It’s no secret that the land around Kenmare, North Dakota is ripe with goose hunting opportunities. Hunters, from near and far, follow the geese to this slice of Ward County. To many, hunting is more than a hobby. The thrill of the hunt goes beyond the kill, the work behind each outing starting as soon as geese are spotted in an area.

Hunting for geese requires you rise well before the sun, ensuring you have time to strategically place the hundreds, if not thousands, of decoys used for the hunt. With the light of the moon, and probably some spot lights, the decoys are placed just right, considering the direction of the wind and the layout of the land. The hunter then waits, under the thin cover of a blind. At this point, they’ve been awake for hours, the quiet of the pre-dawn night threatens to lull them to sleep. But then, as the sun peaks over the horizon, they hear what they came for. First, it’s a faint sound, almost unrecognizable. Soon, the calls get louder and louder as hundreds of black dots appear in the sky. The hunter, elated, has to remain calm. Within minutes, they are directly overhead and the hunt culminates, hours after the middle-of-the-night wake-up call, after unloading decoy after decoy and painstakingly placing them in the hard ground. The hunters love the land and are dedicated to the hunt. Hunting may seem straightforward, but it's an art and a passion. The bronze goose sculpture located at Centennial Park in Kenmare captures that beauty.

Originally built to celebrate North Dakota’s Centennial, the park is dedicated to pioneers and citizens who served in the armed forces. Aside from Kenmare being known as the “Goose Capital of North Dakota'' the bronze sculpture is a nice complement to the town’s mascot, the Honkers. The park and structure, with three geese in flight, are in close proximity to the high school and a point of beauty along highway 52.