My property has been invaded by Canadian geese.........

"Those who live in glass houses shouldn't thr.......oh wait....wrong application, sorry.

 

holy house, more pics!!!

 

Same reason they have seasons for deer, elk, rabbit, squirrel and every other game species. It's important to manage the populations. When numbers get abnormally high in a specific area, managed hunts or other means of limiting the populations are put into effect by local Conservation Departments.

 

Part of the increase in the population of suburban geese in my part of the country is development. Stormwater rules require retention ponds to stop rapid runoff. Ponds and lush fertilized grass make the perfect habitat for these pooping machines.

 

Alternatively, you kill just one of them, take it to the taxidermy so it doesn't decay on you, and you'll have a "real dead goose decoy"

 

So many interesting suggestions to the problem.

So much time to try them.

Have you tried any of them?

Or, were we just wasting our breath?

 

Hope the fence will keep them away but if not, Jeremy Clarkson had a similar problem but with crows. He hired a device that made the sound of a crow in distress. After awhile the crows would get fed up with the repeated distress call and pack up.

Best, Peter

 

Sure am!

Having trouble picturing it.

 

Dan:

What lake is that?

When I lived in Hamburg Twp on the Huron River Chain of Lakes we did something very similar. We bought reflective tape at the hardware store and strung it across the beach. Very effective.

 

I just got back from a resort where they strung those multi colored flags on a rope across the beach at night, said it worked great. The strings are much less invasive if they work.

Also some golf courses use fake swans in their lakes...they are natural enimies

 

I'm amazed that works!
I guess it tells them "Beach Closed", and they mustn't like that.

Way to go!

 

A work friend is struggling with the same problem at her cottage. The geese have totally destroyed their lawn, so she's tried a number of tactics to get rid of them.

First attempt was a string lining the waterfront and sides of the lawn. Worked pretty well for a couple of weeks until the geese figured out they could fly over the string.

She then purchased 12 Scarecrow sprinklers. They work by detecting movement and turning on the sprinkler for about 8 seconds. A bit of noise and the annoying water spray chased the geese away for a few weeks until they figured out there wasn't any pain involved with the noise. Now they graze contentedly under the Scarecrow's blasts.

Next plan is a liquid treatment for the lawn that gives the grass an extremely bitter taste. Down side is that you need to re-apply at about 3-week intervals and after every significant rainfall or the bitter taste disappears.

Because it's only an ever-other-weekend place, a dog is out of the question. She's not holding out much hope for a long-term solution, unfortunately...

 

Flags do seem to work well. When we had our boathouse in which my father kept his cherished '53 Chris Craft Constellation (which we did not want to have pooped on by seagulls!), we strung flags in the rafters and not only did the problem of gulls flying into the well area disappear but no more small birds either (sprrows, etc...).

Sure beat the hell out of having to tarp the boat every time we brought it back in from a ride!

Cheers,
Aaron
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I'm certain that Rosie O'Donnell and Alec Baldwin are firing up their Gulfstreams and heading to Washington D.C. immediately. Hopefully the leather seats aren't too uncomfortable for their flights.

 

I had an ex-girlfriend that kept wanting to snag a goose from the park so she could cook it up, it took 110% effort to restrain her - you want her phone number?

 

Sneek up on them with fireworks thats always fun.

 

Sorry. They are not Canadian geese. They are Canada Geese.

 

Dan,

What if you ran a line of electric fence instead of string? I don't know if that do more harm than good in your area, but it should help with the geese.

 

Sounds like that will do the trick. Good luck.