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Request for Help - Getting the Flock Out of Here
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| 1/7/06
| blau993
Posted on 01/07/2006 7:03:52 AM PST by blau993
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To: blau993
get some dirt bikes and ride around them or right at them. keep it up everyday or call geese police. sometimes the health dept will come out and determine its a health problem and take over matters but personally i wouldnt go that way. ive heard of staking out netting a few feet above the ground too. the cds work too or there is goose*be*gone super sonic which costs around $250 but does work too. good luck
To: blau993
We use shotgun shells with the shot removed (blank cartridges) to keep our runway clear of migratory ducks and geese.
You have to get them as they get there because once they've settled (2-3 days) they will be hell to get rid of. What you're trying to do is make the next big pound look peaceful.
I don't know how close your neighbors are but maybe you could explain what you're doing and assure them that you are shooting blank cartridges. Maybe that way the cops will leave you alone.
Try firecrackers if a shotgun is not available.
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posted on
01/07/2006 10:40:14 AM PST
by
hattend
(I wanna go through the Stargate and kill aliens!)
To: ken5050
Yep. Dogs are very effective. Anything that keeps the geese from settling will do the trick.
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posted on
01/07/2006 11:04:09 AM PST
by
infidel dog
(nearer my God to thee....)
To: freedomlover
You're right, they are Canadian--maybe this might work:
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posted on
01/07/2006 11:19:18 AM PST
by
motzman
(God helps those who help themselves - B. Franklin)
To: blau993
Google "geese repellent". There are plenty of links that might be appealing.
To: ken5050; blau993
Your suggestion actually sounds fun, ken5050...then, again, it isn't my lawn!
blau993, invite a bunch of teenagers over. Have them turn their car stereos up to "11."
Repeat as needed.
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posted on
01/07/2006 11:48:04 AM PST
by
hummingbird
(Festivus, a Holiday for the Rest of Us!)
To: Pukin Dog
Oh, I have to get one of those "ScareCrows."
There are too many practical jokers in my family...a "ScareCrow" might level the field for a while!
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posted on
01/07/2006 11:56:58 AM PST
by
hummingbird
(Festivus, a Holiday for the Rest of Us!)
To: blau993
Frau Blau is hunting for some old sheets right now. She has chased them a few times just running at them and waving her arms,
Please tell me you are getting pictures of this....
?8^)
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posted on
01/07/2006 11:59:07 AM PST
by
hummingbird
(Festivus, a Holiday for the Rest of Us!)
To: jigsaw
LOL...seems we are thinking alike!
blau's situation has so many possibilities....
?8^)
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posted on
01/07/2006 12:01:11 PM PST
by
hummingbird
(Festivus, a Holiday for the Rest of Us!)
To: anonymous_user
How about a propane cannon?
Hank Hill's personal choice!
70
posted on
01/07/2006 12:05:04 PM PST
by
hummingbird
(Festivus, a Holiday for the Rest of Us!)
To: Katya
Might be time to borrow some more dogs.....
A herd of yipping dogs....chihuahuas, pomeraniams, toy poodles....
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posted on
01/07/2006 12:06:23 PM PST
by
hummingbird
(Festivus, a Holiday for the Rest of Us!)
To: blau993
Goose can be annoying and make your yard slick and icky.
But way before I'd shoot them I'd try goose repellant
http://www2.yardiac.com/long.asp?tgs=16825270:4338654&cart_id=&item_id=664
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posted on
01/07/2006 12:23:08 PM PST
by
gondramB
(Democracy: two wolves and a lamb voting on lunch. Liberty: a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.)
To: blau993
Have you tried playing a recording of hawks or eagles screeching? Many people with flock problems swear by it.
Let me know if you might need some sound effects -- I might have some I could send in mp3 format.
73
posted on
01/07/2006 12:31:53 PM PST
by
noblejones
(Ben Stein for President, 2008.)
To: blau993
Go to your local zoo -- ask for tiger droppings. It works on some animals - might work on geese.
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posted on
01/07/2006 2:15:03 PM PST
by
GOPJ
To: frithguild; blau993
The fence idea does work - a friend from work had the same problem and he and his wife put up a fabric fence (landscaping fabric, I believe) between the water and the yard and it worked. The geese want easy access to the water for safety too (see something bad? go out in the water and it can't follow you) and if there isn't easy access they'll move on.
The only problem they had was they had to make the fence HIGH ENOUGH so that the geese couldn't SEE the water when they were on the ground - even if they never went IN the water, the sight of it would make them think it was a safe area. Their yard was fairly level, so it wasn't too hard to raise the fence a little bit.
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posted on
01/07/2006 3:01:14 PM PST
by
solitas
(So what if I support an OS that has fewer flaws than yours? 'Mystic' dual 500 G4's, OSX.4.2)
To: blau993
It's so easy and fun to drive them off that I envy your problem. Buy a decent remote control boat (a loud gas engine is the best) and chase them off with it whenever you have the time (but not it the spring when there are gray goslings). It's fairly cheap, doesn't hurt them, and you will find that it is more fun than you can now imagine. Before you know it, you'll be wishing some would come back for you to chase!
To: hummingbird
After Action Report will follow -- pictures unfortunately may get censored (like that has never happened before).
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posted on
01/07/2006 7:10:05 PM PST
by
blau993
(Labs for love; .357 for Security.)
To: noblejones
Let me know if you might need some sound effects -- I might have some I could send in mp3 format.
Where might one access Hawk or Eagle screeching? I have a very naughty Pomeranian who needs to avoid a certain chair he likes to favor as an indoor toilet when its rainy outside.
To: blau993
Eagerly awaiting an After Action Report, unless you find yourself in the doghouse, in which case we will just move on to zotting someone for entertainment!
No use you appearing on a episode of "Cops!" just for our entertainment!
Unless you want to.....
?8^)
To: blau993
Niece had a similar problem with geese on the lake next to her yard a few years back - I know she put up a fence along the lakeshore and haven't heard any more about the problem lately - a fence might at least discourage the geese from coming on to the lawn once on the lake.....
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