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Went goose hunting today,
Banks retrieved his firs goose, shot one at about 60 yards, but only winged it. Sent the dog thinking it was dead and the bird was flapping and hissing to heck. Banks swam back. I think he was just overwhelmed at the size of it, and to be honest i myself wouldn't want to deal with an angry 20lb goose!
After i shot it a few more times i sent him probably 3 different times until he finally grabbed it and brought it to shore.
Really proud of him, we have not trained for anything like this and it was a lot to ask of him to retrieve a bird 6x the size of anything else he has seen, let alone a live one.
Sorry if I'm boring you all with my posts, but there is a lot of firsts this season and I want to share it!
Thanks,
Isaac and Banks

I do not know of a good way to train for wounded Canadas. I had a well trained golden get her butt kicked by one. The usual soft mouthed girl went after every goose thereafter with her fangs barred, growling. She took it personally.

I think you have already learned, but try to dispatch them before sending the dog. They are big and tough.

I think Banks did just fine, at his age it is all learning, everything is new the first time.

You are not being boring at all. Glad things are going well!

Charlie

It looks like you have a duck dog, or should I say waterfowl dog? That photo is one you will enjoy for the rest of your life.

Keep up the good work there. Post as often as you wish, I will read it.

Banks totally is looking at you like "hey dad - you hold that darn thing, I don't want it anymore." Great picture Isaac - keep 'em coming.

Sounds like all of your hard work is paying off. You should be very proud. We all want to hear about your hunting stories.

Doug

Experience is sometimes the best teacher in this instance. Keep killing them for him and pretty soon wounded or not he will be sailing out on land or water and snatching them up for you. I would imagine it won't be long before he would prefer to chase after a wounded goose than a dead one. Believe it or not that retrieve gained him a tremendous amount of confidence and he will not forget it.

Awesome photo! Looks like a dandy spot.

You never really know if a dog is going to be a "goose dog" until it becomes one.

Congrats, My little black lab got his butt kicked by a goose at about 8 months old during early goose season, now every goose that goes down gets its head ripped off before he even thinks about bringing it back to the blind. keep up the good work, and im sure by the end of the season you will have a retriever to be proud of

Issac: Love reading these. Banks is doing great. With more confidence and experience he will work it out. You have your self a water fowl dog for sure.
Keep posting,

Issak, we have watched you and Banks grow and train keep posting the pics and stories it makes me miss my lab but it is great to see you two in action. hey try to post a video of you guys hunting we enjoyed the video of training. Good luck buddy and keep up the good work. One day your going to be sitting there and realize that the dog has trained you as much as you have trained the dog. Be safe my friend.

big_fish wrote:Issak, we have watched you and Banks grow and train keep posting the pics and stories it makes me miss my lab but it is great to see you two in action. hey try to post a video of you guys hunting we enjoyed the video of training. Good luck buddy and keep up the good work. One day your going to be sitting there and realize that the dog has trained you as much as you have trained the dog. Be safe my friend.

I will for sure this weekend, i have a captureyourhunt gopro mount that goes on my gun. Did it last weekend but with little action i didn't get much.
Thanks!
Isaac and Banks

Double Shot Banks wrote:Went goose hunting today,
Banks retrieved his firs goose, shot one at about 60 yards, but only winged it.
i myself wouldn't want to deal with an angry 20lb goose!
Isaac and Banks

Shooting a goose at 60 yards? You must have been using HeviShot.
20 lb goose :roll: Most all of us overestimate the weight of geese, until we actually have them weighed on a certified scale.
The world record for a GIANT (not just a Greater) is 24 lbs. Looking at your picture, I'd guess this Greater was 12 to 14 lbs.
Very nice bird though

My friend, Doc E (who was kicked off this forum), has a nice thread about preparing a goose for training
at http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/show ... p?t=753947

Thats just awesome . Congratulations

Del Lolo wrote:

Double Shot Banks wrote:Went goose hunting today,
Banks retrieved his firs goose, shot one at about 60 yards, but only winged it.
i myself wouldn't want to deal with an angry 20lb goose!
Isaac and Banks

Shooting a goose at 60 yards? You must have been using HeviShot.
20 lb goose :roll: Most all of us overestimate the weight of geese, until we actually have them weighed on a certified scale.
The world record for a GIANT (not just a Greater) is 24 lbs. Looking at your picture, I'd guess this Greater was 12 to 14 lbs.
Very nice bird though

My friend, Doc E (who was kicked off this forum), has a nice thread about preparing a goose for training
at http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/show ... p?t=753947

Always has to be someone to piss on a kids parade. We should rejoice in the fact that the kid took the time to train his own dog. How many snot nosed brats these days take the time to get off their arses to do anything close to what this kid has?
I dont give a rip if the goose was 2 pounds or 20 pounds, give this kid the credit and respect he is due.

iSSAK, GREAT POST KID, KEEP THEM COMING!!!!

Munster wrote:

Del Lolo wrote:

Double Shot Banks wrote:Went goose hunting today,
Banks retrieved his firs goose, shot one at about 60 yards, but only winged it.
i myself wouldn't want to deal with an angry 20lb goose!
Isaac and Banks

Shooting a goose at 60 yards? You must have been using HeviShot.
20 lb goose :roll: Most all of us overestimate the weight of geese, until we actually have them weighed on a certified scale.
The world record for a GIANT (not just a Greater) is 24 lbs. Looking at your picture, I'd guess this Greater was 12 to 14 lbs.
Very nice bird though

My friend, Doc E (who was kicked off this forum), has a nice thread about preparing a goose for training
at http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/show ... p?t=753947

Always has to be someone to piss on a kids parade. We should rejoice in the fact that the kid took the time to train his own dog. How many snot nosed brats these days take the time to get off their arses to do anything close to what this kid has?
I dont give a rip if the goose was 2 pounds or 20 pounds, give this kid the credit and respect he is due.

iSSAK, GREAT POST KID, KEEP THEM COMING!!!!

+1

Del Lolo wrote:

Double Shot Banks wrote:Went goose hunting today,
Banks retrieved his firs goose, shot one at about 60 yards, but only winged it.
i myself wouldn't want to deal with an angry 20lb goose!
Isaac and Banks

Shooting a goose at 60 yards? You must have been using HeviShot.
20 lb goose :roll: Most all of us overestimate the weight of geese, until we actually have them weighed on a certified scale.
The world record for a GIANT (not just a Greater) is 24 lbs. Looking at your picture, I'd guess this Greater was 12 to 14 lbs.
Very nice bird though

My friend, Doc E (who was kicked off this forum), has a nice thread about preparing a goose for training
at http://www.refugeforums.com/refuge/show ... p?t=753947

Your right i did exagerate on the weight, didnt weigh him but it was a big goose.
The shot was atleast 60 yards, the pond we hunted is probably 200 across and we used 3 1/2 inch bb
Isaac and Banks