# Why do people hate on Canada geese?

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**Created:** [April 2, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008 "2023-04-02T01:37:46Z")\
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> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#):
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> I used to cook at a restaurant that specialized in game fowl, so we had a wide selection of different poultry and (when in season) wild game to compare. The domestic goose was always at the bottom of almost everyone’s scale.

What was at the top?

Admittedly, the skin is the best part of a goose, followed by the fat, which is excellent for roasting potatoes or making popcorn. But i like the flesh well enough. It’s certainly a lot tastier than venison.

(I do enjoy duck and pigeon more than goose.)

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