Goose Control

by Kathy Fritsch

Has your property been a vacation spot for Canada Geese?  This very adaptable waterfowl is tolerant of human activity and while flying with their lifetime mates and family, they are all looking for that perfect spot to land.  If there is a pond or any water source nearby, the Canada Goose will nest and establish its territory at the site.  It is quite common to see geese on golf courses, backyards, schools, and farms just to name a few spots.  With the development of malls, office buildings, tall homes and garages, geese have limited spots to nest and a safe spot for them could be up on top of your buildings.

What draws them to stop and nest?  They eat a wide variety of food items.  They are considered herbivores (eating vegetation) and are grazers.  They will graze and eat off your grass.  They will eat your berries, seeds and any cultivated foods such as millet, corn, oats, and soybeans.  Since they do travel in large family groups, you can imagine the damage they can do in a short amount of time.  The damage they can do is the reason to protect your property before it is too late.  Preparation is always easier than clean up.   When you are planting your grass, shrubs and crops, it is important to think about how they can be protected, especially from the geese.
 
One of the easiest ways to keep this boisterous pest away is to use a goose repellent.   The Migrate turf spray is a repellent that is a non toxic liquid made from grape extract.  Geese cannot stand the taste and smell.  Once you have sprayed on your lawn, not even rain or watering will wash it off.  Two applications will last for up to a month and will protect what you have worked hard to achieve.  You don’t have to worry about harm to your property or persons.  It is totally non-toxic to humans and animals.  It just makes your lawn an unpalatable food source for the geese.

Used in conjunction with the goose repellent spray, the Goose-B-Gone Super Sonic sound deterrent can be very beneficial.  This devise can cover up to three acres.  This sound deterrent acts as a scare devise by intermittently playing the distress and predator calls of the Canadian goose.  When they hear the distress calls they instinctively move on and away from the trouble.  The Goose-B-Gone Super Sonic unit is easy to install and program.  It will not wear in the weather either because it is sun and weather resistant.
 
Keeping away or getting rid of the nuisance geese with these simple to use goose repellents will also provide protection from the contamination their droppings can leave behind such as an excess of bacteria including E. Coli. and salmonella.  Reduce that perfect combination of forage, nesting and covering habitats most properties have by simply adding the spray and sound repellents.  When you see that beautiful V formation of the geese flying over and away from your property, you can enjoy the scene instead of worrying about your property.