MONTPELIER — A decades-long boom in the population of snow geese has led state and federal fish and wildlife agencies to expand hunting seasons in hopes of cutting their numbers in half across North ...

During a typical spring migration, hundreds of thousands of snow geese can descend on the wetlands at the Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge on a given day in late February and early March.

Hunters and members of waterfowl organizations have several options to ask questions and voice opinions on the 2026-27 proposed migratory game bird seasons. Questions or comments can be submitted by ...

With a speaker in the foreground, this was the author’s view of the decoy spread. (John Lawrence Hanson/correspondent) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some ...

This non-profit makes it their mission to perform waterfowl conservation, stewardship and they also have programs that people hunt.

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 ...

Snow geese visit Middle Creek annually to rest during their journey north to their summer Arctic breeding grounds.

My family has been coming to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area for decades to witness this natural wonder. It is a rite of spring.

The snow geese population at Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area dipped to 35,000 midday Friday, cut in half from numbers earlier in the week.