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Jenoch

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32. We live in a Twin Cities suburb and the

Tue Mar 24, 2015, 10:12 PM

Mar 2015

Canada geese population is huge. They are everwhere. We live next to a 3,000 acre county park and there is a sizeable pond about 100 yards behind our house. We're lucky that there is a big area of native grasses (and weeds) between our backyard and the pond. The geese land on the water but they are wary of the tall grass because it can conceal predators. If the tall grass were not there, we would have goose crap everywhere.

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Park service considers dogs to chase geese from feces-ridden National Mall [View all] Eugene Mar 2015 OP

My cousin owns a business called "Geese Management" that does this. whathehell Mar 2015 #1

They will need to replace the goose droppings with something more apropos to D.C., like horse shit villager Mar 2015 #2

Plenty of both on hand down there. Smarmie Doofus Mar 2015 #33

They should sell $10 permits to hunt them. Vincardog Mar 2015 #3

What happens to the shit from the dogs? NightWatcher Mar 2015 #4

It would be far easier to clean up than the massive amounts of goose poop... friendly_iconoclast Mar 2015 #5

We can hire the homeless to clean up after the dogs, pay them well. NYC_SKP Mar 2015 #7

Sounds like a plan. In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #9

I LIKE that plan. bvar22 Mar 2015 #10

Border Collies are extremely intelligent jberryhill Mar 2015 #15

Yeah, but Border Collies have standards... Fumesucker Mar 2015 #19

Mine still shit Major Nikon Mar 2015 #22

In the house? jberryhill Mar 2015 #24

If they are outside they pretty much shit when they want Major Nikon Mar 2015 #26

They must be a handful jberryhill Mar 2015 #28

They definitely need a "job" Major Nikon Mar 2015 #29

Way better than goose shit. Codeine Mar 2015 #36

The geese were here first tabasco Mar 2015 #6

Some Canadian Geese have NOT been here first. bvar22 Mar 2015 #16

Geese were in the Chesapeake Basin before we were tabasco Mar 2015 #41

They have. :) Chan790 Mar 2015 #47

In this case, they weren't. Chan790 Mar 2015 #18

I agree, the geese need to be culled. There are hundreds year round on our local lake. kwassa Mar 2015 #25

Yum. bvar22 Mar 2015 #43

You could catch one here every day. Not just for Christmas anymore. kwassa Mar 2015 #44

Geese were in the Chesapeake Basin before humans tabasco Mar 2015 #42

With Old Bay seasoning. That's how we deal. kwassa Mar 2015 #45

Well...where else would ya keep them, for crying out loud? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2015 #8

I've got no problem with this. hunter Mar 2015 #11

My company has dog walkers JustAnotherGen Mar 2015 #12

This is a very common proactice around here IDemo Mar 2015 #13

WHY CAN'T CANADA CONTROL THEIR FREAKING GEESE Skittles Mar 2015 #14

Can't trust those Canadians. bvar22 Mar 2015 #17

They have wings like cantaloupes Fumesucker Mar 2015 #21

I once had a girlfriend who worked at the Wal-Mart. bvar22 Mar 2015 #23

Take off Hosers, eh.. Fumesucker Mar 2015 #20

It's payback... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #35

They should do something about the rats while they are at it. Glimmer of Hope Mar 2015 #27

Feces is life, in a natural environment bhikkhu Mar 2015 #30

Clearly this is the first volley in the Canadian-American Wildlife Pooping Wars! Rex Mar 2015 #31

We live in a Twin Cities suburb and the Jenoch Mar 2015 #32

Talk about a job done right... Blue Owl Mar 2015 #34

Ha! This article, posted on a local Fox affiliate, prompted me to post this >>>> Roland99 Mar 2015 #37

My border collie had ZERO interest in the Canada geese on my lawn. grasswire Mar 2015 #38

GOD, I hate geese. Marr Mar 2015 #39

Get rid of the Tim Hortons and they'll leave... Inkfreak Mar 2015 #40

Border Collies would be ideal -- and they'd have a ball Hekate Mar 2015 #46