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Originally posted by nhtagmember:
years ago when I was playing golf in New Hampshire as part of a league with Texas Instruments, we had a golfer who nailed goose with a line drive tee shot

it was a big deal, Fish and Game got involved...I don't understand why they're protected - all they do is shit all over the place

the golf courses were overrun with them

Re: “all they do is shit all over the place”
“Loose as a goose” is an accurate depiction.

Right before I retired a few years ago, I had to travel from Texas to Arlington Heights just north west of Chicago. Got my rental at O’Harea nd made the drive out. Got to the hotel and the first thing I smell is goose shit! The place was lousy with the Canadian types. They wander around like they own the place. I despise them. And no, I don’t run from them. Just like standing up to a dog, one of the best defenses is to not show fear or back down.

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Originally posted by walkinghorse:
Years ago a very big manufacturing company world headquarters used to have several border Collies roaming their manicured grounds and ponds to keep the geese on the move and minimize their staying around and building nests. Used to drive through there with lunch park across the road,cand watch the show. Very entertaining!

At two companies I worked at with large grassy grounds and water, they hired dogs to come regularly and harass the geese during the months they migrate. Both had an expressed and stated policy that employees were not to feed the geese.

The reason for this is to avoid any claims made by animal right groups that the land is (I forget the exact terminology) part of their natural habitat and critical to their lifecycle. If this happened, then the land couldn't be developed and be rendered basically worthless in terms of building on top of the land.

I had one come chasing after me once while riding the motorcycle. Wasn’t in the mood for a speed bump.