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Canada goose
noun
: the common wild goose (Branta canadensis) of North America that is chiefly gray and brownish with black head and neck and a white patch running from the sides of the head under the throat
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In the 1980s Stan Carlson, of Anoka, designed the Trojan Goose: a giant fiberglass Canada goose decoy that a single hunter could fit inside using a small, reclining chair.
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Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
While Canada goose hunting season in Missouri lasts until Tuesday, each hunter is only allowed to harvest three birds per day.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
The footage begins showing a Canada goose partially submerged in the water, vainly flapping its wings.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
Bear and gray squirrel seasons will both open, as will a statewide Canada goose hunt that runs until Sept. 25.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
While Canada goose hunting season in Missouri lasts until Tuesday, each hunter is only allowed to harvest three birds per day.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Feb. 2024
The footage begins showing a Canada goose partially submerged in the water, vainly flapping its wings.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 9 Nov. 2023
Bear and gray squirrel seasons will both open, as will a statewide Canada goose hunt that runs until Sept. 25.
—Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Canada goose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Canada%20goose. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.
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