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N.D. (AP) – The season opened Saturday and continues through May 17th. It’s open to light geese – snows, blues, and Ross’s. The season is closed to whitefronts, Canada geese, swans and all other migratory birds.

The Game and Fish Department says availability of food and open water dictate when snow geese arrive in the state. Early migrants generally start showing up in the southeast part of the state in mid-to-late March, but huntable numbers usually aren’t around until the end of March or early April.

Game and Fish will provide hunters with migration updates once geese have entered the state. Hunters can access the department’s website, or call 701-328-3697, to get generalized locations of bird sightings.