I live on a small lake and the geese are a severe problem. They're nasty, mean-tempered, foul birds that each drop up to 3 pounds of crap every day. (With a flock of two dozen, do the math on the mess.)
But if I touch them, the neighbors go ballistic! I'm precluded from even threatening them in any fashion.Grrrr.
We live on Lake James here in Western, NC and would probably have the same problem with the neighbors. Hence the use of a .22 sub-sonic.
Upsides: Quiet, nolouder than a pellet gun. Ammo is dirt cheap
Downsides: Limited range, will not chamber subsequent rounds in a semi. Ergo, if you want to load more than one round at a time, I use a 4x scope mounted Marlin lever-action with 17 rounds in the tube.