they didnt need to be taken off gamebird list to control numbers,the rules/limits/regulation COULD have been changed and geese keep the king of gamebird status.
shooting on ground or water to start with couldve upped the tally taken. 24hr hunting ....shooting from moving vechile/boat .
they were culled before the changes using centrefires or rimfires.......it just wasnt allowed to be done by general public.
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