The state tries to keep geese numbers down but can't always do what it would like, said Art Smith, head of wildlife damage management at Game, Fish and Parks. Budget restraints are one factor. Also, the department often requests additional days of goose hunting and higher limits for the number of geese that hunters can take. That's a federal process, Smith said, and these requests are not always met including one for this year.

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