Implementing management objectives may be challenging when decisions are made at different scales than where they are supposed to be carried out. In this study we present a situation where local goose hunting arrangements respond to objectives in an international management plan for pink-footed geese (Anser brachyrhynchus) and a local wish to reduce goose numbers as means to reduce grazing damage on farmland. A unique ten-year dataset provides an evaluation of the efficiency of voluntary actions at a local scale for implementing a policy of population control of geese, and general lessons are drawn for collaboration and co-production of knowledge for adaptive management. The study demonstrates how both the hunters and geese adapt in a situation where increasing the harvest of geese is the main objective. Introducing hunting-free days and safe foraging areas significantly increased goose numbers in the study area, with a corresponding increase in hunting success in terms of number of harvested geese. The geese’s behavioural response to hunting also triggered the hunters to adapt accordingly by optimal timing and placement in the landscape. Based on the results of the present study we suggest a framework for local implementation of management actions. Bringing end-users on board, facilitates processes and strengthens the achievements, as they represent the actors where implementation occurs. Specifically, our findings demonstrate how optimal goose hunting can be practiced by the use of an adaptive framework with active stakeholder participation.

当决策的规模与预期的不同时，实施管理目标可能具有挑战性。在这项研究中，我们提出了一种情况，即当地的鹅狩猎安排响应国际粉足鹅管理计划中的目标（Anser brachyrhynchus) 和当地人希望减少鹅的数量，以减少对农田的放牧损害。一个独特的十年数据集评估了地方范围内实施鹅种群控制政策的自愿行动的效率，并为适应性管理的协作和共同生产知识汲取了一般经验教训。该研究展示了猎人和鹅如何适应以增加鹅的收成为主要目标的情况。引入禁猎日和安全觅食区显着增加了研究区的鹅数量，在收获的鹅数量方面也相应增加了狩猎成功率。鹅对狩猎的行为反应也促使猎人通过最佳时机和在景观中的位置进行相应的调整。根据本研究的结果，我们提出了一个地方实施管理行动的框架。让最终用户参与进来，促进流程并加强成就，因为他们代表了实施发生的参与者。具体来说，我们的研究结果表明，如何通过使用具有积极利益相关者参与的自适应框架来实践最佳猎鹅。