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fox urine...Lasts quite a while (unless allot of rain)
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My place of business has had a lot of issues with geese near a koi pound. This year they put up a bunch of stakes with cheap aluminum pies tins attached to the top of the stake with a piece of string letting them dangle in the wind. So for now no more geese and it has been a couple of weeks
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I was having problems with skunks digging up my lawn to get to the grubs. I bought one of these motion-activated sprinklers. And it worked great.
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If you do find a nest, you can treat the eggs to limit the population. Limit Goose Flock Population |
Why is everybody hating on the geese? I would point out that the geese were here first, Humans took over the geese habitat and built big houses with expansive lawns. Maybe the geese are crapping on the lawn to show their disdain for over development of their natural habitat. Yes the proper solution is natural plantings along the shoreline to inhibit access to the lawns and reduce the flow of fertilizers into the waters.
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Were they here first?
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I really don't think that the geese were here first. These birds are migratory and in the past have only stopped to "visit" the Lake. In the past 60 odd years that I have observed the Lake I have only recently noticed geese staying and nesting on the Lake. So what has changed? Geese like grass. I expect that, with the influx of full time homes on the waters edge lawns have been introduced. This gives our feathered friends a reason to squat. And I really mean SQUAT! So in my opinion this is a relatively new problem and it is a big problem. We spend thousands of dollars removing milfoil to clean up the Lake and to keep property values up. These critters will be the next "invasive species". If we had nipped the milfoil problem in the beginning, we may have saved ourselves a lot of money and environmental damage. I believe that we should take a good hard look at the goose problem before it get's out of hand as we allowed milfoil to do. Misty Blue. |
Canadian Geese will not stay where they can not takeoff. They can take off in as little as 30 feet but prefer much more. You can use obstacles to break up the yard into smaller pieces. Chairs or benches or whatever, holding up a rope or garden hose should work as a test.
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R u gonna call the geese police on me? It must be the cheesy, salty taste of www.cheezit.com original style......because these two geese, a male-female couple .....have a seemingly bottomless appetite for cheez-its! They really really really like cheez-its, original style, which will float, and can be thrown like a frisbee. |
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You do realize that the milfoil didn't just appear in the lake. People brought it here. Let's look more at the people problem before it gets out of hand...too late. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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After they get through eating the lawn (using what seems like a flow through system) they waddle down to the retaining wall on the lake and jump in. Obstacles on my property will have no influence on their visits. They can and do, walk in from my neighbors. |
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PS: I suggest that YOU are the Troll and an instigator. I have looked at your record. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...t=20233&page=2 See (Post #34) |
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So to publicly address your post, this new member has NO desire to "assert himself" to gain attention from any forum member.... Hint: What your friend is suggesting is illegal in the State of NH, please do not encourage it. |
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Keep feeding them cheesits and all those chemicals and preservatives will kill them off for sure...Case Closed:laugh:
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MAY Be ..........Canoe, AKA Scott O. :look: :look: No offense intended. If this is the case, I found our back and forth a few years ago entertaining because you were so incensed about my suggestion that you had a sign in the lobby of Canoe: "Misbehaved Children will be removed from their parents Custody and SOLD as Slaves"...Or something like that. :D Cheers. Maybe we can agree to disagree with good humor.. NB |
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..... Beck's beer?
It's pretty much a surprise how big these geese can be when seen standing up on land ....... and how much one of them can eat......big and always hungry.....and loving cheez-its. Wonder if they like Beck's Saphire beer in the black 18-oz can.....6% alcohol....and one dollar/can at Heath's ....... something tells me that canada geese really like Beck's beer......will have to set out a Beck's in a bowl on the dock and see what happens?
Being canada geese.....they probably prefer Labatt's ...... a genuine Canadian beer ....the real deal from Canada and maybe more suitable to a canada goose!:D |
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Buy a Horse.. He will chase them away.
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Buy some of this and spray it all over your lawn... http://smile.amazon.com/Liquid-Ass-M...rds=liquid+ass
Guaranteed to keep geese, pesky neighbors and even family members from stampeding on your finely cultivated lawn-O-plenty! If you really want a good laugh, read the amazon reviews!! Hilarious!! :laugh::laugh: Have a great weekend everyone!! Dan |
More often than not, I don't go to a link that someone suggests. Tonight I DID: You gotta look at the first review..of this spray.
This a REAL review from Amazon. ------------------------- take5.0 out of 5 starsThis spray magically cleaned my house!!!! By Kay on November 20, 2013 Verified Purchase This stuff litterally smells like ass. Bad Ass. Horrible Ass. You need to go to the doctor Ass. Tried it out last night on my boyfriend. Here is a summary of my night: 5pm: Boyfriend on laptop in livingroom. He had been there for hours, so I decided it was time for him to get up. 5:05pm: Sprayed Liquid Ass three times on a sweater in the other room, then nonchalantly dropped it in the livingroom, about ten feet away from the boyfriend, 5:06pm: Boyfriend asks if I forgot to turn the bathroom fan on. 5:08pm: Boyfriend comments on how stinky the cats poop is. 5:15pm: Boyfriend, with his shirt covering his nose, scoops all three cat boxes in hopes of eliminating the wretched stench. 5:45pm: Boyfriend goes on a mad hunt, insisting that the cats must have crapped somewhere in the house. By this time, the smell has engulfed the appartment (a small two bedroom.) He picks up every piece of laundry on the floor, throws the bathroom mats in the washing machine and finds a face mask and gloves to put on. (I am a nurse and keep some supplies at home.) 6:25pm: Boyfriend becomes convinced the cats must have stepped in poo and tracked it all over the house. After smelling all four of the cats, he decides the cats must have cleaned themselves by now, At this point, after seeing all of the good this spray had done, I sprayed it thrice more; once in each bedroom and once in the livingroom. 6:30pm: Boyfriend sweeps and mops all of the tiled floors, sprinkles baking soda over the carpet and vacuums the entire place. Durring this time, I make sure my bottle is hidden really well. I can't afford to get caught on this one. 7:30pm: Boyfriend becomes convinced there must be spoiled food somewhere. Hs out the trash and loads the dishwasher 11pm: While finishing up the laundry, Boyfriend discovered the sweater. He decides the cat must have wiped his paws on it and says we need to make an appointment with the vet because the smell is concerning. I will be using this spray about once a month for the rest of my life. Thank you, Liquid Ass. Thank you. 67 Comments 1,877 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? YES.. :) :) NB THANK YOU 308 for that link. :) |
NH Dept of Environmental Services
If you stop in Concord at the DES office they will give you lots of advice and hopefully some mylar tape and scary eyeball balloons (beachballs with reflective tape) that may help. We have been battling the geese for years and have tried everything. The best defense is a low fence of fishing line. Hammer in a post every 10 feet and string heavy fishing line from post to post. The DES folks will explain why this works. I seem to remember that geese do not fly during summer months and can only walk on shore, so the fence really helps. If you can make your property undesirable enough they will not visit. Good Luck!
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It is good to see this thread get so much activity. What it tells me is the problem is expanding rapidly. Eventually, the state and/or federal government will be forced to do something as complaints from waterfront property owners will become overwhelming. That is how government works, when a problem gets to crisis level something gets done.
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I was wondering the same but was guessing that he may have meant out of season?
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Where would this hunting by private citizens take place? I'm not a hunter but all the hunting stories I hear about are in the woods, away from public and private dwellings. If geese were crapping in the woods nobody would care. Any place I've ever seen them are places you could never discharge a gun. |
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