Species	Season Dates
Canada Geese (Resident Population Zone) – includes White-fronted geese	October 21 – October 30, 2021, November 6 – November 29, 2021, December 18, 2021 – February 12, 2022
Canada Geese (Northeast Hunt Zone) – includes White-fronted geese	January 15 – January 31, 2022

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Is there a hunting season on Canadian geese?

There is an early hunting season for Canada geese that typically runs from September 1-15. Canada geese can also be hunted in compliance with state and federal regulations during regular waterfowl season in November-December. Specific dates for this season vary annually.

When can you hunt Canada geese in Canada?

Anyone can hunt or kill geese at any time of year without a need for a game licence. Permits are no longer required to control geese on private land.

Can you hunt and eat Canada geese?

Their meat is lean and does not lend itself to roasting. Larsen slices open these fall birds and pops out their breast meat. And not only are the birds good to eat—they are also fun to hunt. Because of their flâneur-like loitering, a Canada Goose might seem an easy snatch, but it takes skill to nab one.

When can you hunt Canada geese in Ontario?

All Geese: open season starts on September 1 and closes on December 16 in the Northern and Central Hunting Districts. Possession Limits: are standardized to three times the daily bag limit for all migratory game bird species or groupings, except for Barrow’s Goldeneye, which remains at 1 bird.

What is the penalty for killing a Canadian goose?

100 were euthanized legally in July. Here’s the difference. NORFOLK — Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, killing Canada geese is an offense punishable by fines or jail time.

When can you shoot geese?

Alberta will have a spring snow/Ross’s goose hunting season from March 15 through June 15 annually.

What do hunters do with dead geese?

If its cold out side, just gut them and put them in a paper bag in the back of your truck/boat. Same as putting them in a freezer. Or take a cooler with you and just put the duck breasts into a plastic bag in the cooler with some ice.

Why are Canadian geese still protected?

Canada geese are federally protected by the Act because they are listed as migratory birds in all four treaties. Because Canada geese are covered by all four treaties, regulations must meet the requirements of the most restrictive of the four. For Canada geese, this is the treaty with Canada.

Why do we not eat geese?

If you live in the U.S., eating Canada geese may be unlawful. In some parts of the country, geese are intentionally killed to shrink the population and reduce the danger of airplane collisions. But there’s no protocol for testing slaughtered geese for toxins, so they end up in landfills instead of in your dining room.

What do Canadian geese taste like?

Updated, Aug. 2 | The Canada goose, according to those in the know, tastes like a dark, tender cut of smoked chicken. That’s Canada goose from elsewhere in the country, mind you, where birds killed as part of government plans to shrink the goose population are plucked, frozen and distributed to food pantries.

What type of goose can you eat?

The goose harvest was poor last year, and it is expected to be not much better this season. But of the geese, speckle-bellied and Canada geese are considered the best eating, though the snow goose is good too.

Are you allowed to hunt Canada Geese in Ontario?

(d) A total of not more than three Canada Geese or Cackling Geese, or any combination of them, may be taken daily in Wildlife Management Units 65, 82, 84, 85 and 93 from September 25 to October 29.

Can you hunt Canada Geese in Ontario?

Several species, including Canada geese, are considered game birds and may be hunted. These habitats in south-western Ontario and the southern Prairies supported breeding populations of Canada Geese at the time of settlement, although it is not known how many birds were present then.