We received dozens of calls about this goose with fishing line wrapped around her leg.  She hung out with her family in Dunham's Bay on Lake George.  I went over to the Bay again and again, first by myself to check her out, then with a gang of four people with nets, then with a boat & more people, then a swimmer and a boat and finally with the boat, two swimmers and a gang on shore. After two & a half weeks she started limping and then holding the leg up. I was sure she had lost the foot and felt awful for not catching her in time.

On the last attempt, after trying unsuccessfully to lure her onto shore and to outswim her, we gave up and sent the gang of netters home. On the way back to the dock we decided to make one more try from the boat. We lured the goose and her family between the boat and the weeds with bread and sent a swimmer off each side of the boat. We corned her in the weeds, as the family scattered, pulled her into the boat and removed the fish line. As we neared shore I felt her foot getting warmer and warmer as the blood flow returned to normal. When we got to shore I looked her over carefully to make sure she was fishline free; and I suddenly felt her feet pushing against my leg, yes, both feet! I released her back with her very concerned family (dad & four goslings). After this we received a donation to purchase a throw net to help with these types of captures.