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Wonder if it works on Muscovy ducks?
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The laser works on gulls, I'll bet it would work on ducks, too.
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My thanks to everyone for the replies! And to those concerned about me getting a visit from the authorities, I'm just not too worried about it. I think any fed looking at this forum for law-breakers is actually looking for bigger fish to fry than someone harassing nuisance geese! Plus, I haven't had to scare them off for a while. I think they might have gotten the message. I just wanted those with this same problem to know how effective the solution I discovered is.
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you could just move to Florida.....no geese down here that I know of.  |
Cause the gators and pythons got ‘em
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12-16-2023, 09:35 PM
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Wonder if it works on Muscovy ducks?
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Probably not as well as a pellet.
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12-16-2023, 11:12 PM
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Have you ever seen a goose make a broad jump?
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When my daughter was very little, she talked me into buying four cute little African Goose chicks. They really were cute, for about three weeks. In about three months they evolved into big feathered devils that had no fear of anything, and only wanted to kill anything they saw. Vicious is a compliment, and they do "goose" you if you turn your back on them.
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Ok, why am I suddenly feeling lucky to have only rattlesnakes?
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I have my mom's old Red Ryder (which is 74 years old now), and bounced a BB off the side of one of them, and he didn't even look around, he was completely un-fazed.
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The seals and springs in the BB gun are probably totally worn out. The BB is probably moving just fast enough to remain airborne but not fast enough to be noticed by the geese. Get your self a pump-up pellet rifle so you can determine how fast the pellet is traveling.
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12-17-2023, 11:01 AM
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These are Federally and Internationally protected wildlife that you are harassing! You are in violation of around 7 laws, not counting your state laws!
Those geese have more rights than you do! And you just posted for all the world to see.
Rule One, The Three Nothings: Hear Nothing, Say Nothing, See Nothing.
Rule Two, Get somebody Else: Complain to the complex management, and let them hire licensed professionals to deal with these pests.
Rule Three, Italian: I use Italian salad dressing as a marinade for several hours on the breasts before grilling. (I limit out during non-migratory season!)
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Model 41 in .22 short , head shots only.
This is the step before marinade.
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12-17-2023, 11:18 AM
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You can harass them, you just can't maim or kill them. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service frequently grants permits to remove them.
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In about three months they evolved into big feathered devils that had no fear of anything
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How did they taste?
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I have one of those, too, but like I said, I really didn't want to hurt one!
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It is against the law, but more importantly it is inhumane to injure and cripple any animal or bird which is exactly what a slingshot would do!!
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When I was just a little tyke (4 or 5 yo) my parents got me my first pet. It was a rabbit that turned into the most nasty thing I had ever seen. Kicking, biting, etc.)
One day it "got out of its cage and disappeared".That weekend we had the skinniest boned, strangest tasting chicken I'd ever eaten......
It was at the end of WW2 and rationing was still in effect. so waste not want not...
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Quote "I wonder what the explanation is for keeping them on the protected list. They are as common as ants."
Maybe they found a way to register them to vote. LOL
I used to have them in my pond until I put a picture of my mother in law
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There is only one species of geese are protected, the Emperor Goose. The rest are managed. Hunting is fully legal at certain times of the year anywhere you can legally shoot a gun. The USFWS manages the population and monitors all waterfowl, working closely with Canada and Latin America to establish hunting limits depending on population status. Canada Goose hunting in the US has allowed limits of 3 to 6 Canada (dark) geese per day depending on where you live.
Snow (light) geese limits are much larger, due to their very high population in recent decades. Too many of these geese in northern Canada has resulted in almost all available food eaten by millions of these species, devasting many perm-frost areas. Fortunately, they have never become accustomed to human environments and are not much of a problem for most except the winter grain farmers of the central and western US. Limits are very high, and some states offer a limitless daily harvest and possession. With even these extreme measures, the population is still not under control. Light goose populations in North America are estimated at over 15 million birds. Canada goose populations, on the other hand, are estimated at 5 million birds.
Bottom line is that while you might find some lenient Conservation Officers out there, but it is the Feds you need to be concerned about. The laws are simple, direct, and all encompassing, plus vigorously enforced by Federal agents. States are required to follow the Federal laws and work within their parameters in establishing each year's hunting seasons, regulations, and enforcement.
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That and because they taste like **** and nobody actually wants to shoot them. Specklebellies are another thing
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The Snow Gees swarms I have seen in Arkansas and the Dakotas are something to behold. I have seen thousands of them on winter wheat fields completely wiping them out. The roar of the birds is deafening. We hunted them in NW Missouri on the spring hunt. No limits and extended magazines. They were all ground into sausage which wasn't too bad. We were right outside Squaw Creek NWR. I think there were close to a million birds in the area migrating north.
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Have known people living out in the sticks to keep a flock of geese as "watch geese". Very loud and intimating to travelers who wandered up the wrong lane. However, before ya chase them all away, a line of dried dog food can be used to entice several into a garage. Roast Canadian goose is very tasty, especially if ya pluck em.
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I have shot many on hunts to Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and North Dakota and unfortunately Snow Geese all taste the same. Fall/early winter migration is the time to harvest them if one wants to try eating them. My go-to recipe is to pour a couple big cans of mushroom soup in a crock pot and slow cook the breast meat all day.
For others on the Forum, the proper name is Canada Goose, not Canadian Goose! Not all geese are from Canada. 
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Poison
Shoot with BB/pellet rifle
Strowe shelled corn in your neighbor's yard.
Geese breast on the grill are outstanding.
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A long time ago I married a girl from back east. In the spring we flew back there so I could meet her extended family. On a little jaunt to Tom’s River to meet her aunt still makes me laugh. In the middle of chatting with her she leaps up (picture a tiny,elderly Italian) yells,grabs a broom and races out the front door. My mil smiles and says “geese” ��
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