September 1 has become a long awaited and favorite date for many waterfowl hunters in Michigan’s South Waterfowl Zone, which entails my home Thumb area. And yep, folks, I always find myself ready and ...

As anticipated, the first family flock of Canada geese lifted off their nearby river roost, nearly skimmed the big-leafed ...

Nonhunters and hunters who don’t target Canada geese may be taken a bit off guard when learning those hunters they’ve seen and heard are out taking part in the early Canada goose season in North ...

When North Dakota's early Canada goose season starts Aug. 15, hunters who find themselves in the right situation will likely have a limit of 15 birds a day, up from eight last year and five in 2010.

COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. – The Canada geese were treasures once – majestic, rare, nearly hunted into oblivion. Tom Keefe spent the late 1970s on a farm in North Dakota, coaxing them back from the brink.

I had heard of the Giant Goose area near Atkinson and somehow I knew it was affiliated with the Izaak Walton League. There was so much more about the area that I didn't know. I had driven past it many ...

When Todd Fanning again guided goose hunters Tuesday, it was hard not to see what we have today compared with when he started Westline Guide Service 40 years ago: luxurious heated hunting pits, longer ...

These days, spending time outdoors in August is no longer just about winding down the fishing season and starting the planning and preparation for hunting seasons that start in September and October.

September happens to be one of my favorite months because it marks the beginning of Michigan’s bountiful hunting seasons. When September arrives, autumn’s blush is just beginning to appear in the ...

Duck blinds have come a long way since ancient Egyptians first started hunting over clay decoys along the Nile River in 2,500 B.C. But even back then hunters knew a key rule of waterfowling: The ...

GRAND FORKS — Less than two weeks from now, hunters in North Dakota will take to the field in pursuit of Canada geese. This year, they’ll be able to get after the birds in an especially big way. For ...

And Jim Zegar was hooked at the first call. They're goose hunters, all. Some new, some old, all unabashedly taken with the giant black-and-white birds whose V-shaped flocks and melodious calls are ...