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Goose population doubles but season remains poor in region
Canada goose numbers in Southern Illinois western Kentucky nearly double to 61,900 this week yet hunters report a record down season. Census counts show geese spread across Union County, Crab Orchard, Horseshoe Lake, and Rend Lake with snow geese outnumbering them. Harvest totals remain far below last year as no-till farming and late migrations depress yields.
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Illinois
Kentucky
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Union County
Crab Orchard
Horseshoe Lake
Ballard County
Burning Star Mine
Rend Lake
Carlyle Lake
Cache River
Keck’s Marsh
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Swan Lake
Vandalia Lake
Campbell Pond
Southern Illinois
Alexander County
Burns
Clark
Jackie Dent
Dent
Nasan
Glenn Lancaster
Crab Orchard Waterfowl Association
Lancaster