removing geese

[porthos]

got a slingshot today and dog kibble. shot at the geese and missed a lot. air horn is ordered

[MT Gianni]

As long as there is feed there, you're conditioning birds to come and not fend for themselves in a season when they should be teaching that. If you must feed wildlife, do it in the winter season.

[Chill Wills]

As long as there is feed there, you're conditioning birds to come and not fend for themselves in a season when they should be teaching that. If you must feed wildlife, do it in the winter season.

Yup. -My first thought too.

[contender1]

Ok folks,, I'm saddened by the many illegal suggestions here. We are better than that. And doing such stuff only paints us the the very manner that the anti-hunters & anti-gun people say we are. BAD PEOPLE WHO BREAK LAWS!!!!!!!

I'm a licensed Animal Damage Control Agent.

Canada geese are a FEDERAL MIGRATORY GAME BIRD,, and as such,, are under not only State regulations,, but Federal laws as well. With that,, it follows that there are hunting seasons,, where killing them is legal with the proper license. Otherwise,, you have to try & deal with them in a NON-LETHAL manner. Even the addling or oiling of eggs is illegal.

Can they be a nuisance? Absolutely. Do they leave fecal matter in quantities that can create health risks for humans? Yes. Can they be aggressive & even bite/pinch people? Yes.

In my business,,, I teach people that the best way to deter any animal is to break the chain of the (3) main things an animal does all it's life. (1) Eat, (2) Sleep, (3) Reproduce. Fix things to where they can't do one of those 3 things,, and you will solve the problem. In this case,, feeding birds,, it's the food that's causing the problem.
And apparently,, the OP enjoys birds,, but says doves don't sit on his feeders easily. If feeding the doves is a priority,, then get different bird feeders. Rigidly mounted, elevate, and with a flat platform for the doves. An raised edge of the feeder platform helps keep most seed off the ground. A SIMPLY type of platform,, that can be added to many feeders is a "pizza" pan. Screw on, glue on, bolt on, or whatever,, a pan to the bottom of a feeder, and with it's edge,, most seed will remain on the pan. Mount it on a rigid 1" diameter pole,, about 4-5 ft off the ground,, and watch the birds, but the geese can't get to it.

There are also legal & safe chemicals that can be sprayed on grasses to deter the geese from eating there,, (and leaving deposits as well.) Check with your local Wildlife Agency for recommendations on that.

But I'd really appreciate it if the good folks here wouldn't even suggest illegal activities,, even in a hypothetical or round about way. We are better than that.

[MaryB]

Mary B is that a modified cold steel blow gun?

Those orange cones on the darts are unmistakable.

I have used mine to break beer bottles and kill rats.

That fishing blowgun is looking really neat.

No it is one this guy got famous pushing on YouTube. It is a blast to play with! .625" bore so need to have good lungs! First test a dart went thru both sides of a cardboard box and embedded 3/4 of the way in a flattened stack of cardboard. I can hit an easy 20 yards+ with it! On carp it is a blast!

[farmerjim]

The chemicals you spray on the grass work very good. They are also very expensive.
The Canada geese around Saint Francisville do not migrate. They are here all year.

[Recycled bullet]

No it is one this guy got famous pushing on YouTube. It is a blast to play with! .625" bore so need to have good lungs! First test a dart went thru both sides of a cardboard box and embedded 3/4 of the way in a flattened stack of cardboard. I can hit an easy 20 yards+ with it! On carp it is a blast!

Fired at 100 PSI and striking the target at 10 yards a .625 Cold steel broadhead blow dart cannot be extracted from a piece of pressure treated lumber with pliers. I made a pressure vessel similar to a tire cheetah out of home improvement store sewer pipe metal threaded pipe and a really slow manual valve. I drilled the end cap and installed a valve stem and can fill it off at the shop compressor air hose.

Maybe I ought to bring that thing out it's been sitting behind the book shelf for years and actually fire it again. There was experiments with patched 490 ball that were promising.

My inspiration for playing with that was seeing a photograph of an air rifle in Dr Beeman's collection. If I remember correctly it was made in a French bicycle shop to shoot Nazis and steal their mp40s to kill more Germans in world war II. I think I remember reading it was a multiple shot pre-charged pneumatic that fired lead balls from a spring loaded gravity feed mechanism and that it was all made of polished brass and looked really cool.

