Vermont has a special spring snow goose hunting opportunity that will be held from March 11 through April 23. Since 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has annually issued a conservation order to ...

I used to get tired of hearing about the good old days. Older hunters and fishermen are the world's worst when it comes to relating how great it was in the "good old days. "I don't hear this so much ...

Snow geese are one of the most abundant species of waterfowl in the world, with a breeding range extending from Wrangel Island, Russia, across the Arctic coast and islands of northern Alaska and ...

One day last week, Alex Russo ambled into a field near his home in northeast South Dakota. With him were his son and two friends, who also guide for Russo at his hunting lodge, Flatland Flyways. This ...

Laying on cold, damp ground is usually a recipe for misery. But in this case I think it was a feature and not a bug. An uncomfortable body would at least be an alert body, alert for the arctic bound ...

The Snow Goose, Brant, and Swan Committee of the Atlantic Flyway Council found in its study that "the most useful of the special [conservation season] measures was the use of electronic calls, which ...

Looking for an early remedy for that lingering cabin fever? You might want to consider grabbing a favorite shotgun, several boxes of No. 4 or BB steel shot and taking advantage of the special snow ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission made a landmark decision Thursday, electing to eliminate the light goose conservation order. Texas is the first state to do so. “It’s a big victory for the ...

If you have been doing any waterfowling, don’t put away your shotguns yet. The 2025 Nebraska Light Conservation Season opens Monday, and it is a long season for us in the West Zone, too. Waterfowlers ...

Local goose hunters will have a shorter season next fall, after the Pennsylvania Game Commission cut 15 days from the 2024-25 hunt. The regular hunt for Canada geese in Pennsylvania’s Atlantic ...

We watched intently as our guide, Nate, worked his black lab retriever, scooping geese that had fallen far from the decoys. A short, high-pitched blast on a whistle and an exaggerated arm motion to ...