Shell666 0 #1 May 16, 2009 Cool story from my local paper today http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Technology/Rush+hour+rescuers+herd+geese/1603771/story.html'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrwrong 0 #2 May 16, 2009 So cute.... “The sum of intelligence on the planet is a constant; the population is growing.” - George Bernard Shaw He who dies with the most toys, wins..... dudeist skydiver # 19515 Buy quality and cry once! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LisaH 0 #3 May 16, 2009 It's nice to see stories like this. Be yourself! MooOOooOoo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #4 May 16, 2009 Only in Canada, eh?!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shell666 0 #5 May 16, 2009 Quote Only in Canada, eh?!! Yep! 'Shell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #6 May 17, 2009 Quote Quote Only in Canada, eh?!! Yep! Aww MAN.. I was *so* waiting for someone to pick up on that reference and say "pity"!!! (Red Rose tea)"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #7 May 17, 2009 Ahhhhhh, a story for the bleeding hearts of the world. Geese are pests, they are over populated, they destroy public/private property and shit everywhere. I would've been eating roast goose and fattening up those goslings for a few weeks... Roast gosling, yummy. I'm dead serious, not joking in the least bit. ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #8 May 17, 2009 Thank you. I use to live in Michigan, I hate them & their "goose grease".I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #9 May 17, 2009 QuoteAhhhhhh, a story for the bleeding hearts of the world. Geese are pests, they are over populated, they destroy public/private property and shit everywhere. I would've been eating roast goose and fattening up those goslings for a few weeks... Roast gosling, yummy. I'm dead serious, not joking in the least bit. When I lived in Schaumburg, IL, these rats-with-wings shit on every horizontal surface. Motorola had to hire a contractor to hose down all their parking lots because of all the crap getting tracked into the buildings. I had to install fenders on my bikes to deflect the crap. And then in the spring when there were young around, you had to deal with the dumb things attacking you for no good reason."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #10 May 17, 2009 Wow you lived just a couple miles away. Did you know Dana? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #11 May 17, 2009 QuoteWow you lived just a couple miles away. Did you know Dana? Last name? I left IL in 1996."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #12 May 17, 2009 canada geese are very yummy. i like to make stew out of them. they are also a big problem. they shit all over and when you move them, they fly right back. some of them aren't even migrating any more, they're just staying in city parks year round. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #13 May 17, 2009 Yeah, they're kind of a pain since they're protected animals.. Driving over to my parents, there is an amazing property that looks like it's worth an absolute fortune.. Lots of land, a pond, beautiful house, etc.. The current owners bought the land and built *everything*.. They apparently went to a lot of trouble to get some Canadian Geese so that their pond/land would really stand out as a feature.. It looked really great and the geese were a real novelty for a while.. Until they started multiplying and now they're a complete pest and the guy can't get rid of them!! I kind of feel sorry for the guy, but he did bring it on himself by getting birds he would never be allowed to shoot!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHusband 0 #14 May 17, 2009 are they illegal to shoot period or can't he shoot them because of their location? the problem on this side of the pond is they make their homes in the cities where you can't shoot them. they are in season in the fall/winter here. they should just open up the season year round and get rid of bag limits. there aren't enough hunters with enough time on their hands to put a dent in the population. "Your scrotum is quite nice" - Skymama www.kjandmegan.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #15 May 17, 2009 Huh!! I just looked it up, because I was pretty sure they were protected and couldn't be hunted anywhere.. But it looks like some of those restrictions have recently been lifted in recognition that they have become a pest in some areas. There you go - I learned something!!"There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #16 May 17, 2009 QuoteOnly in Canada, eh?!! From a south Texas river, last week (attached). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #17 May 17, 2009 Quote Quote Only in Canada, eh?!! From a south Texas river, last week (attached). That comment was a reference to a well-known Canadian commercial. I know they live in the States as well "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #18 May 17, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Only in Canada, eh?!! From a south Texas river, last week (attached). That comment was a reference to a well-known Canadian commercial. I know they live in the States as well Only the ones with a green card! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #19 May 17, 2009 Quote Quote Quote Quote Only in Canada, eh?!! From a south Texas river, last week (attached). That comment was a reference to a well-known Canadian commercial. I know they live in the States as well Only the ones with a green card! I think there are many illegals as well "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #20 May 17, 2009 Quote It looked really great and the geese were a real novelty for a while.. Until they started multiplying and now they're a complete pest and the guy can't get rid of them!! I kind of feel sorry for the guy, but he did bring it on himself by getting birds he would never be allowed to shoot!!! When I was in IL, the popular control technique was to put a pair of swans in a pond to drive out the geese. As I understand it, swans are quite valuable, so that brought a new problem: swan-napping.Since then I have heard of another technique: Border collies that herd the geese back in the pond every time they try to come out. e.g. http://www.hardeybordercollies.com/id2.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The_Don 0 #21 May 17, 2009 Ever tangled with a pissed off Swan? Those mother fuckers are big, strong & fearless!I am NOT being loud. I'm being enthusiastic! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #22 May 18, 2009 Poor little geese. They deserve the best life possible. Feed them. Well. I mean, very well.. And then its foie gras time! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #23 May 18, 2009 Quote Poor little geese. They deserve the best life possible. Feed them. Well. I mean, very well.. And then its foie gras time! Mmmm.. That made me hungry!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