[Brokenbear]

I agree ..stop feeding or elevate and control spillage and your like good

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[GregLaROCHE]

Blowgun, silent... darts will penetrate the feathers... leave the string off or you will have an angry bird to reel in! https://slockmaster.com/products/the-fish-hawk

I use mine on the gophers... bait them with cat food to come close to the deck and PFFFFT...

I’ve hunted geese with 12 ga 3 inch BBs and I couldn’t bring them down without an under wing shot. Their feathers are really stout.

[MaryB]

I’ve hunted geese with 12 ga 3 inch BBs and I couldn’t bring them down without an under wing shot. Their feathers are really stout.

This is a razor sharp broadhead, slices right thru feather... it penetrates carp scales, they are like armor plate!

[GregLaROCHE]

This is a razor sharp broadhead, slices right thru feather... it penetrates carp scales, they are like armor plate!

Can you send me a link so I can see what it looks like? Thanks. I was thinking it was one of the old fashioned airgun darts.

[porthos]

contender 1: if you had them crapping all over your lawn; you would not be concerned about what is illegal....

[GhostHawk]

Mary is right, blowgun darts come with a miniature broadhead on the shaft, and sharp.

They will penetrate a lot further than they look. They are not all that heavy but they get pretty good speed.

[JimB..]

contender 1: if you had them crapping all over your lawn; you would not be concerned about what is illegal....

Having met the man I suspect that he’d find a way to avoid the issue rather than go to war with them. Think about how to make your yard inhospitable, and feeding birds on the ground is the opposite of that. You could also work to make another area more inviting for them.

[725]

Didn't somebody make a shotgun shell that launched an exploding noise projectile? Blamo-ammo? Made to discourage birds without harming them. In some States, however, I do believe harassing wildlife can get you in trouble, too. Farmers use 'em to keep wildlife off their crops.

[Hannibal]

Sss

Mu thoughts exactly. I've no sympathy for them at all and I'd not regret it for even a second.

[Hannibal]

Mary is right, blowgun darts come with a miniature broadhead on the shaft, and sharp.

They will penetrate a lot further than they look. They are not all that heavy but they get pretty good speed.

Then you run the risk of some worthless bird wandering around for a few days with that thing hanging out of it drawing sympathy. Nope. Bad idea.

[snowwolfe]

Geese, otters, raccoons, squirrels, skunks, etc
SSS
Shoot-Shovel-Shutup.

[Hannibal]

Ok folks,, I'm saddened by the many illegal suggestions here. We are better than that. And doing such stuff only paints us the the very manner that the anti-hunters & anti-gun people say we are. BAD PEOPLE WHO BREAK LAWS!!!!!!!

I'm a licensed Animal Damage Control Agent.

Canada geese are a FEDERAL MIGRATORY GAME BIRD,, and as such,, are under not only State regulations,, but Federal laws as well. With that,, it follows that there are hunting seasons,, where killing them is legal with the proper license. Otherwise,, you have to try & deal with them in a NON-LETHAL manner. Even the addling or oiling of eggs is illegal.

Can they be a nuisance? Absolutely. Do they leave fecal matter in quantities that can create health risks for humans? Yes. Can they be aggressive & even bite/pinch people? Yes.

In my business,,, I teach people that the best way to deter any animal is to break the chain of the (3) main things an animal does all it's life. (1) Eat, (2) Sleep, (3) Reproduce. Fix things to where they can't do one of those 3 things,, and you will solve the problem. In this case,, feeding birds,, it's the food that's causing the problem.
And apparently,, the OP enjoys birds,, but says doves don't sit on his feeders easily. If feeding the doves is a priority,, then get different bird feeders. Rigidly mounted, elevate, and with a flat platform for the doves. An raised edge of the feeder platform helps keep most seed off the ground. A SIMPLY type of platform,, that can be added to many feeders is a "pizza" pan. Screw on, glue on, bolt on, or whatever,, a pan to the bottom of a feeder, and with it's edge,, most seed will remain on the pan. Mount it on a rigid 1" diameter pole,, about 4-5 ft off the ground,, and watch the birds, but the geese can't get to it.

There are also legal & safe chemicals that can be sprayed on grasses to deter the geese from eating there,, (and leaving deposits as well.) Check with your local Wildlife Agency for recommendations on that.

But I'd really appreciate it if the good folks here wouldn't even suggest illegal activities,, even in a hypothetical or round about way. We are better than that.

Illegal aliens are treated better than citizens, too.

Not impressed at all.

[Texas by God]

Propane cannons are used by farmers nearby sometimes. I hear that they work- until the birds get used to them.
They’re loud. I hear them from two miles away.


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