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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:37:29 PM EDT
[#1]
This not the best place to ask how to remove edible animals
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:37:37 PM EDT
[#2]
razor wire
edit: or shovel it into buckets until you have about 15 gallons worth, then deliver it to the HOA |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:37:58 PM EDT
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How bout some of this stuff (this is just a website I grabbed, I'm sure there are others):
www.bugpage.com/goose-repellent.php |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:39:09 PM EDT
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There are devices that will emit sounds that scare 'em off..
You could also get some fake hawks or other predators... Get a dog? Land mines work, too... Shotgun?  |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:39:26 PM EDT
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Put sting along the driveway on stakes about 8" off the ground. It's supposed to work to keep them out of your ponds, so it may work for that. Just a thought. If not, get out your old Red Ryder.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:40:06 PM EDT
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tinfoil. put a few strips of tinfoil and it should flare them.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:40:12 PM EDT
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Oh yeah. Almost forgot ARFCOM's answer to anything. Tanrerite!!
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:40:14 PM EDT
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Put up flags. When the HOA comes to tell you to take them down, shoot them. That will send a message to the geese that you mean business and to get the fuck out.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:40:53 PM EDT
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Dude, this is ArfCom, don't you read? No marriage, get both and don't buy a house in a HOA! 
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:45:49 PM EDT
[#10]
Flag it, screw the hoa, it's YOUR 500,000 dollar house!
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:46:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:48:19 PM EDT
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My dad raised exotic and game geese for years
A strobe light works well to keep them away from places at night but probably not kosher with your HOA |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:49:26 PM EDT
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.22 cb short out of a 20" barrell. Noone will even know , then SSS
I shoot them into phone books in my apartment all the time. I used to shoot the out the Bathroom window in the middle of a city with 200k people |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:50:30 PM EDT
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I found one dead in our electric fence once...
String a bunch of that around about 6" off the ground. That should fry the pesky fuckers. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:51:15 PM EDT
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Be careful. There is NO legal way that is effective. An acquaintance of mine had a similar problem. He has a beautiful home on the local lake. His neighbor ("eccentric" or nutbag depending upon your perspective) has fed them for years and has attracted literally thousands of the nasty bastards to the area. My acquaintance tried every legal way, then finally just said "fuck it" and started ignoring them. He has a burn pile at the back of his property. He was driving his truck back there regularly to burn leaves and yard debris. One day the local game warden showed up and arrested him. The "eccentric" neighbor had reported he "ran over" two goslings. He had the dead carcasses to "prove" it. Of course that means he did one of two things--trespassed to get them (possible, as my friend just simply ignored them and admits he may have run them over), or he picked two of them off of the road, as they are hit there nearly every day (much more likely). Either way, the game warden ended up finding out the guy's truck is paid for--so he confiscated it. It's a $35,000 truck. The normal fine for killing a goose out of season is $100 each. That's only if you use a shotgun though. The law (Illinois), instituted years ago to fight organized poaching rings, allows confiscation of any item used to illegally take game animals and birds. Guess what? He finally settled for $10,000 to get his truck back.
I can tell you fifty ways to get rid of them, but it violates the Conduct Code to do so. Basically you are screwed.  Ironically, there is universal agreement canada geese are way overpopulated. Hunting seasons and methods have been liberalized HUGELY to increase the take of them. Sadly, that helps you NOT ONE FRIGGING BIT!  Good luck. 
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:51:26 PM EDT
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Shoot out the bathroom window at what??  
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:52:19 PM EDT
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I'm not entirely sure of the solution, but I bet it is belt fed.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 8:53:25 PM EDT
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That is the solution to a lot of things.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:01:24 PM EDT
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I didn't know they made a 75' doublewide.
ETA - You sure it isn't a triplewide? |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:03:20 PM EDT
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Post a Ducks only sign
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:04:10 PM EDT
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Heck, a driveway at that. You know you've made it in this world when you use what some would call a house as your driveway.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:08:24 PM EDT
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how about bamboo spikes (punji style) comign out from the ground.
when the HOA asks, tell them " I have a weird parasitic plant growing in my yard, and have no way to remove it." |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:17:20 PM EDT
[#23]
paintball gun?
airsoft gun? not killing but annoying them |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:20:42 PM EDT
[#24]
they can be discouraged by putting up a solid fence 2-3 feet tall
they won't walk where they can not see |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:23:41 PM EDT
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Sounds like a job for......
Mall Ninja! Them gooses need to be drawed down upon. Or perhaps a loop recording of a pump shotgun being racked would do the trick? 
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:30:06 PM EDT
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Where are they coming from? A pond? Little old neighbor feeding them?
