that illegal path, then stop coming here being an askhole..... Seeking advice and not following it / listening to it.....
 
In the overwhelming majority of cases, hunting birds like geese is not at all cost effective as a source of meat By the time you figure in the licenses, the fuel, the shotgun, the shells, the clothing and all of the gear, you can purchase the meat for a much lower cost. Many of us do enjoy eating our harvest, but most of us hunt for sport, rather than just for the meat.

We have all hunted with these types over the years and its why they always have nobody to hunt with eventually.
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From past experience, when I hear someone calculating the cost of what the birds or animals are going to be, before we even go hunting, I get the feeling that it isn't going to be enjoyable to hunt with that person. And in almost every case, that person never hunts with us again.
 
stubblejumper said:
In the overwhelming majority of cases, hunting birds like geese is not at all cost effective as a source of meat By the time you figure in the licenses, the fuel, the shotgun, the shells, the clothing and all of the gear, you can purchase the meat for a much lower cost. Many of us do enjoy eating our harvest, but most of us hunt for sport, rather than just for the meat.



From past experience, when I hear someone calculating the cost of what the birds or animals are going to be, before we even go hunting, I get the feeling that it isn't going to be enjoyable to hunt with that person. And in almost every case, that person never hunts with us again.
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so true and should be printed on any hunting licenses ....
 
stubblejumper said:
In the overwhelming majority of cases, hunting birds like geese is not at all cost effective as a source of meat By the time you figure in the licenses, the fuel, the shotgun, the shells, the clothing and all of the gear, you can purchase the meat for a much lower cost. Many of us do enjoy eating our harvest, but most of us hunt for sport, rather than just for the meat.



From past experience, when I hear someone calculating the cost of what the birds or animals are going to be, before we even go hunting, I get the feeling that it isn't going to be enjoyable to hunt with that person. And in almost every case, that person never hunts with us again.
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Exactly the point I was making but the Op missed it. A Giant Canada may net you 2 lbs of meat, a lesser about 8 oz. if it were about being cost effective I'd order a half of a beef. If its about chemicals I'd order from a known organic grower. I eat the game I harvest but if it were about cost per pound? My hunting would be done and over and I don't require the wifey's permission to do either.
 
Superbrad said:
Jaycal, here is your original post in this thread and is exactly why Spank does not want to continue to help you....



You admit to being green, not knowing what gun and what technique to use, and come searching for guidance..... Yet, in spite of this guidance, which you are receiving from a number of seasoned waterfowl hunters, you insist on continuing down the road to stupidity and legal charges..... You have been told to set up a blind, use a 12 gauge, decoys if you wish and that your friend cannot hunt alongside you unless he has a license....

The homeowner who is encouraging you to use a centerfire .22 cal rifle (which, as stubblejumper mentioned is not rare at all), is telling you to commit a crime that will land you without a hunting license a gun license and will see you get a hefty fine.....

There is nothing wrong with hunting for delicious wild game as your trophy.... There is everything wrong with hunting unethically and illegally with delicious wild game as your trophy......

So make your choice.... If you want to listen to the ridiculous advice of this landowner and follow down that illegal path, then stop coming here being an askhole..... Seeking advice and not following it / listening to it.....
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X2!!! Well said Brad!
 
JayCal, what method are you planning on using to retrieve any ducks or geese that are floating out in the middle of that loonsh#t bottomless pond after you shoot them?

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He found out there is a canoe on the shore. I mentioned using waders or a canoe earlier on but he was in no way going out on that pond because apparently it is filled with leeches. However since discovering access to a FREE USE canoe suddenly one more leech, albeit a big one in a canoe is suddenly ok with joining the other pond leeches?!
 
JayCal you should give me that ladies contact info. My hunting partners and I shoot hundreds of geese each season not to mention the deer tags we usually fill. I have 3 mulie tags for this season. 1 either ### and 2 antlerless. I would be more than happy to help her out if her and her kids are in need by filling my two antlerless tags and donating her the meat. Heck I'll even have it cut and wrapped and personally deliver it. You see most hunters I know myself included usually donate a good portion of our harvest to people we know who appreciate a helping hand in tough times. Hunting for the table is an important part of hunting and I thoroughly enjoy eating what I harvest but you will never in a million years take harvesting game into todays world to a more economic benefit short of becoming a bona-fide poacher.
 
Eff the leeches! Last time I checked leeches cannot eat through neoprene wadders.
I wanna know how he's going to put up with with the exorbitant number of lice this brand new waterfowl hunter is bound to run into...........:popCorn:

Then we'll see if JayCal repeats it once again or maybe there will a great deal on a barely used bird gun and steel on the EE.
 
I think the waterfowling won't last when he discovers the meager amount of meat on a goose. They look big but as you guys know they are all wings and feathers. Anyone hunting small game for the meat would do better with a 22 rimfire and bunnies. The dollar spent to meat acquired ratio is much better. And as for the moose he mentioned on the farm? By the time he draws a tag in that area that ladies kids will be grown and in university.
 
Trapper79 said:
Wabbit hunting is fun!
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I grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario. I used to love hunting cottontails and wild pheasants as a teenager. My buddies had beagles and when we got together to hunt bunnies it was a real fun time. Hunting solo I used to put on alot of miles walking railway right of ways, bush lots and fencerows stomping on brush piles along the way. Good times and good eats!!
 
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I grew up in the Niagara region of Ontario. I used to love hunting cottontails and wild pheasants as a teenager. My buddies had beagles and when we got together to hunt bunnies it was a real fun time. Hunting solo I used to put on alot of miles walking railway right of ways, bush lots and fencerows stomping on brush piles along the way. Good times and good eats!!
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lol..... Leave the cabin at dawn with the Cooey 84....... Get back at dusk, clean my bunnies and grouse, knock down a can of Dinty Moore Irish stew and half a loaf of bread...... Pass out by the woodstove.... Wake up...... Repeat..... Lol....
 
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Yes sir, wabbit hunting is lots of fun! Changed my habits because evening trips (although the most productive) turned into dodging black bears most of the time.
No more solo trips with a 22. 20 bore minimum up here in the boreal forest.

Thinking of carrying a AR-7 once more, and carrying an ample (and lightweight) shotgun slung over my back. Legal in Alberta for upland game.
 
^You could have something there spank. Seems even a little worse west of here near Barrhead County. I vaguely remember a 16 year old youth dragged from his tent during a quading trip not too far from there. Within this area, just look north-west of Westlock is the Swann Hills district. This area is well known for very aggressive bears encounters.
 
sometinh to do with grizzly ... if black no more on the top chain of the food they are more agressive as grizzly are not afraid to chase them especially if food sources are less important.
 
I worked in the Swan Hills are two summers ago for a few days. There were no shortage of bears and there were some real bruisers. Not one ever ran away when we would stop to watch them. They were usually no further than 30 yds and paid no heed to us at all. From what I could see they had no fear of humans.
 
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