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 ...

Because of the limit on goose hunting days after Sept. 1, extending the season into August was one of the only remaining viable options for adding more hunter opportunities into the giant Canada ...

science-based hunting regulations. Now the giant Canada goose - part of what is now called the Temperate Breeding Population, or TBP - is the most abundant subspecies in the Mississippi River ...

They may have been introduced from southern flocks as a candidate for hunting ... in an extremely abundant goose population. Several million of the giant Canada geese now populate North America.

“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 ...

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 ...

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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.