The agents and volunteers who participated in the 2021 Goose Roundup.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
A band is placed on the leg of a goose.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
The band on the leg of the goose just prior to release.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Dave Knuth and his son Liam prepare to release a Canada Goose back to Dexter City Lake.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
A Canada Goose runs back to the water after the banding was completed..DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
A previously banded goose is held in place while the number on the band is recorded.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Pam Ward with the Missouri Department of Conservation places a band on the leg of a goose.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Olivia Pind prepares to release a goose after the goose was banded.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Olivia's twin sister Isabella prepares to release a goose. The sisters celebrated their birthday by participating the Goose Roundup. The girls also volunteer at Otter's Slough Conservation Area..DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Allison Arnold carries a goose to a safe area to be released.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Natural History Biologist Kevin Brunke determines the gender of a goose before placing a band on its leg.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
Keith Cordell, Wildlife Management Biologist at New Madrid, adjusts a band on the leg of a goose before releasing back to the lake.DEXTER STATESMAN/Josh Ayers
As part of the 2021 Goose Roundup the Missouri Department of Conservation gathered the more than 200 Canada Geese. The geese were released back to the lke after they were banded and data recorded.