Distribution and Impact of Canada Goose Crop Damage in East-Central Wisconsin
The steady increase in the numbers of Canada geese on or near Horicon National Wildlife Refuge since its establishment in the early 1940s has resulted in many opportunities, and a few difficult problems. The problem of crop depredations has plagued the Horicon area since the mid-1960s. Each increase...
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DigitalCommons@USU
1987
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wdmconference/1987/all1987/20 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1446&context=wdmconference |
| Summary: | The steady increase in the numbers of Canada geese on or near Horicon National Wildlife Refuge since its establishment in the early 1940s has resulted in many opportunities, and a few difficult problems. The problem of crop depredations has plagued the Horicon area since the mid-1960s. Each increase in goose numbers has brought with it renewed farmer concern, and each incident has resulted in some change in goose management direction. Increasing problems, more geese, lower harvest quotas, and the new Wisconsin Wildlife Damage Program combined to encourage the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) to take a comprehensive look at the goose depredations issue, in search of a long-term solution. |
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