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| 28.10.2013, 17:45 - fenpxsli - Pfeifenkopp - 205 Posts Snow goose population makes its way through southwest Iowa In recent weeks, snow geese have been making their way through southwest Iowa in some pretty impressive numbers. Paup estimated there have been 20,000 snow geese in both Lake Icaria south of Corning and Green Valley Lake near Creston.The birds first go through the area within the fall, and return north in early spring.Paup said adult flocks of snow geese are just about all gone in the area,canada goose pas cher vrai, but adolescent populations can be seen stopping to relax on area lakes through April.adults usually go through first because they possess a nesting instinct, Paup explained. want territory and they wish to start breeding. explosionIn yesteryear 30 years,canada goose jacket, the snow geese population in Iowa has a lot more than tripled up approximately 1.4 million birds. Today, there are more than 6 million of the birds in North America.This is not exactly the best thing,canada goose sale, Paup said.The abundance of snow geese has already shown indications of detriment for their arctic nesting areas near Churchill in Manitoba, Canada,www.cardinalsigns.ca/page/554, based on Paup.feed on brine sedges, and when they overgraze with that, it requires decades for many of those beds to return, said Paup. just keep expanding areas where they graze. Additionally they displace others like Canada geese and various shore birds. welcomeOne surefire way to control the snow goose human population is a liberal hunting policy.Since 1999, waterfowl hunters have been permitted to hunt snow geese because they go through Iowa. Paup said the current conservation order regarding snow geese allows each hunter to shoot 20 of the birds each day between Feb. 1 and April 15.John Tapken, director from the Union County Conservation Board, said he's seen many people utilize this March hunting opportunity.Tapken said he has known snow geese to occupy areas north of Creston, close to the 3 Mile and 12 Mile lakes cabins. He added, large groups of hunters externally the area arrived at hunt the snow geese along with other waterfowl for any week or even more at any given time.set up hundreds of or a large number of decoys, said Tapken while describing the elaborate tactics necessary to hunt snow geese. not unusual to allow them to return having a pickup bed filled with snow geese. said hunting practices related to the snow geese are saving the species from itself. |