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[Grant]

Originally Posted by Winni

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Then, the weirdness of the Canadian Geese family that has taken to our front yard is enough to make anyone ill. Those birdies have big leavin's! Yuck. Can't keep up with it even with my doggie pooper-scooper. Now that the little ones are bigger, they seem to be frequenting our yard a little less, but this does raise another question.

We have always been very good about not feeding the ducks, so they eventually got the message they aren't welcome here. But, after 18 years, we now have this family of nasty Canadian Geese that think our front yard is home. Why? Is it just that all the rain and high water has confused them?

Would appreciate opinions and answers. Thanks!

As someone who lives in a GOOSE-INFESTED area when not at the Lake, I can only encourage you to get rid of the geese as soon as possible. A large Canada goose population would be the END of Winnipesaukee as we know it. These birds have destroyed more bodies of recreational water down here than you would believe. No swimming allowed. Perpetual stench. Green "tootsie-rolls" EVERYWHERE. And once they get a foothold in an area and start reproducing, they take over. They spend the winter down here & aren't even migratory. They've taken over office complexes, golf courses, parks, lakes, ponds, and have destroyed them all. Unfortunately, they are also protected, which is absurd.

I was really disturbed to hear Canada goose calls this spring up at the Lake. I'd never heard them there before, but I could hear a good number of them off in the distance. If they take up residence on your property, do the LAKE a favor, and chase them away. Most of the lakefront terrain is not "goose friendly" (rocks, trees, little grass), so there's really not a lot of space for them on land. I'd encourage NHF&G to start a Canada goose season -- with no limit.