But that plan got a quick thumbs down from local lawmakers who fear increased hunting pressure in their states would be unpopular with landowners. Officials also are waffling on proposals to legalize electronic calls and establish a spring conservation hunt. Three work groups have been assigned to come up with more detailed recommendations and an Environmental Assessment, which hopefully will be completed by the end of the year, is being prepared. Meanwhile the mid-continent snow goose population is migrating steadily towards the already ravaged breeding grounds, where over 35 percent of the vegetation has been destroyed, another 35 percent is badly damaged the rest is heavily overgrazed. During the next few months tens of thousands of goslings will die of starvation and more vegetation will be uprooted, leaving large tracts of the tundra looking like a moonscape and threatening the future not only of snow geese but of other arctic nesting birds.
Many scientists feel an outbreak of disease is inevitable.
Snow geese could become an asterisk in the annuls of wildlife management and the bureaucrats are juggling potential solutions like a hot potato. Kris' Kitchen . Outdoor Secrets . Good Fishing . Babe's Store .