Will a goose go down with a 22LR?

yankytrash · October 24, 2002, 06:14 PM

Hey guys, help me settle an argument with one of my employees:

We're working near my house today on a roof. As usual this time of year, there's a couple hundred geese out in the field next to us. We start making the usual cracks about, "if I only had a shotgun right now," or "man, you don't need no shotgun, you could throw a rock in there and get three birds," blah, blah, blah. Usual man-banter near wildlife.

One of my guys, an avid game bird hunter, says I should bring my AR-7 with me to work tomorrow and "get us some geese for supper." I relate to him a story from my youth where it was my job to kill our chickens one day, so I grabbed my 22. I musta shot the first chicken 14 times before I gave up and started chasin'm down with the axe. I told the co-worker a 22 would never work, but he insisted one good shot to the head would put a goose down.

I don't have any experience with geese, but I'm skeptical. Don't want to get popped by the man during an "experiment", so I was just wondering if one of you guys knew? Will a goose go down with a shot to the head with a 22?

Mark II · October 24, 2002, 06:19 PM

A goose will go down from a 22 IF you get it in the HEAD.

C.R.Sam · October 24, 2002, 08:45 PM

A. Yes

B. Neck, heart, Wing bone etc will work also.

Bear in mind that a large part of the big bird you see is nothing but feathers. Easy to hit feathers, nuther thing altogether to hit bird.

Hope this is purely academic; shootin any rifle in the air is bad mojo.

Sam

Greybeard · October 24, 2002, 09:29 PM

migratory birds can not be shot legally with anything except a shotgun ...

Zorro · October 24, 2002, 10:05 PM

Long Bow works too.

Or try this!

Bread Ball and a #4 Treble Hook!

Argue that you aren't hunting, but you just caught this REALLY WEIRD FISH!

Chuck Dye · October 25, 2002, 12:19 AM

As an over-the-road trucker, I occasonally overnighted in a rest area next to a stubble field. One night I was awakened around 3am by a ridiculous number of LEO's, most with disco lights whirling and strobing. I managed to shout a question to a sergeant about whether I would be involved and should I move. The answer was no to both so I went back to bed in the sleeper. On my next trip on that route, I was able to quiz a deputy sheriff about the circus. The deputy said they had arrested a reefer driver who supplemented his income by shooting wild geese while they slept in the stubble field. The driver used a high quality air rifle, not named, and tossed the birds into the trailer with his frozen load for processing at a more convenient time and place. The end customers were reported to be restaurants in Chicago and Detroit. Two reasons were cited for the rest area bust: the driver had already been videoed delivering geese and, by nailing the driver after he had been videoed placing geese in the trailer, the truck became a tool of the crime and subject to forfeiture, a major added blow to an owner-operator.

If an air rifle was adequate for geese, a .22 is, too. Don't get caught!

yankytrash · October 25, 2002, 06:40 AM

Oh no no no, this is purely academic. I'm no game bird hunter, except for turkey, which are in season. Birds are too much dang work cleanin if you ask me, so if I want a small moving target with a rifle, I'll go shoot some squirrels, which are also in season.

My employee's request for the AR-7 was purely rhetorical man-banter.

Don't tell my friends, but I actually enjoy the sound of the geese every morning.

Southla1 · October 25, 2002, 10:38 AM

Oh yes it will work................sometimes in my youth ( I still feel young

) when the geese are er were flying real high............or wayyyy out in a rice field...........well you get the idea.

Mama get the gumbo pot out........................goose? What goose?

