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A group of DNR employees and volunteers work on handing off coralled Canada geese individually to be banded. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.
A pair of hunters walk back to their decoys with their Canada goose (Branta canadensis) kills.
A flock of Canada geese near a construction site that will be banded by DNR employees and volunteers. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.
A Canada goose with a leg band, that has garbage stuck around its neck, in a field with other geese and its goslings.
A group of DNR employees and volunteers hold onto Canada geese while their information is recorded and the are prepared to be banded. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.
DNR employees and volunteers place a band on a Canada goose. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers, as shown in this photograph. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.
After having its information recorded and being banded by DNR employees and volunteers, a Canada goose is let loose. The DNR is responsible for banding hundreds of ducks and geese each year, with quotas set by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service according to local conditions. The banding process is performed by DNR employees and trained volunteers. Once the age and sex are recorded, a metal, pre-numbered, federal ID band is placed loosely around the goose's leg and gently pushed closed with a pair of pliers. Waterfowl hunters across the United States and Canada are asked to report any harvested birds with federal identification leg bands. Doing so assists waterfowl managers when it comes to setting future hunting seasons and bag limits.
Estimated results of the 1961 small game harvests based on mail surveys, with comparisons to previous years.
This report presents estimates of small game kill and hunter numbers in Michigan for the 1986 small game seasons and any extensions of those seasons in the 1987 calendar year. A total of 298,283 people hunted for small game during the 1986 seasons compared to 312,134 in 1985. The number of pheasant hunters declined 19 percent from 1985 as did the number of woodcock hunters, squirrel hunters, and cottontail rabbit hunters. Slightly more grouse hunters took to the field in 1986. The number of duck hunters remained about the same compared to 1985. Hunter take of pheasants, ruffed grouse, woodcock, ducks, cottontails, and squirrels declined, while geese and snowshoe hare harvests increased. The pheasant harvest declined 25 percent.
The giant Canada goose (Branta canadensis maxima) was first reintroduced in southern Michigan in the mid-1920's. By the early 1970's, the population had grown immensely in all parts of the state, and nuisance complaints from citizens became common. Complaints were most often associated with excessive goose droppings on beaches, lawns, and boat docks. Some agricultural damage also occurred. By 1990, the state's pre-hunting season population was estimated at 75,000 birds, including 12,200 in the North Zone and 14,600 in the Middle Zone. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in 1986 (in the Lower Peninsula) and in 1987 (in the Upper Peninsula) in concurrence with the Mississippi Flyway Council and U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), established a special experimental early September goose season. It has been in effect ever since. In addition, the state uses the regular hunting season, a special late (winter) hunt, and a translocation program for managing the resident goose population. The harvest estimates are not yet available for the 1992 Early Season. The average annual estimated harvest for 1986-1991, however, was 13,200. The early season accounted for an average of 18.3 percent of the geese harvested per year in Michigan. The DNR surveys suggested about 1,200 birds were taken annually in the North Zone and 2,100 in the Middle Zone.
Summary of the 1958 waterfowl season for geese at Swan Creek Wildlife Experiment Station.
Special "early" and "late" hunting seasons have been used in Michigan to help control populations of resident giant Canada geese (Branta canadensis maxima). The early goose season is 1 - 10 September in Michigan's Upper Peninsula and 1 - 15 September in the Lower Peninsula. The late season has been 30 days long, starting in early January and only in southern Lower Michigan. While an increasing trend in hunter participation and giant Canada goose harvest was observed during special seasons of the 1990s, resident goose populations continued to grow in much of the state. Increases in human-goose conflicts necessitate population control measures, and hunting has been identified as an important population management tool. In 1997, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) received approval from the Mississippi Flyway Council and the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to experimentally expand the late Canada goose season hunt-area. The goal of the expanded late hunting season was to increase mortality on giant Canada geese wintering in the experimental area. Harvest composition during the late season must remain at or above 80% giants as required by the USFWS. The time period established for the experiment was 3 years, encompassing January 1998 - 2000 (the 1997-98 to 1999-00 waterfowl seasons). This evaluation estimates hunter participation, goose abundance, and harvest during the experimental season. It also includes leg-band analysis, neck-collar observations, and morphometric analysis to estimate the relative abundance and harvest of giants vs. interior Canada geese.
Results of the 1956 hunting season for waterfowl and small game at Fennville State Game Area.
This report presents the results of a mail survey to individuals who purchased one of six license types giving them the authority to hunt small game in Michigan during the 1992-93, 1993-94, 1994-95, 1995-96. and 1996-97 seasons.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1968 waterfowl season at Shiawassee River State Game Area.
Report summarizing hunting and game harvested in 1961 at Swan Creek outside of the Highbanks.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1970 waterfowl hunting season at Allegan State Game Area, with information about small game seasons as well.
Report on harvest and mortality characteristics of the southeastern Michigan Canada goose flock, determined from an analysis of banding data.
This report presents the results of a mail survey to individuals who purchased one of six license types giving them authority to hunt in Michigan during the 1989 small game seasons and any extensions of those seasons into the 1990 calendar year.
Report on the results of the first goose season at Gennville State Game Area in 1950.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1969 waterfowl hunting season at Allegan State Game Area, with information about small game seasons as well.
Results of the 1963 waterfowl season at the Swan Creek Highbanks.
Report on the results, hunting and conditions of the 1970 waterfowl season, with comparative season data from 1962-1969.
