In the early 1990s when DEC established the September goose hunting season, New York’s resident Canada goose population was estimated to be around 130,000 birds. Today the population is more than ...

A mix of outdoors stories from Illinois, including information on the annual Central Illinois Youth Goose Hunt.

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s Atlantic Population migratory Canada goose hunting season opens December 19, 2025, with two segments ...

SOUTHERN Ill. (KFVS) - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced new zone lines in southern Illinois for the 2026 waterfowl season. According to IDNR, for the 2026-2030 seasons, the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- To thin a growing population of Canada geese now estimated at 200,000, New York officials have set a new late-winter hunting season from March 1-10. The season opens Saturday in most ...

Other than mallards, no North American waterfowl species have been banded more than Canada geese. If you hunt honkers often, shooting one sporting a piece of jewelry isn’t as rare as you might think.

Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) officials are reminding waterfowl hunters to take precautions to protect ...

The unofficial start to Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 hunting season arrived Sept. 1, when dove season and the early Canada goose season opened. It’s the unofficial start because, technically, the season ...