Goosebuster

[duffey]

We are having a severe problem with geese coming on our lake beach. I found a product called Goosebuster. It is setup with 4 speakers that emits a random sequence of distress calls that are actual recordings of geese in the wild. Is anyone familiar with this product and does it work. If you would like to read about it. www.birdx.com

[MWC]

If you are open to adopting a dog, you could opt for a border collie or australian shepherd. A lot of golf courses around my area use them to keep geese off the greens.
You could also find out if your nighbors are feeding the geese, and try to get a local ordinace passed making it illegal to do so.

[Rissask]

Sorry I can't help you...although a Canada goose couple both nipped at me this past Sunday at the zoo when I came too close to their goslings. (I wasn't harassing them, I was just walking by on the path! ) Those bastards can be mean!
But I have to say this title is cute, and every time I have seen it today I hear the theme from Ghostbusters...who ya gonna call? GOOSEBUSTERS!

[Gus]

I worked at a golf course with a major goose problem. There are a couple of potential solutions. Go to an agriculture store, and get some bird bombs. I'm not sure if they are legal to use where you live, so you'll have to do some research. However, they eventually become immune to the bang or whistle sounds. Another thing we did is buy those construction road sign flashers. They irritate the bird, but yet again, they will get used to them. Dogs work the best, but must be used frequently. Check if there are any local hunt clubs that are looking for places to train their dogs. Offer your place out. Just a few suggestions.

[horizon200]

ahhh Goose distress calls...I think they go something like this

chick chick KaBLAMMM!


Sorry my PETA dues are delinquent.

[synestere]

Buy a gun and blow their heads off ......... or put a notice up saying "no geese"

[horizon200]

Originally Posted by synestere

Buy a gun and blow their heads off ......... or put a notice up saying "no geese"

I know for a fact that geese blatantly ignore any official signage. We publish Bird Avoidance Hours every year to minimize the number of bird strikes to our aircraft....but noooooo those geese take off outside those hours all the time!


BTW, how do they decide who will lead the formation? Do they have a mass predeparture briefing? "OK Bob, it's your turn to lead today...remember... honk continuously and wait until you see a gray GMC pickup before you deficate! Oh and Jim will try to break away with three or four others...let them go...eventually they will realize they're idiots and try to catch up...don't slow down for them...it's much more amusing that way!"

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by synestere

Buy a gun and blow their heads off ......... or put a notice up saying "no geese"

I can tell you, this solution is effective and also feeds the guests

Beyond that, we work the goose problem regularly here....first, reduce goose friendly habitat wherever possible....they like big fields of fresh grass with easy access to water....limit their access to the water via plantings..this helps...hire a friendly dog like Buddy to chase them....plunk them with BB guns to annoy them....and learn to enjoy them.....

( PS..we once bought an "anti-goose windmill"..supposedly the geese would be afraid of it for some reason...it is an interesting story to tell our guests now as the geese munch the sweet new grass shoots under the windmill... )

[NiceTom]

Originally Posted by duffey

We are having a severe problem with geese coming on our lake beach. I found a product called Goosebuster. It is setup with 4 speakers that emits a random sequence of distress calls that are actual recordings of geese in the wild. Is anyone familiar with this product and does it work. If you would like to read about it. www.birdx.com

Those geese are a pain, but I think this solution might be just as bad-quadraphonic distress calls blasting aacross the lake? Sounds pleasant.

[Jacko]

Oh yeah..I almost forgot...spread grape Kool-aid on the grass....they hate that....( I am serious!)

[Susie Q Roo]

Originally Posted by Jacko

Oh yeah..I almost forgot...spread grape Kool-aid on the grass....they hate that....( I am serious!)

Well, who doesn't, really?

[roni]

I know an old guy who had a large garden. One year, he told me, he put a radio out there with rock and roll music on loud (he lived out in the country). He said it worked pretty well.

He did the same thing the next year. He said the birds took to organizing dances that year and invited all their bird buddies

[synestere]

Originally Posted by roni

I know an old guy who had a large garden. One year, he told me, he put a radio out there with rock and roll music on loud (he lived out in the country). He said it worked pretty well.

He did the same thing the next year. He said the birds took to organizing dances that year and invited all their bird buddies

Country n western would work ...... or a Grady c.d .

[Susie Q Roo]

Originally Posted by duffey

We are having a severe problem with geese coming on our lake beach.

Those damn geese are such sluts!

[Jacko]

Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

Those damn geese are such sluts!