▁sus pected ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁high ▁f ec al ▁col iform s ▁at ▁be aches . ▁An ▁extended ▁hunting ▁season , ▁deploy ing ▁noise ▁mak ers , ▁and ▁ha zing ▁by ▁dogs ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁suspect ▁f lock s . ▁A ▁goal ▁of ▁conservation ists ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁focus ▁hunting ▁on ▁the ▁non m ig rat ory ▁populations ▁( which ▁tend ▁to ▁be ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁n uis ance ) ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁mig rat ory ▁f lock s ▁showing ▁natural ▁behavior , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁r ar er . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁Wild life ▁Services ▁ag ency ▁has ▁been ▁engaged ▁in ▁le th al ▁c ull s ▁of ▁Canada ▁ge ese ▁primarily ▁in ▁urban ▁or ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁areas . ▁The ▁ag ency ▁respond s ▁to ▁municipal ities ▁or ▁private ▁land ▁own ers , ▁such ▁as ▁golf ▁courses , ▁which ▁find ▁the ▁ge ese ▁ob tr us ive ▁or ▁object ▁to ▁their ▁waste . ▁Add ling ▁go ose ▁eggs ▁and ▁destroy ing ▁n ests ▁are ▁promoted ▁as ▁hum ane ▁population ▁control ▁methods . ▁F lock s ▁of ▁Canada ▁go ose ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁captured ▁during ▁mou lt ▁and ▁this ▁method ▁of ▁c ull ing ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁control ▁invas ive ▁populations . ▁ ▁Canada ▁ge ese ▁are ▁protected ▁from ▁hunting ▁and ▁capture ▁outside ▁of ▁designated ▁hunting ▁seasons ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁by ▁the ▁Mig rat ory ▁Bird