Geese are flying carp. The season is open in NYS, shoot 5/day. And yes, we do eat them.
What is the big deal?
#9 | POSTED BY PHESTEROBOYLE
The "big deal" is that you lie like a rug?
It's not "open season". You are not allowed 5 a day. Not in NYS. Not without a special permit.
All Canada geese, including resident flocks, are protected by Federal and State laws and regulations. In New York, management responsibility for Canada geese is shared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).
It is illegal to hunt, kill, sell, purchase, or possess migratory birds or their parts (feathers, nests, eggs, etc.) except as permitted by regulations adopted by USFWS and DEC.
Why is everyone getting all worked up over a "Fact of Life"?
This is the America we wanted. Right?