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Minnesota schedules first August goose hunt
Canada geese, beware: Minnesotans will be gunning for you personally in less than a month.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources this week announced it has scheduled the state's firstever goose hunting season in August.
The experiment, which required permission from federal wildlife regulators and other states along the geese's migration routes, is supposed to lessen the state's population from the abundant bird. Canda geese happen to be increasingly damaging crops, especially soybeans, in the western area of the state.
Once on the brink of extinction, the blackandwhite honkers are actually among the most prolific waterfowl, as well as for years their state continues to be producing more excess geese than hunters can kill, even with a special September season instituted in the past.
Under rules intended to permit maximum kill, the 15day August season allows hunters to consider 10 geese each day with no possession limit. Quite simply, one hunter conceivably could shoot 150 geese,www.beckyalascio.com/archives/288, although wildlife officials and hunters following the issue have begun to refer to the "freezer effect." Few, if any, hunters possess the freezer capacity, or the appetite, for 150 geese. The regularseason bag limit was three per day last year with a possession limit of six.
Within an odd coincidence, the state's official population survey, also released this week,parajumpers, showed a sharp decrease in goose numbers this spring. However, officials suspect the unusual spring, which significantly delayed many migratory birds' arrival in Minnesota, might have distorted the numbers.
"We still have a lot of geese around the landscape," DNR waterfowl specialist Steve Cordts said. "The population might have fallen this season, there is however pointless to think they won't recover."
This year's Canada goose population was estimated at 250,000, precisely the figure the DNR has set as a statewide goal. Last year's estimate was 416,000.
"I don't think it's biologically feasible for a goose population to fall just as much
because it did," Cordts said. "I think it's an anomaly brought on by the strange spring."
The growing season will run from Aug. 10 to Aug. 25 and encompass an area of about a quarter of the state. 212.
Hunting over water will be allowed, which enhances the specter of conflicts between hunters along with other summer water lovers. Cordts said officials discussed such possibilities in more detail but in the end decided against any restrictions inside the zone. He noted that few conflicts have arisen from the September early goose season, which starts Sept. 1.
Some duck hunters also have expressed worry about stirring up resident mallards and teal before the Sept. 21 duck opener.
Cordts said he doubts enough hunters will require advantage of the growing season to result in a disruption.
"I don't believe you will see lots of hunting in August," he said. "It's the first time. It will likely be hot. People have other plans,www.billbellformayor.com/2013/10/parajumpers-parka-como, and also the mosquitoes will be out. I'd be shocked when we had 6,000 people."
Surveys through the DNR showed widespread support among hunters for the August season, they also showed the likelihood of hunting fell the farther someone had to travel. As a result, few East Metro residents are expected to consider to the road for which is sure to be considered a sweaty August goose hunt.
John Molkenbur of White Bear Township is in that crowd.
"I'll probably stick to the September season,canada goose outlet," said Molkenbur, a founding father of the Minnesota Duck and Goose Callers Association along with a dedicated goose hunter.
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