Goose/Geese shoting in Ireland ??

RJ59

Hey guys just wondering do any of ye go shoting for geese and if so where?is it mostly confined to coastal areas? I have never saw geese ever on my local rivers in the midlands where I shot and would be interested in hearing of sum of yer stories if ye have ever been shooting for geese as it is sumtin I would like to do in the future all the best Ross!!!

Dupont

i was only out shooting for them once.two years ago i think when there was a fall of snow there must have been 60 or 80 of them landed one day on a large flat ground that always floods so we went in the next day and the noise of them but we couldnt get close enough for a shot

Feargal as Luimneach

Dupont wrote: »

i was only out shooting for them once.two years ago i think when there was a fall of snow there must have been 60 or 80 of them landed one day on a large flat ground that always floods so we went in the next day and the noise of them but we couldnt get close enough for a shot

What species were they?

Dupont

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

What species were they?

dont no de uncle was with me and said but cant remember

Birdnuts

RJ59 wrote: »

Hey guys just wondering do any of ye go shoting for geese and if so where?is it mostly confined to coastal areas? I have never saw geese ever on my local rivers in the midlands where I shot and would be interested in hearing of sum of yer stories if ye have ever been shooting for geese as it is sumtin I would like to do in the future all the best Ross!!!

Sadly the days of large flocks of wild geese in the midlands are long gone thanx to the damage inflicted on traditional raised bog and turlough habitats by the likes of arterial drainage and the activities of Bord Na Mona from the 1950's-80's:(

Dusty87

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

What species were they?

dont worry fearghal, they probably weren pink foot :rolleyes:

Thomasofmel

Lots of geese around Skerries this morning - was out with shotty (after pigeons), but took only a photo of them cause was unsure if one could shoot them. Big fellas, and must have been 100 - 150 of them, they were very noisy and landed on field just behind me - impressive to look at

Feargal as Luimneach

Thomasofmel wrote: »

Lots of geese around Skerries this morning - was out with shotty (after pigeons), but took only a photo of them cause was unsure if one could shoot them. Big fellas, and must have been 100 - 150 of them, they were very noisy and landed on field just behind me - impressive to look at

A wise move not shooting them. They are Brent geese and they are protected........

Dupont

Feargal as Luimneach wrote: »

What species were they?

he said grey legs

terminator2

might not have been brent geese

Birdnuts

terminator2 wrote: »

might not have been brent geese

Probaby were though - most of our former big Greylag population now winters in Scotland:(

Thomasofmel

Just checked - and yes those I saw were Brent Geese - cheers Feargal

djflawless

I feel ur pain ross haha.im a midlands shooter aswel.shooting in abbeyleix and we havnt a hole lot of variety to shoot.not sure if theres a lot of the geese around.i know a spot where a lonely greylag cirles like clockwork every evening.way 2 high for the double barrel but nice to see him in all his glory

Eddie B

There's a nice flock of Graylays not far from me on the shannon at the moment!
But due to the goose season being so short in the Republic, they are now out of season!:mad:

jellybaby21

I saw a few hundred greylags today and they are there everyday but as you say eddie season is over:mad:

LostCovey

jellybaby21 wrote: »

I saw a few hundred greylags today and they are there everyday but as you say eddie season is over:mad:

The goose hunting season is designed so that it closes before the wild geese arrive, so only feral Greylags and Canadas can be legally shot, as far as I know.

meathstevie

Speaking about Canada Geese, they're becoming an agricultural nightmare in many parts of north western Europe. Was out with old man ( central Belgium ) over the summer and the size of the flocks coming into tillage fields is just unbelievable. Lovely bit of meat as well, the breast meat panfried in the same manner as a thick cut steak is drop dead gorgeous.