Topaz Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 New York is going to capture and kill 2000 Canada Geese because of the plane that came down in the Hudson River. Now I heard the first thing out of Sean Hannity mouth was KILL THEM!! when this happen. Would they do the same if it were Eagles??? Thoughts? http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090611/...us_bird_strikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkman Posted June 11, 2009 Report Share Posted June 11, 2009 Kill 'em. Get them down to a much reduceced size, they are causing much engine damage and endangering lives. Glad you watch Hannity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Kill 'em. Get them down to a much reduceced size, they are causing much engine damage and endangering lives. Glad you watch Hannity. Don't these geese have natural predators? They can be a real pain in the ass this time of year because of all the gosling gaggles. Goose turds are everywhere. Don't they like Canada? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 Don't these geese have natural predators? They can be a real pain in the ass this time of year because of all the gosling gaggles. Goose turds are everywhere. Don't they like Canada? There's tons of them here too. I've never seen anything like it this year. Just insane. Almost hit 2 of them while on a winding highway the other week. Yes you'd think their natural predators would off these geese to a manageable level. Not sure what they are though. Wolves & coyotes?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 There's tons of them here too. I've never seen anything like it this year. Just insane. Almost hit 2 of them while on a winding highway the other week..... Roger that.....Mommy and Daddy Goose think nothing of walking across a six lane interstate highway....with eight kids in tow. Now I have to admit they are very impressive up close and personal (big frickin' birds), but they will hiss and bite even if I just want to pass on a walking path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 (edited) Gun laws are reducung the biggest predator - man. Ducks Unlimited is very successful Expanded seasons and increased bag limits in the west have not reduced the Canada and Snow Goose populations. Hunting license sales have dropped dramatically - no one kills them any more - we used to take a couple hundred per family in my old town for use over the winter - now the family has no guns and does not hunt - nearly all country folk have put their firearms in the closet and cannot buy ammo without a licence. Not one family kills them now - they buy all their food at one of our stores or from our ranch. Wolves and coyotes? That is a laugh - very small predator kill from them. Rats with wings and one one taking them down - man made issue Taste damned good though 2000 is not enough - they need to kill the permanent population - those that live there year round Borg Edited June 12, 2009 by Borg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted June 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I say the geese, the ducks and all other birds have seniority over the skies, they were there first! I can't see a Canada Goose walking to South America! Man has other ways to travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 ...I say the geese, the ducks and all other birds have seniority over the skies, they were there first! I can't see a Canada Goose walking to South America! Man has other ways to travel. But many birds cannot fly....different union. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 I say the geese, the ducks and all other birds have seniority over the skies, they were there first! I can't see a Canada Goose walking to South America! Man has other ways to travel. There are times they cannot fly - and their numbers have increased due to agriculture and water development and a serious reduction in hunting. A huge number are now permanent residents - they do not migrate - kill them all and they will come back with a vengance in a few years - never ending cycle Borh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oleg Bach Posted June 12, 2009 Report Share Posted June 12, 2009 If it was not for Canada and out fat flying turkeys - American civilian airmen could not be heros - geese generate miracles - it's a Canadian tradition...to bad the birds sit about drinking and eating all sorts of human waste - it makes them un-eatable - but in an emergency -----------------we have enough flying protein to tie over the nutritial needs of a city ----and besides if there ever was a minor nuclear attack on the nation - we would have Christmas dinners falling from the sky perfectly cooked.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machjo Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Aren't American border guards doing their job? Don't Canada geese need visas to enter the US? