The brant is a small goose that migrates south along the Atlantic Ocean coastline, so it’s often spotted in New York state and New England. It's a special find in Michigan.

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Hunters shouldn’t overlook including the purchase of a Migratory Game Bird License when buying their general hunting license ...

Pacific brant breed along coastal Arctic and subarctic mudflats, but climate change and fossil fuel development are shrinking many of those areas. In 2023, U.S. officials estimated there were ...

Unlike other species, such as the Canada goose, which forages on land, the Atlantic brant relies on marine plant life, specifically eelgrass, as the main food source for the tiny geese that ...

Most waterfowl seasons are over, but several goose seasons remain, the DNR said. A season for "dark" geese — Canada, brant and white-fronted — takes place in the DNR's south zone from Feb. 1-10.

As the late-winter snow goose migration through the southeastern part of the state winds down, officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission are feeling as though they dodged a large-caliber ...