Canada Goose hunting season begins in Massachusetts a half hour before dawn on Wednesday, Sept. 1.
A free hunter safety firearms course will be offered by the Martha’s Vineyard Rod and Gun Club in April.
The archery season for deer will be extended by two weeks in an area of the state that includes the Vineyard, state officials announced last week.
Hunter orange is showing up around the Island Monday as the two-week shotgun hunting season gets underway. The season runs through Dec. 12; hunting hours begin half an hour before sunrise and end half an hour after sunset.
