Geese in Meredith

tis · 08-14-2014, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by chipj29

I bought one of those online a couple years ago to deter skunks in my yard. It eworked awesome.

I had two of them and they didn't work.

hilltopper · 08-19-2014, 02:47 PM

Apparently Meredith is going to try the coyote decoy approach, moving them around often. We'll see, but I'm not hopeful.

HellRaZoR004 · 08-19-2014, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by hilltopper

Apparently Meredith is going to try the coyote decoy approach, moving them around often. We'll see, but I'm not hopeful.

Doesn't work here in Hudson.

BroadHopper · 08-19-2014, 04:55 PM

Being migratory animals the birds are pretty much protected until all nations agree that the birds are a PITA. It would not surprise me the southern neighbors sell the poops back to us fertilizer!

tis · 08-19-2014, 05:19 PM

It didn't work for me. I only bought one coyote but it didn't bother them. They look at all these things at first and then could care.

secondcurve · 08-20-2014, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by tis

It didn't work for me. I only bought one coyote but it didn't bother them. They look at all these things at first and then could care.

I'll say it one more time. The only way to improve the situation is to reduce the number of geese. Scaring them from one property to the other and back again does absolutely nothing. Even the folks who love fuzzy little birds will be reaching their breaking points soon. These devilish creatures must be controlled in a humane fashion before things will improve.

Merrymeeting · 08-20-2014, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by secondcurve

I'll say it one more time. The only way to improve the situation is to reduce the number of geese. Scaring them from one property to the other and back again does absolutely nothing. Even the folks who love fuzzy little birds will be reaching their breaking points soon. These devilish creatures must be controlled in a humane fashion before things will improve.

And I'll say it one more time...reduce the grass! Not natural as lake shoreline vegetation, and the geese love it!

(Though I also agree, don't understand why they are still a "protected" species)

chipj29 · 08-20-2014, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hilltopper

Apparently Meredith is going to try the coyote decoy approach, moving them around often. We'll see, but I'm not hopeful.

We had 3 or 4 of them next to the small pond where I used to work. The decoys worked for a day or 2. After that the geese paid no attention to them.

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tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,760 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,462 Times in 1,018 Posts	It didn't work for me. I only bought one coyote but it didn't bother them. They look at all these things at first and then could care.