The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission made a landmark decision Thursday, electing to eliminate the light goose conservation order. Texas is the first state to do so. “It’s a big victory for the ...

Goose hunters, like world-champion duck caller Antonio Jones, aren't having much of an impact on snow-goose populations. Jones shot this bird Wednesday afternoon near Stuttgart, Ark. (Photo by Todd ...

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 ...

Laying on cold, damp ground is usually a recipe for misery. But in this case I think it was a feature and not a bug. An uncomfortable body would at least be an alert body, alert for the arctic bound ...

When you're on a goose hunt, your ears are every bit as important as your eyes. Due to peaks and valleys in the rolling countryside, you often hear flocks long before you ever see them. Lots of things ...

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) take advantage of the winter to build up their fat reserves. Intensive hunting of seals, a resource rich in fat, allows bears to store up enough energy to get through the ...

Looking for an early remedy for that lingering cabin fever? You might want to consider grabbing a favorite shotgun, several boxes of No. 4 or BB steel shot and taking advantage of the special snow ...

Local goose hunters will have a shorter season next fall, after the Pennsylvania Game Commission cut 15 days from the 2024-25 hunt. The regular hunt for Canada geese in Pennsylvania’s Atlantic ...

The only snow goose I ever saw growing up was from pictures of the white birds in the Audubon Society encyclopedias my grandparents got me for my birthdays. Heck, in the 1970s around here you didn’t ...

This is the year you start snow goose hunting during Nebraska’s Light Goose Conservation Order. Here’s all you need to know to begin.