Dan Jackson
07-03-2001, 05:03 PM
FYI for KY bird hunters -Got this update today :
News Release
by Lee McClellan
June 29, 2001 for more information contact (800) 858-1549
Resident Goose Season
Restoration efforts to establish resident Canada geese have paid off
tremendously in Kentucky. The resident Canada goose population is slightly
over 36,500 birds in Kentucky.
The excellent health of the Canada goose flock prompted the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) to establish a new
resident goose season for 2001. This first-ever season opens on Saturday,
September 8 and closes on Wednesday, September 12, 2001. This season is
open statewide with the exception of the West-central and Northeast Canada
Goose zones. The bag limit is two resident Canada geese daily and the
possession limit is four Canada geese.
"We're not at our objective yet," said KDFWR wildlife director Roy
Grimes, "but some areas have more geese than others and we are having some
depredation problems." He explained those areas that are closed to the
resident goose season, the Northeast and West-central Canada Goose Zones,
have fewer numbers of geese. The management goal is to expand the flock in
those areas.
The September time frame was chosen as to not interfere with migrant geese
who arrive in Kentucky later in the fall. "Federal rules mandate we have the
season before September 15," Grimes explained. He said Kentucky's resident
geese are called residents because they are born in Kentucky, but they are
migrants to states farther south when the water freezes.
Resident Canada geese inhabit all types of water bodies in the state. They
are found around larger creeks and rivers, small and large reservoirs and
farm ponds. Strategies to pursue these resident Canada geese are much
different than the traditional winter time methods used for migrating Canada
geese.
A hunter needs to locate the resident geese they plan to hunt ahead of time
by scouting. A successful hunter should know where their geese feed and
where they roost. Set up to intercept these resident geese as they leave
their roosting areas to feed or when they return from feeding to roost.
Farms with several ponds may provide excellent jump shooting opportunities.
Make sure to secure permission to hunt private lands before hunting. A
hunting license, state waterfowl permit and a federal waterfowl stamp are
required to hunt the resident Canada goose season. For more information,
contact the KDFWR at 1-800-858-1549.
News Release
by Lee McClellan
June 29, 2001 for more information contact (800) 858-1549
Resident Goose Season
Restoration efforts to establish resident Canada geese have paid off
tremendously in Kentucky. The resident Canada goose population is slightly
over 36,500 birds in Kentucky.
The excellent health of the Canada goose flock prompted the Kentucky
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) to establish a new
resident goose season for 2001. This first-ever season opens on Saturday,
September 8 and closes on Wednesday, September 12, 2001. This season is
open statewide with the exception of the West-central and Northeast Canada
Goose zones. The bag limit is two resident Canada geese daily and the
possession limit is four Canada geese.
"We're not at our objective yet," said KDFWR wildlife director Roy
Grimes, "but some areas have more geese than others and we are having some
depredation problems." He explained those areas that are closed to the
resident goose season, the Northeast and West-central Canada Goose Zones,
have fewer numbers of geese. The management goal is to expand the flock in
those areas.
The September time frame was chosen as to not interfere with migrant geese
who arrive in Kentucky later in the fall. "Federal rules mandate we have the
season before September 15," Grimes explained. He said Kentucky's resident
geese are called residents because they are born in Kentucky, but they are
migrants to states farther south when the water freezes.
Resident Canada geese inhabit all types of water bodies in the state. They
are found around larger creeks and rivers, small and large reservoirs and
farm ponds. Strategies to pursue these resident Canada geese are much
different than the traditional winter time methods used for migrating Canada
geese.
A hunter needs to locate the resident geese they plan to hunt ahead of time
by scouting. A successful hunter should know where their geese feed and
where they roost. Set up to intercept these resident geese as they leave
their roosting areas to feed or when they return from feeding to roost.
Farms with several ponds may provide excellent jump shooting opportunities.
Make sure to secure permission to hunt private lands before hunting. A
hunting license, state waterfowl permit and a federal waterfowl stamp are
required to hunt the resident Canada goose season. For more information,
contact the KDFWR at 1-800-858-1549.