Canada geese a problem in your neighborhood? Take a gander at these DNR tips to deal with them

[marmar]

They can be found in every county in Michigan. In some parts of the state people see them and hear their honking (or hissing) year-round.

You can’t escape Canada geese.

And in June and July, these birds are often found on lakes and golf course ponds, feeding on lush lawns while molting - the annual loss of their flight feathers - which takes about two weeks.

Canada geese are unable to fly during molting and as such could be hanging around your pontoon more often.

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1. Make your yard less attractive for geese

Urban and suburban developments with manicured lawns, abundant water bodies and refuge offer all the resources geese need to thrive. Geese are especially attracted to heavily fertilized, watered and mowed lawns.

"If you live on a lake and geese frequently visit your yard, try making your lawn less attractive to them by allowing your grass to grow long and cutting down on fertilizer and water, or try planting shrubs to create a barrier between your lawn and the water," said Barbara Avers, a waterfowl and wetland specialist with the DNR. ............(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/2022/06/06/canada-geese-problem-michigan-dnr-offers-tips-deal-them/7530630001/

[Scrivener7]

1. I love them! And the babies are out now!

But in my neighborhood, there are people who go around and shake the eggs earlier in the year so the numbers stay manageable.

[tiredtoo]

6. Shaking the eggs is a crime

I know a couple fellows who were recorded doing this and they were heavily fined.

[Scrivener7]

8. I don't think it is around here. I am pretty sure it is a county project.

They do a certain percentage of what they find.

[tiredtoo]

9. It is a federal law.

They are a migratory bird and they and their nests are protected. I just posted this data as a warning to anyone thinking of doing so. There are humane ways to control these birds. And perhaps they should no longer be protected the law is from 1918.

[Scrivener7]

11. That's strange. I really do think my county is doing it. And it seems like it IS a humane

way to control their population. They were becoming very violent when there were too many of them, both to people and to each other.

[winetourdriver01]

2. Awesome birds..

Once upon a time I lived at a Marina, and they were everywhere. People, especially children, don't realize how aggressive they are until it's way too late. I've seen some very amusing situations develop watching from my boat.

[Phoenix61]

4. Some Boy Scouts were cleaning a small island in the

center of a duck pond prior to holiday decorations being installed. One of the boys got a tad too close to a big white goose. That goose lit into that poor kid.

[Voltaire2]

3. Geese and turkeys seem to avoid each other.

So we don’t have geese around our yard as we have a shit-tonne (literally) of wild turkeys.

So to get rid of geese and all their shit, just cultivate turkeys. Different shit same problem.

[MiHale]

5. They are dirty birds...

Crap everywhere, fouls the waters, causes algae blooms. Used to kayak the Huron River near Milford, the city park put-in is usually covered with crap get on your water shoes then in the boat.
Give me trumpeter swans instead, beautiful birds.

[Lucky Luciano]

10. Yeah I like the birds themselves, but the poop 💩...infinite supply of that!

[tiredtoo]

7. My Brother lives on a man made lake with an Island in the middle

Many of these geese live there. He puts a couple of stakes at waters edge and runs strings from one to another. No geese on his well manicured lawn.