Geese

Goose

Although their habits are governed by tide, wind, weather and moon, in generally geese fly inland at day-break to their feeding grounds i.e. potato fields or winter cereals and return to roost far out on the mudflats at dusk. There are three species of goose which can be legally shot in Scotland Grey lag, Pink foot and Canada are all legal quarry, coastal wildfowling and decoying into arable fields cater for the majority of geese shot in Scotland although some are shot flighting into and out of inland ponds.

Season Dates

Wildfowling (Inland Sept 1st – Jan 31st) (Below the high water mark of ordinary Spring Tides Sept 1st – Feb 20th)

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