Peg Leg Patty

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I love to hike and boat at State Parks nationwide. One day while at a local lake in Ohio I came upon a peg leg goose. I watched her for quite some time as she hobbled around like a pirate.

I was amazed when a second peg leg goose came up to her and they waddled off together, side by side, with opposite legs missing. I gathered this second goose to be her mate.

I asked some of the local fishermen if they knew how these geese were losing their feet, and they quickly told me that leftover fishing line in the lake water gets tangled around their leg and cuts off the circulation until the foot dies and falls off.

I hope this story brings some awareness to the issue and convinces all fishermen to retrieve their broken lines from the water.