What to do about Canada Geese - Aquarium Advice

itafx · 05-04-2007, 01:09 AM

I really like my 8,000 gal pond. But so do the geese. They leave droppings all around and I'm afraid whether they may be eating the fish too. Does anyone have a good solution for getting rid of the geese?

WaterPond · 05-04-2007, 07:57 AM

Geese do not eat fish.

Canada geese are my absolute favorite animals so i would love to have them by my pond. But if you really need to get rid of them: here you go: http://www.biconet.com/critter/sprinkler.html

evercl92 · 05-04-2007, 09:57 AM

depending on where you are located, a 12gauge would take care of them

JM · 05-04-2007, 03:29 PM

I like that idea. I hate those things. They are everywhere.

Jman17H · 05-04-2007, 03:36 PM

For those of us living in the eastern US, we would more than happily give Canada back its geese. They are no longer migrants and just stay down here all year and poo everywhere and especially in public parks and peoples yards! Nuisances to say the least. For some reason, the government still deems them migratory birds and thus they are technically protected from shotguns?

A little hint, my parents flock disappeared last summer after someone hit one with their car on the road below them. Apparently, a death in the flock gets them to move!

If you want some geese for your pond, just take a few hundred thousand from Ohio! Have fun with the permits and we would all thank you!

WaterPond · 05-04-2007, 04:08 PM

not even funny.

How are they a nuicense? they are beautiful intelligent animals. Just because the poop doesnt mean you have any right to kill them. If a person came and pooped on your lawn, would you kill them? No, thats murder.

How is it different? Now i can see if the geese were any harm to children, pets and such, but just beacuse the poop (which does in fact come naturally to them) does not mean you should kill them.

End of Rant.

Jman17H · 05-04-2007, 04:37 PM

If we are going on natural behavior alone then it should be fine to have a polar bear live under your front porch and hunt your children for food. After all they are one of the only natural predators of humans. But I think it is best to separate humans and polar bears so why not separate canadian geese and outdoor recreation areas?

If someone pooped in my front yard, I would have them arrested so why should we have to live with hundreds of geese doing the same thing?

Most people would have no problem with Canadian geese, if they actually migrated and maintained there natural ways but they now take up residence everywhere there is a body of water with a nicely mowed lawn near by and stay there for 12 months a year. A lot of people like to walk thru parks, yards or front porches without having to tip-toe around goose poop. So many places are so overrun with them that it's almost impossible to look around and not see them or signs of them in places that should be relaxing refuges!

Caribou still migrate to the artic so why can Canadian Geese not do the same? They have an added advantage: It's called flight!

**roka64** · 05-04-2007, 05:13 PM

Ok, let's keep this topic on track. It can easily get out of control.

Is there any type of natural predator, that you could buy a dummy of and scare them off?

evercl92 · 05-04-2007, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jman17H

If we are going on natural behavior alone then it should be fine to have a polar bear live under your front porch and hunt your children for food.

You always seem to have great ideas...

http://www.wildlifedamagecontrol.net/canadageese.php
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/B1248.htm
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/wildlife/...3/420-203.html

BillD · 05-04-2007, 05:21 PM

Any way you can borrow a dog to keep in the yard? They tend to stay away from them. I'm surprised that they are attracted to a pond that small (I haven't had any in my pool, although Mallards usd to drop in) For the record, hey no longer migrate from here anymore either (southern Ontario)