[redhead]

Seems to me that their eggs could be taken from them as soon as they are laid (or thereabouts).

They have a very short season to maturity, so a couple of egg-swipes should put them into a time frame where they wouldn't have sufficient days left to rear a new clutch.

Repeat next year, etc.

[Miss Marple]

Egg-swipes are rather difficult, since one is always guarding the nest.

We have a problem with them in Indiana as well. We used to only see them flying overhead during migration. However, in the last 20 years, with the increase in retaining ponds in subdivisions and apartment complexes, they have taken to hanging around here year-round. I would bet there are about 2000 geese hanging around ponds within 2 miles of my home.

[Dan from Michigan]

I wouldn't want to take an eggswipe unless I had my 12 gauge with me. Those birds are mean anyway, and I assume they are like swans when it comes to defending the nest.