Yes, and that costs the tax payer unlike the hunters who would pay to hunt. That's Government economics for you.
Geese populations in the U.K. have increased over the last few years. Greylag geese, which used to migrate north to breed, now breed all over. Canada geese have been on the pest list for a few years now and can be shot all year round if they are a risk to human or animal health or damaging crops. September 1st. to January 31st. they can be shot for sport. We also get Egyptian geese which were introduced and have got out of control in eastern England and can be shot as pests. I see odd ones now in my area. I wonder if less people are hunting them now since the lead ban. Lagopus.....