October 24, 2002, 06:14 PM	#1
yankytrash Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2001 Location: Farnham, Va Posts: 2,183	Will a goose go down with a 22LR? Hey guys, help me settle an argument with one of my employees: We're working near my house today on a roof. As usual this time of year, there's a couple hundred geese out in the field next to us. We start making the usual cracks about, "if I only had a shotgun right now," or "man, you don't need no shotgun, you could throw a rock in there and get three birds," blah, blah, blah. Usual man-banter near wildlife. One of my guys, an avid game bird hunter, says I should bring my AR-7 with me to work tomorrow and "get us some geese for supper." I relate to him a story from my youth where it was my job to kill our chickens one day, so I grabbed my 22. I musta shot the first chicken 14 times before I gave up and started chasin'm down with the axe. I told the co-worker a 22 would never work, but he insisted one good shot to the head would put a goose down. I don't have any experience with geese, but I'm skeptical. Don't want to get popped by the man during an "experiment", so I was just wondering if one of you guys knew? Will a goose go down with a shot to the head with a 22? __________________ Right turn, Clyde.

October 24, 2002, 06:19 PM	#2
Mark II Junior Member Join Date: September 26, 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 14	Yes A goose will go down from a 22 IF you get it in the HEAD. __________________ This Ain't No Rag It's A Flag.You Know What's Wrong With The World Today People Done Gone Put Their Bibles Away. Charlie Daniels Band

October 25, 2002, 12:19 AM	#6
Chuck Dye Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2002 Location: Oregon-The wet side. Posts: 949	As an over-the-road trucker, I occasonally overnighted in a rest area next to a stubble field. One night I was awakened around 3am by a ridiculous number of LEO's, most with disco lights whirling and strobing. I managed to shout a question to a sergeant about whether I would be involved and should I move. The answer was no to both so I went back to bed in the sleeper. On my next trip on that route, I was able to quiz a deputy sheriff about the circus. The deputy said they had arrested a reefer driver who supplemented his income by shooting wild geese while they slept in the stubble field. The driver used a high quality air rifle, not named, and tossed the birds into the trailer with his frozen load for processing at a more convenient time and place. The end customers were reported to be restaurants in Chicago and Detroit. Two reasons were cited for the rest area bust: the driver had already been videoed delivering geese and, by nailing the driver after he had been videoed placing geese in the trailer, the truck became a tool of the crime and subject to forfeiture, a major added blow to an owner-operator. If an air rifle was adequate for geese, a .22 is, too. Don't get caught! __________________ Gee, I'd love to see your data!

October 25, 2002, 06:40 AM	#7
yankytrash Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2001 Location: Farnham, Va Posts: 2,183	Oh no no no, this is purely academic. I'm no game bird hunter, except for turkey, which are in season. Birds are too much dang work cleanin if you ask me, so if I want a small moving target with a rifle, I'll go shoot some squirrels, which are also in season. My employee's request for the AR-7 was purely rhetorical man-banter. Don't tell my friends, but I actually enjoy the sound of the geese every morning. __________________ Right turn, Clyde.

October 24, 2002, 08:45 PM	#3
C.R.Sam Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1999 Location: Dewey, AZ Posts: 12,858	A. Yes B. Neck, heart, Wing bone etc will work also. Bear in mind that a large part of the big bird you see is nothing but feathers. Easy to hit feathers, nuther thing altogether to hit bird. Hope this is purely academic; shootin any rifle in the air is bad mojo. Sam

October 24, 2002, 09:29 PM	#4
Greybeard Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2002 Location: Denton County Texas Posts: 686	migratory birds can not be shot legally with anything except a shotgun ... __________________ www.dentoncountysports.com A Private Palace for Pistol Proficiency

October 24, 2002, 10:05 PM	#5
Zorro Senior Member Join Date: October 28, 2000 Posts: 1,072	Long Bow works too. Or try this! Bread Ball and a #4 Treble Hook! Argue that you aren't hunting, but you just caught this REALLY WEIRD FISH!

October 25, 2002, 10:38 AM	#8
Southla1 Member In Memoriam Join Date: March 19, 2000 Location: Jeanerette, La. Near the Posts: 1,999	Oh yes it will work................sometimes in my youth ( I still feel young ) when the geese are er were flying real high............or wayyyy out in a rice field...........well you get the idea. Mama get the gumbo pot out........................goose? What goose?