Goose Hunt Cancelled

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QUOTA GOOSE HUNT CANCELLED
by Steve McCadams
www.stevemccadams.com
August 10th, 2007

    The Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge learned this week that the new quota hunt for resident Canada geese in the Duck River Bottoms must be canceled due to a pending lawsuit by Fund for Animals. In 2003 Fund for Animals sued the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service alleging that the Service did not meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act in opening hunt programs at 37 refuges across the nation. That lawsuit is still pending, and processes associated with it are the cause for the quota hunt cancellation. More information on the lawsuit is available at http://www.fws.gov/northeast/huntlawsuitpublicversion.pdf.
    However, the opportunity still exists in Duck River Bottoms for non-quota hunting for resident Canada goose. The non-quota hunt will be held September 1 through September 7, 2007. Unlike the quota hunt that has been canceled, the non-quota hunt will not be limited to designated hunt areas or zones in the Duck River Bottoms
    Hunters who purchased a $12.50 annual hunt permit specifically for the quota goose hunt on the Duck River Bottoms are encouraged to contact the Paris Headquarters Office at 731-642-2091 if they would like to obtain a refund. Hunters who intend to hunt non-quota for resident Canada goose, or any other species later in the year (deer, wild turkey, raccoon, and squirrel) are still required to obtain a $12.50 refuge annual hunt permit.

Steve McCadams is a professional hunting and fishing guide here in the Paris Landing area. He has also contributed many outdoor oriented articles to various national publications.

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