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Minnesota, North Dakota open light goose hunts
Spring hunts in Minnesota and North Dakota target over 8 million light geese to reduce habitat damage from population growth, with about 3,400 hunters participating annually.
- States opened spring hunts for light geese, with Minnesota's season running through April 30 and North Dakota's through May 10, starting in February.
- Managers concerned about ecological carrying capacity noted that mid‑continent lesser snow geese and Ross's geese had grown to high levels, prompting the conservation order, John Palarski said.
- About 3,000 hunters participate in North Dakota's conservation order each spring, with participation varying by migration timing and weather, while Nate Huck said Minnesota issues about 1,000 permits but sees around 400 participants.
- These spring hunts have been used annually since 1999 as part of population control, and agencies will keep the expanded harvest until populations fall below the management threshold.
- Statewide, Minnesota holds about 8 million snow geese, with a 4 million threshold, and concentrations are highest in agricultural areas with waste grain and shallow wetlands.
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Minnesota, North Dakota open light goose hunts
In an effort to reduce damage to fragile ecosystems caused by snow geese’s arctic breeding habits, and to reduce the waterfowl’s population in the state, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has opened its annual light goose hunt. The hunt, which is for only snow geese and the smaller Ross’s geese, opened Feb. 18 and will run through April 30. North Dakota also issued a conservation order for the geese, which took effect on Feb. 21 and …
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