OT- Canada Geese

[Ronald Montesano]

Border Collie or Fireworks. Since it's Texas, we know that you like to make things go bang. However, in New York, they use the dogs. Every super has one..EVERY SUPER!

[Craig Sweet]

There's a small group that winter over on or near our course, but the migrating geese rarely stay.  Yeah, they crap on the fairway but it's not a big deal, and the mowers handle the turds.  During spring clean up the turds have dried and a drag mat around the approaches and greens breaks them down and they are mowed and vacuumed up.  The Super has a dog that runs the geese off but by evening they are back on the course

[Bill Seitz]

Have you ever seen a Canada goose in a stream?

Yes, actually, but not on a golf course.  There's a creek across the street from m house where we occasionally see some geese. 

[Tyler Kearns]

Border collie will do the job.

Yup, our course paid a guy to bring his border collie out at one time.

I have heard of a club buying one for their super.

Lou,


On behalf of all Canadians, we are sorry.


Our club in Canada bought our superintendent a dog to help keep geese off the course.  We also hire a company to round up the geese after the babies have been born but before they can fly....which usually keeps us goose free for several months.


Tyler

[archie_struthers]

 


Huge problem in Northeast. Not that the super needs more work but most of the time it's a dog or dogs chase ...geese fly into lake and then super or assistant has a motorized toy boat chase them off. Geese swim better than  dogs ...After a little time , no more geese as they fly off to annoy someone else


I hate geeses to pieces

[Kalen Braley]

 

Huge problem in Northeast. Not that the super needs more work but most of the time it's a dog or dogs chase ...geese fly into lake and then super or assistant has a motorized toy boat chase them off. Geese swim better than  dogs ...After a little time , no more geese as they fly off to annoy someone else

I hate geeses to pieces

AG,

I completely sympathize with the plight of geese struggles, but the irony of the situation is a bit amusing.

1)  Create golf course that includes in many cases artificial water hazards
2)  Maintain  those hazards with conditions ideal for Geese survival: maintained grasses, great sight lines, easy pond access, abundant food resources, etc.
3)  Throw in the occasional passing golfer to spook/scare off natural predators.
4)  Geese settle in, tear up surrounding turf and convert area to a poop farm.
5)  Golfers then drive themselves nuts bemoaning how to deal with the problem they created and pay to support.

[Charlie Goerges]

Just drop this here

https://youtube.com/shorts/5qpbWxqmQ4k?si=Qyqt9fvWn39dkT5j