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Sorry, not paying $100 for a bird
Posted on 9/28/25 at 10:16 pm
Posted on 9/28/25 at 10:16 pm
My dad used to hunt geese when I was young so we had them regularly during hunting season. Canada geese were very abundant where I grew up, so much that the County hired snipers to pick them off at golf courses because there was shite everywhere, but I digress. Point being, it was common to see them on our dinner table.
I haven't had goose in a very long time and was shopping recently and was astounded that one goose was $100. I had no idea they were that expensive to purchase, as I assumed that they'd be perhaps around the same price as a turkey. If I'm paying $100 for a bird, it had better be a Sand Hill Crane.
I haven't had goose in a very long time and was shopping recently and was astounded that one goose was $100. I had no idea they were that expensive to purchase, as I assumed that they'd be perhaps around the same price as a turkey. If I'm paying $100 for a bird, it had better be a Sand Hill Crane.
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Posted on 9/28/25 at 10:25 pm to Degas
Ok
Posted on 9/29/25 at 6:27 am to Degas
Price alligator meat, turtle meat or domestic rabbits if you want sticker shock.
Just checked Amazon and they are selling 3 whole rabbits in a pack that weighs between 6-8 lbs. @ $18.75 a lb.
Gator meat will set you back $115 for a 5 lb. bag.
Turtle meat is also crazy priced. A 2 lb. bag of boneless is running $55.
The above prices are all found on the net from various suppliers.
Just checked Amazon and they are selling 3 whole rabbits in a pack that weighs between 6-8 lbs. @ $18.75 a lb.
Gator meat will set you back $115 for a 5 lb. bag.
Turtle meat is also crazy priced. A 2 lb. bag of boneless is running $55.
The above prices are all found on the net from various suppliers.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 7:35 am to gumbo2176
I buy domestic farm raised rabbits dressed for $15 a piece vacuum pack and quartered, if I get them whole, they are $12 each.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 7:36 am to gumbo2176
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Price alligator meat, turtle meat or domestic rabbits if you want sticker shock.
One of my kids raised meat rabbits for FFA one year. The auction buyer donated them back to her, so straight to processing and the dinner table they went.
They were delicious, and I've considered raising some ourselves. Still have that dang cage in the backyard.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 8:32 am to CHEDBALLZ
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I buy domestic farm raised rabbits dressed for $15 a piece vacuum pack and quartered, if I get them whole, they are $12 each.
At one time I had a friend who raised domestic meat rabbits to sell and I'd get them way cheap dressed and cleaned from him from time to time.
Unfortunately, he passed away and that was that. I see them in Rouses in the frozen food section and they are insanely priced----enough so that I won't buy them.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 10:35 am to Degas
Well. Look how much crawfish (literal water roaches) and chicken wings (nothing worth eating ok those) cost.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 11:49 am to gumbo2176
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Turtle meat is also crazy priced
Never thought about it, but I didn’t know that was a thing in this country.
How do Americans normally eat this, like a soup or stew ?
Posted on 9/29/25 at 12:00 pm to Stamps74
Turtle sauce piquant.
One of the items Commander's Palace in New Orleans is known for is their turtle soup au sherry.
One of the items Commander's Palace in New Orleans is known for is their turtle soup au sherry.
Posted on 9/29/25 at 12:15 pm to Degas
Just ride over to Bass Pro in DS. There are hundreds. Please take them all!
Posted on 9/29/25 at 12:15 pm to Stamps74
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How do Americans normally eat this, like a soup or stew ?
Like already mentioned----Sauce Piquant or Turtle Soup-----both are very good dishes when prepared right.
Back in the mid 70's I was visiting a friend in Luling, La. where I had spent a few summers as a young kid after my dad died. I was a young adult by this time and the guy had caught and butchered a Snapping Turtle, also known locally as a "Cowan".
He had the shell nailed to an oak tree in his yard and he had to use a gutter spike to do so. The shell was about 30 inches front to back and damn near 20 inches across.
In the wild they can live up to about 45 years and to about 70 years in captivity.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 4:54 am to Degas
Around here, it's unusual to see a goose in a store except around the holidays. They are usually pricy.
I went in Wal-Mart on the day after Christmas one year. They had the goose marked down to $1 a pound, so I snagged a 10 pounder. Cooked it on the Weber kettle rotisserie. It was okay, but farm-raised duck is much better.
I would not pay a premium for goose. You see duck on restaurant menus, but I've never noticed goose. Maybe because it's just not very good.
I went in Wal-Mart on the day after Christmas one year. They had the goose marked down to $1 a pound, so I snagged a 10 pounder. Cooked it on the Weber kettle rotisserie. It was okay, but farm-raised duck is much better.
I would not pay a premium for goose. You see duck on restaurant menus, but I've never noticed goose. Maybe because it's just not very good.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:26 am to Twenty 49
domestic goose is kind of a pain to cook, so much fat. Like a gallon of it on a big bird. But if you’ve ever had a well cooked specklebelly you’ll think you died and gone to heaven
Posted on 9/30/25 at 9:40 am to Degas
The reason is demand and every day use. Ducks and chickens aren't that much different to raise, but chickens sell a lot more they are cheaper.
Goose is more rare than duck, so its just going to be more expensive.
Goose is more rare than duck, so its just going to be more expensive.
Posted on 9/30/25 at 11:25 am to SixthAndBarone
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Ok
Posted on 10/1/25 at 6:44 pm to gumbo2176
Gooses, geeses
I want my goose to lay gold eggs for Easter
I want my goose to lay gold eggs for Easter
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