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Originally Posted by Lake Lady 6
Thankfully we have not had a problem with geese (yet). The ducks are another story. The best deterrent I heard of was the Portland CC in Maine. They purchased a dog (Border Collie) and shortly there were no more geese on the course. The dog didn't harm them but the herding instinct & a little training) made him continuously try to "herd" the geese, right to the waterfront. It didn't take long for them to go elsewhere.
A friend visted with his Border Collie at out lakefront home and as soon as any ducks appeared he would run up and down the waterfront giving a bark now and then - poof, no ducks.
This isn't a solution for everyone but if you like dogs - try it. These dogs are expensive and require/need to have a lot of exercise.
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One of the production plants I used to frequent had large green lawns and a cooling pond - just perfect for the Canada geese. They left scat everywhere ! The thing that got rid of them were fake coyotes. The grounds dept set up 4 or 5 of them on the lawn the geese used and they didn't come back. They move them to new positions every few days and I think the head and tails can be rotated to give a new look. I was very surprised such a ruse worked but the geese haven't been back and you can walk w/o fear.