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Rider Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Roger that.....Mommy and Daddy Goose think nothing of walking across a six lane interstate highway....with eight kids in tow. Now I have to admit they are very impressive up close and personal (big frickin' birds), but they will hiss and bite even if I just want to pass on a walking path. Biting and hissing? That the least of your problems re: Canadian Geese. Those mean bastards can break bones with their wings and absolutely fear nothing not even dogs. Years ago, a fellow Naval Reservist and I were basically baby sitting some Navy League Cadets during their sports day when a couple of the little ankle biters got too close to Momma & Poppa Canada and their gosling's. The Geese went after the kids, buddy and I scooped them up and ran for it, buddy wasn't so lucky and got clipped on the lower leg by a wing swat, suffering a hair line fracture of his fibula. Lucky others from the unit arrived and chased the geese off before any major damage was done. Come to think about it, all geese are nasty beasts. My old man once got stuck a tree for a couple of hours after being attack by a farm goose. Every time he tried to get down, the bloody goose would charge him. Mean bastards the lot of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Rider Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Aren't American border guards doing their job? Don't Canada geese need visas to enter the US? They could always put them on the no-fly list. That'll stop 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machjo Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 They could always put them on the no-fly list. That'll stop 'em. Now that could be dangerous. Could you imagine the US airforce enforcing the no-fly policy on those geese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Rider Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Now that could be dangerous. Could you imagine the US airforce enforcing the no-fly policy on those geese? Yup, goose guts and fighter jet parts scattered all over the landscape. Wonder if it is possible to get a missile lock on a goose???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallc Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Aren't American border guards doing their job? Don't Canada geese need visas to enter the US? Visas, no. PAssports, yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidgoose Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yup, goose guts and fighter jet parts scattered all over the landscape. Wonder if it is possible to get a missile lock on a goose???? You can try, but the UGDF (United Goose Defence Forces) will employ their best countermeasures. So far we have a pretty good track record. Current research project is Smart Poopbombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machjo Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Yup, goose guts and fighter jet parts scattered all over the landscape. Wonder if it is possible to get a missile lock on a goose???? Well, that is a national security concern, isn't it? You never know, they could be terrorist geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Dancer Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 You know, 140 years ago goose was a dish in demand....know they are pests and vermon...but protected for some reason. They should be rounded up, sent to abatoirs and given to food banks to feed the poor. At the same time high end reataurants should alos be encouraged to put goose on the menu to encourage status consumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Rider Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 You know, 140 years ago goose was a dish in demand....know they are pests and vermon...but protected for some reason.They should be rounded up, sent to abatoirs and given to food banks to feed the poor. At the same time high end reataurants should alos be encouraged to put goose on the menu to encourage status consumption. Ever try goose? Its bloody greasy, make even the greasiest chicken look like over dried jerky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Rider Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Well, that is a national security concern, isn't it? You never know, they could be terrorist geese. pssst........don't let the Yanks know, but they are actually specially trained kamikaze attack units deployed in secret by the Canadian World Domination League.....but keep it to yourself ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Dancer Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Ever try goose? Its bloody greasy, make even the greasiest chicken look like over dried jerky. Yes it is but a good cook knows how to take care of it. (and the goose fat has uses too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySeinfeld Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Yea they hate those things down there. Fly south and poop all over the place. Breed like rabbits. We are supposed to revere them but Americans look at them like rats. I don't blame them. I was at a lake last weekend and they shat everywhere. I remember a few years ago it was like one family. Then all of a sudden this year they are wlakingg around aggresively hissing at people and shitting all over the place. Time for an old fashioned bird killin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidgoose Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 Ever try goose? Its bloody greasy, make even the greasiest chicken look like over dried jerky. Yes, that's right, we don't taste good at all. Greasy and gamy. Do not want. Move on, leave the gooses alone, nothing to see here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DogOnPorch Posted July 8, 2009 Report Share Posted July 8, 2009 My wife and I were besieged for an hour one time @ Kickininee Park by a gang of thuggish Canada Geese (and other varieties) + numerous Malards. They wanted wanted the buns from our Burger King. There was another variety of bird there...small like a sparrow...that my wife calls 'Pokey-Bum birds'...as that's exactly what they do. They work in pairs...one will fly at top speed into the rear-end of a goose with some food in its mouth while the other waits to swoop the prize that is dropped from the goosed-goose's beak. Pretty amazing team work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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