Whether you want to hunt geese for pleasure or cook them for dinner, plucking a goose can be a lot of work.When plucking a goose, you will need to take precautions so that the mess is kept to a minimum.You have to remove all the parts.With a little practice and preparation, you will be plucking geese in no time at all.
Step 1: Get a big chopping block.
A piece of old plywood or the tailgate of a truck would be ideal for plucking a goose.There is a garbage bag and paper towels.It will be easier to contain it ahead of time if you do that.It's a good idea to get your area ready before you start plucking the geese to make sure you have everything ready for your work.In order to minimize the potential mess, it is probably a good idea to complete the goose plucking process in an easily cleanable outdoor space like a garage or a shed.
Step 2: Gather everything you need.
You will need some tools to finish plucking a goose.You don't have to search for something while you are in the middle of plucking if you gather all of the supplies ahead of time.You will need a sharp knife, a roll of paper towels, and a couple trash bags.
Step 3: There are dead geese to be found.
Try to purchase some geese from a hunter in your area.Some farmers may have geese for sale.Make sure the geese are dead before plucking them.
Step 4: Pick the large feathers off of the goose.
This is the longest part of the process.Don't grab a few feathers and pull them out because you might rip the skin on the goose.If you want to pick the feathers off, hold them like a piece of paper.Pull the feathers to the bottom of the goose.Pick the feathers all the way around the goose.Before you gut the bird, make sure to remove all the feathers.
Step 5: Get off the feathers with a knife.
Remove the rest of the feathers from the goose's skin with a knife.With your bare hands, it's hard to remove these tiny down feathers.It would take too much time to try this method because they are too small.Imagine taking the paint off of a piece of wood and sanding it.You can get the rest of the feathers off by singing them with fire after you remove what you can with a knife.Light a rolled up newspaper on fire and burn off the remaining feathers.
Step 6: Remove the wings.
You can either get a set of strong branch cutters or use a knife.If you want to take the wings off, first cut the top of the wing down to the bone.The cut you made should be facing the blunt side of the knife.Break the bones with the blunt side of the knife.If you want to cut through the rest of the wing, flip the knife so the sharp side is toward the cut.If you use the branch cutter, position them at the base of the wings and squeeze the handles until the bones break.
Step 7: The feet and neck need to be removed.
You will need to use the branch cutter again in this part.Remove the neck and feet from the breast first.The bottom should be cut off.Cut all the way across to the other leg through the bones and guts.If you don't want to use a branch cutter, use the knife the same way you used it on the wings, smash the bone in pieces, then cut through the rest of the way.You can cut on the feet by snapping the leg.
Step 8: The innards should be removed.
Pull out the goose's guts from the hole at the bottom.You have to make sure you get everything until the goose is completely hollow.Gloves may be necessary to keep your hands clean and sanitary in this part.
Step 9: The goose has to be washed.
All of the blood should be washed off by running cold water through the middle.You should get some of the feathers that you missed.You need to rinse off any blood or debris.It can make the carcass smell worse than it needs to if you leave the guts.
Step 10: Work in a logical way.
Do the same steps if you have more than one goose.First, remove the feathers from the carcasses, then remove all the wings, and then clean the body.You can complete all stages at the same time.