Canada Goose Roundup

June 27, 2013

The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday, June 27, 2013. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

Laura Simon

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Canada goose hisses as it waits to have a band applied to its leg, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Canada geese are herded to a temporary pen, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Missouri Department of Conservation intern Tina Mozelewski holds a gosling, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Megan Hotop and Eli Bowyer release one of three goslings, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Missouri Department of Conservation agent Kyle Booth releases a Canada goose, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Bowyer and his son Eli apply a band to a Canada goose, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Megan Hotop carries a Canada goose to be released back into Rotary Lake, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ryan Trankler tries to catch a Canada goose inside a temporary pen, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Harriet Weger applies a band to the leg of a Canada goose, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Megan Hotop holds a gosling, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Matt Bowyer and his son Eli apply a band to a Canada goose, Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Cape County Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A Canada goose returns to the lake, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Cape County Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com A remote controlled boat gets Canada geese to flock together, Thursday, June 27, 2013 at Jackson City Park. The Missouri Department of Conservation was doing its annual Canada goose roundup at local public and private lakes Thursday. Employees check the sex of each goose and apply bands to legs to help in tracking the geese.

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