Goose hunting involves catching wild geese with a shotgun in open fields during hunting seasons. Steel shot is preferred due to lead shot’s danger. Timing is crucial to catch geese as they prepare to land. A valid hunting license and federal stamp are required, and some areas are protected.
Goose hunts are excursions into fields and wetlands where hunters try to catch wild geese at gunpoint. Typical goose hunts take place during particular hunting seasons that allow hunters to take advantage of the natural crowding and traveling habits of mating wild geese. There are several species of wild geese that are hunted throughout North America, ranging from the snow goose to the Canada goose. Unlike a duck hunt where the hunters catch ducks as they attempt to land on water, goose hunting typically takes place in open cornfields as the geese prepare to land and feed. Many federal laws regarding the dangers of lead shot used in hunting game birds made steel shot the preferred load of shotgun hunters.
Wild geese at high altitudes present a difficult target for a hunter attempting to pick up a bird with a shotgun. Shotgun is a firearm that uses a charge of gunpowder to propel a collection of steel or lead shot or pellets out of the barrel and towards its intended target. Round begins to spread as soon as it exits the rifle barrel, thus reducing the maximum effective range of the weapon. Although most goose hunting is done by hunters who use full-choke barrels to keep the shot as tight as possible for a longer shot, hunters must rely on perfect timing to catch their goose as it approaches to the ground to perch or feed.
Most birds caught on goose hunting are caught as the birds flare in preparation for landing. This is where the goose is nearly motionless as it attempts to reduce its forward motion to land. This gives the goose hunter the best opportunity to target the goose and land a killing blow on the bird. Some goose hunts put a hunter on a large bird migration path and require a good shot at a high flying goose as it passes overhead. These hunts are not as successful for large numbers of harvested birds as hunting camps.
To participate in greylag hunting, the hunter must have a valid hunting license for the area in which he intends to hunt, as well as a federal duck and geese stamp issued by the governing body of the country where he is hunting. Not all areas are open to goose hunting and hunters cannot enter protected grounds to hunt. Specialty hunting grounds are often open for special hunting seasons and some are opened with a lottery drawing.
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