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:31:05 PM EDT
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File a complaint that their feces is a health concern. Bird shit, especcially geese will contaminate water supplies so that live stock will become greviously ill after consuming the water.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:33:10 PM EDT
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Canadian geese are a protected species mess with them in any way at your own peril.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:34:22 PM EDT
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The best post i have seen all day,and i have been here all day. 
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:34:35 PM EDT
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Labrador retriever. The dog will be happy, and the geese will get chased.
There are actually dog handlers you can hire that do this. I think they use border collies. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:35:27 PM EDT
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Do geese like anti-freeze like dogs do?
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:36:59 PM EDT
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Heavishot works great on geese. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:37:58 PM EDT
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geese a protected species? really cause i slayed the shit out of them this year. get a airosoft gun or something and shoot the shit out of them but dont kill them. also make sure you dont get caught doing this harrassing wildlife is a big no no.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:38:38 PM EDT
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Migratory birds are protected by international treaty. Non-migratory birds are not. Lot's of places have nuisance goose seasons after the migratory birds have left. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:41:52 PM EDT
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Huh? Canada geese are a "migratory bird" whether individual birds migrate or not. The definition is by specie not individual bird.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:45:13 PM EDT
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Well guys, thanks for the suggestions and the humor.
I'm going to try some of the less than lethal suggestions but am not entirely optimistic. BTW: in answer to some of the questions: where do they come from? The area I live in has numerous lakes and parks and thousands of geese. For whatever reason they seem to like my grass and driveway. No, I don't live in a doublewide. I have a three car garage with a three car wide apron and two car wide driveway. I don't like HOAs either but got tired of maintaining a yard and shoveling snow. The HOA contracts to have it done so it's the lesser of evils. I'm hitting the sack now because I'll be awakened by the damn honking geese early in the morning. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:45:38 PM EDT
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When I was a preteen, I had a small cherry tree in my yard along with a slingshot (with wrist support). If you hit a goose with one of those, they'll GTF out!
I also reccommend a .177 pellet rifle. Those work well. Or a dog. Dog works exceedingly well at preventing birds from wandering onto your property. |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:48:48 PM EDT
[#38]
Sorry, correct term is "Resident" www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_25065-59467--,00.html |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 9:50:09 PM EDT
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An invisible fence and a couple of playful dogs will do the trick. Border collies will work great as they are playful Smart, and wont end up getting killed by the geese.
I used to dress poultry for a guy that had a license to raise geese and mallards. During gun season on his pond he would fire a shot the birds that took off he would shoot, the ones that stayed in the water were his. Back on topic if you have a dumb dog the geese will definatley kill or seriously injure it. ETA found this for ya its a goose repellant http://www.biconet.com/birds/gooseChase.html http://www.biconet.com/birds/infoSheets/gooseChaseSht72.JPG |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 10:03:14 PM EDT
[#40]
I wouldn't shoot with paintball gun, I shot a squirrel and it crushed it's whole ribcage and icky stuff came out of it.
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Posted: 2/9/2006 10:07:18 PM EDT
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soda can's i would run out to the other side of the parking lot, before i had to do my buisness . |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 10:57:36 PM EDT
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Baseball bat. Seriously though, when I was younger I got pissed at one (they seem to think they are about 10x bigger then they really are) and grabbed it around the neck and shook it. Its "mate" got pissed and attacked me so I punched that one. They were much less aggressive after that. People at the apartment though I was being killed by the geese ;)
bp |
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Posted: 2/9/2006 11:44:53 PM EDT
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Sounds like you have a reason to own an Airsoft gun...
Or try getting a dog like a Lab |
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Posted: 2/10/2006 12:37:43 AM EDT
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this is probly a repeat ,EAT THEM!!
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Posted: 2/10/2006 12:39:19 AM EDT
[#45]
You mean SSBE? Shoot Stuff Bake Eat! and +2 on the CB ammo ( CCI also makes CB longs for easier feeding...) |
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Posted: 2/10/2006 12:43:58 AM EDT
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Here in ND the warden gives you a pistol that fires blanks,but after a few days you lean that does not work so you take the AR out and kill a few and the rest of them get the idea.
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Posted: 2/10/2006 1:09:09 AM EDT
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hose it down with acetate or terpentine ...ammonia might work too...spray it down with ammonia and then a light spray of bleach...real gassy...don't breath it though cause it can kill ya...
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Posted: 2/10/2006 1:27:12 AM EDT
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TANNERITE
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Posted: 2/10/2006 2:59:22 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/10/2006 3:52:01 AM EDT
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I recall seeing a PBS show on this. Golf course owner tried using border collies to get rid of the geese that were shitting all over his golf course. Worked well. |
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