But unregulated hunting and habitat destruction played havoc on a lot of waterfowl species, including the giant Canada. By the turn of the 20 th century, in fact, shooting a giant Canada goose was ...

Hunting and habitat loss decimated the birds’ population a century ago. Numbers had dwindled so low that scientists believed the biggest type of Canada goose, the giant Branta canadensis maxima ...

When Scott Threinen was 10 years old, he was doing chores on his family's dairy farm west of Rochester, in the small town of Mantorville, Minn., when some Canada geese landed in a field behind the ...

The giant Canada goose was well and alive in Rochester ... The Department of Natural Resources established a waterfowl hunting refuge around the city and hunters began crowding the highway ...

“We’re attempting to provide additional hunting opportunity aimed at resident giant Canada geese,” said Steve Cordts, DNR waterfowl specialist. Historically, Minnesota goose hunters were ...

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It is a fourth-degree misdemeanor to kill a Canada goose outside of season, as they are protected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and by Ohio law. ODNR allowed hunting of Canada geese from Sept.