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Emperor geese flying in the Yukon Delta. (Photo courtesy of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT Last fall was the first time in decades Alaskans were allowed to hunt emperor geese. After reviewing how last year’s season went the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is preparing for the 2018 hunting season. After almost 30 years, Alaskans were …

Emperor Goose. Photo Sandy Cole Wikimedia Commons After a false start a year and a half ago, managers are ready now to allow not one, but two hunts per year for the king of all waterfowl – the emperor goose. Because of a crash in its population 31 years ago, sport hunting for the bird was suspended, with a ban …