I regret our course is in the Northern Rockies where beaver can be legally trapped today. We've employed several types of mitigation from shooting them (difficult) to leg traps that more than likely cripple the animal to live traps that don't damage the animal. Our in-house crews try to use the live traps and relocate the beaver to wild areas that can accommodate the considerable nightly damage. Not sure we've used much dynamite to blow the dams, but one still has to capture the animal or they will just rebuild. Pro trappers want the pelts, so find the lethal methods more efficient and less bother. Whatever method is used, most beavers are difficult to catch and it often takes days, weeks, or even months to get it done. We have water delivery systems for aquaculture of fish, so we have to control the beaver to protect the fish. We do this with state fish and game regulatory approval, however quite quietly with little public awareness. We've never encouraged members to be involved in any way, although I'm certain we have a couple of dozen that like to shoot almost anything that's available.
Our supers and crew have dogs to run the geese off to more appropriate nesting and feeding areas. The coyotes are quite effective too. We do have one nesting pair that's been here for 4 or 5 years. They were clever enough to figure out that if they put their nests up on the vertical rock cliffs, the coyotes couldn't get at them. They come down during the day occupy one pond on the course without doing much damage. When the goslings hatch, they commute from their nests to the pond with their parents for training. Seems to work well as I have seen as many as 12 little goslings following mom around for a swim. In a month or so, they're gone until next year. I guess we've accepted them as good neighbors so long as they don't encourage others join in and create a population problem so many other courses have to deal with. Control is essential and making sure our friends from Canada understand they have an exclusive deal, no parties allowed.