Light goose harvest opportunity begins Feb. 18

Hunters can help reduce the population of light geese through a federally authorized spring conservation harvest running from Feb. 18 through April 30. Light geese are snow geese, blue-phased snow geese and the smaller Ross’s goose. Licenses may be purchased from DNR license agents, online and by telephone. Harvest regulations can be found on the Minnesota DNR website (mndnr.gov/hunting/waterfowl/lightgoose). The conservation action aims to reduce damage from these geese to fragile ecosystems in Arctic coastal areas and around Hudson Bay.