I hunkered down with my dog in heavy brush in a corner of the pond that the geese liked to use as an escape route. From my position I could not see the geese that were gathered at the far end of the ...

Since 1999 North Dakota hunters have had a spring hunting opportunity besides turkey. While overall interest and participation in turkey hunting overshadows the spring light goose season, those with a ...

In case you missed it, North Dakota's spring light goose season opened Feb. 20, and no-it's not too early of a season. South Dakota's opened Feb. 15 and Minnesota's on Tuesday. I had the first reports ...

As I write this, there is snow falling from the sky and accumulating on the ground. Yes, the calendar reads April and North Dakota's spring light goose conservation ordered opened Feb. 17. The good ...

Doug Leier is an outreach biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Reach him at dleier@nd.gov. WEST FARGO – It’s hard to believe that the first spring light goose conservation order in ...

It’s hard to believe that the first spring light goose conservation order in North Dakota arrived more than 20 some years ago when I was working as a game warden. Time flies. The purpose then -- and ...

Nonresidents need a 2026 spring light goose conservation order license. The cost is $50 and valid statewide. Nonresidents who ...

WATERLOO - For the casual goose hunter, getting spring snows and blues within shotgun range can be like trying to get the best of the Internal Revenue Service. It usually doesn't happen. Ken Seeley ...

Minnesota hunters can harvest snow geese this spring, including blue-phased snow geese and the smaller Ross' geese, under provisions of a federal conservation order. Hunting will be allowed from March ...

Vermont’s spring snow goose hunt 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 allow the reduction of the ...