Geese can be a lot like Brant along the east coast. Their edibility all depends on what they have been eating. We would shoot Brant if they were coming from the West or even the North but learned that from the East or South they have been into Sea Cabbage and made the worst dirty diaper seem mild. Milk baths can reduce many strong flavors but you needed a gas mask just to clean the birds. No person could stand the stink once they started eating the Sea Cabbage. The dog did not even want to retrieve them for fear that he would have to eat them later. Smart dog.