2017-2018 Texas Snow Goose Count Worst Ever?

The 2017-2018 mid-winter index was completed and the numbers suggest what we've all expected, a continued decline in the number of wintering snow geese in South East Texas.

According to a recent report in the Houston Chronicle, the amount of light geese counted in aerial surveys was only 191,000. This puts the 2017-2018 survey as the lowest ever recorded and down a whopping 80% from the highs of the late 1990's.

Texas Mid-Winter Index - Light Goose Count

 

Year	MWI Count
1982	807,000
1983	821,000
1984	921,000
1985	672,000
1986	795,000
1987	621,000
1988	548,000
1989	602,000
1990	674,000
1991	831,000
1992	693,000
1993	903,000
1994	986,000
1995	721,000
1996	1,093,000
1997	826,000
1998	1,010,000
1999	NR
2000	964,000
2001	652,000
2002	535,000
2003	363,000
2004	469,000
2005	404,000
2006	399,000
2007	558,000
2008	299,000
2009	362,000
2010	431,000
2011	631,000
2012	253,000
2013	395,000
2014	196,000
2015	442,000
2016	254,000
2017	212,000
2018	191,000