Mastering any goose call, whether it’s for big honkers, lesser Canadas, specklebellies, or snows, takes talent coupled with years of practice. Many of us grew up blowing flutes, which became popular ...

Snow Goose Festival. What: The Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway features more than 60 guided field trips, workshops, exhibits and free family activities.

Alison Kondler, a Denver Audubon Master Birder, once did stand-up comedy based on her ability to imitate birds. She’ll be at the High Plains Snow Goose Festival Feb. 3-5 in Lamar.

The 24th annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway starts on Thursday Jan. 25, ... Go to snowgoosefestival.org for a list of events and venues. For more information call 530-592-9092.

Minnesota is on the fringe of snow-goose migration routes. The DNR sold 1,400 $3.50 spring permits last year, and an estimated 770 hunters killed about 2,400 light geese.