Shooting the Breeze 17-19
02-03-2018, 12:08 PM
#322
Registered User
As a matter of fact, they were! 
02-03-2018, 01:47 PM
#325
Registered User
As I said elsewhere, I don't know why they are called Canada geese. The ones around here have never seen Canada! And I found out the probable reason:
"During the first half of the 20th century, migratory geese were captured for use as live decoys. The resident Canada geese are the descendants of these captive migratory geese. The captured geese, flight feathers clipped, sometimes with light weights on their legs, lured other migratory Canada geese into lakes, wetlands and rivers during the great Canada geese migrations in the spring and fall. These captive geese were also bred in captivity. As a consequence, their descendants do not have biological need to migrate to Canada since geese nest in the area where they were born."
"During the first half of the 20th century, migratory geese were captured for use as live decoys. The resident Canada geese are the descendants of these captive migratory geese. The captured geese, flight feathers clipped, sometimes with light weights on their legs, lured other migratory Canada geese into lakes, wetlands and rivers during the great Canada geese migrations in the spring and fall. These captive geese were also bred in captivity. As a consequence, their descendants do not have biological need to migrate to Canada since geese nest in the area where they were born."
02-03-2018, 02:55 PM
#326
I think we should call ICE and have them deported!
02-03-2018, 05:01 PM
#328
as long as you keep them off of the damn golf course I'll be happy. Especially the putting green.
goose crap everywhere.
goose crap everywhere.
02-03-2018, 06:24 PM
#329
02-04-2018, 12:46 AM
#330
Registered User
They do love grass - for input and output. My ex and I lived on a local lake for a few years and they were everywhere. People did not like them pooping on their lakefront grass yards, so the lake admins had a boat going around with a dog on it to scare them away. They also put a pinhole in the nest eggs to keep them from developing. Came around on the sly. We had nesting pair right on the bulkhead of our wooded back yard, and it was so sad to see that pair trying to incubate an egg then finally giving up. They did manage to have a couple of live goslings.
My ex and I lived on a local lake for a few years and they were everywhere. People did not like them pooping on their lakefront grass yards, so the lake admins had a boat going around with a dog on it to scare them away. They also put a pinhole in the nest eggs to keep them from developing. Came around on the sly. We had nesting pair right on the bulkhead of our wooded back yard, and it was so sad to see that pair trying to incubate an egg then finally giving up. They did manage to have a couple of live goslings.
Last edited by MsPerky; 02-04-2018 at 12:57 AM.