An upstate man reportedly strangled a Canada goose that he said attacked him at a gas station.

Daniel Hodgins, 66, choked the waterfowl at Quik Fill Gas Station outside of Syracuse on July 4, according to newsite NYup.com

Hodgins allegedly used crackers to lure several geese to the station, where the killing took place, the report said.

Two employees at the gas station called police and said they witnessed Hodgins strangle the animal and then throw it in the back of his truck and drive away, the report said.

Cops then looked at surveillance footage, which captured the grisly killing, and were able to read his vehicle registration on a store surveillance camera.

When confronted about the animal killing, Hodgins admitted to the act.

“When informed by ECO Damrath of the security video, the subject admitted to killing the goose and taking it away,” the state Department of Environmental Conservation said.

Hodgins, however, claimed that the goose attacked him first.

He was charged with taking waterfowl out of season and illegally taking protected wildlife.

If guilty, he could face up to 30 days in jail.