Geese in Meredith
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Really think it's time to take some drastic action about the goose situation in Meredith. This morning there were nearly 100 geese at the north end of Hesky Park and the poop was everywhere. Reached the point where it's a health and water quality issue.
Have no idea what anyone can do about it. Flags work but there is just too much waterfront to be effective. |
Not to good a place to walk barefoot. Pretty bad condition.
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400???:eek::eek::eek:
Alfred Hitchcock would be smiling. |
I really think someone should start a recipe book. Perhaps they could become a feature item on the menu of some of the local restaurants.
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Baked stuffed, broiled, braised, grilled... Where would you like me to start? lol
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OH, Sam! That is just awful! What a mess that lawn must be. I know what 2 or 4 can do! Something does need to be done.
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Anyone have a very large and very hungry cat?
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time for action!
SAM - I completely agree that it's time for something to be done, they are over-populating and their by-product is bad for the lake ecology and also a general nuisance...
Although I like Shore Things approach for innovative restaurant menu options... they look mighty bony... Found the below solution on the internet, no idea if it is really effective, but by observation they do seem to eat a lot of grass (which apparently is where the term "like sh*t through a goose" came from!) In areas where geese may considered a problem, the primary attraction is turf grass. Since geese are grazers, lawn areas are an inviting source of food for them. ReJex-iT (and other similar products that go by different trade names) is a non-toxic matieral that when applied to turf grass makes it inedible and repulsive to geese. The active ingredient is the same compound that gives concord grapes their characteristic flavor Of course it doesn't actually bring down the goose population but might drive them to somewhere further away from the lake? -PIG quack quack |
Or the town/owner could plant a buffer strip of low shrubs or bushes along the water line. If the geese can't see over it from the water they won't try to cross it.
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Hate to see any bird or animal hurt but it was disturbing to see the lawn and paved walkway covered with poop.Really not healthy for people and pets.
I have about 75' of beach leading up to the grass and the strings of flags work.Only need them up a week or two and they don't return. Problem in meredith is the huge shore line.Don't think it would be practical. |
I don't know about the efficacy of the loud "boom" of a small noise-producing
canon (or a cherry bomb, if you can find them) but I do know of the immensely satisfying feeling of watching the offending bird/animal/miscreant skeddadle at the sound. |
they probably come up on the grass directly and I bet they walk right up the boat ramp
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Maybe some loud music played out the window would help !
On a serious note, what types of flags work, and where could one get them? |
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Newspapers....
No, not for paper training the geese. :D
Contact the Citizen and the Laconia Daily Sun and invite them out to do a story. Perhaps the town will act faster with the negative publicity out there. |
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Canada Geese Hunting Season!
CONCORD, N.H. —Those who like to hunt resident Canada geese will find they have a five-bird-per-day bag limit again when the season opens in a few weeks. Read the rest of the story here: http://www.wmur.com/escape-outside/d...in-nh/27222674 |
Goose repellant
Sounds stupid but get a large amount of Grape Kool Aid, sprinkle that around were you don't want them. It burns their feet or something about the smell keeps them away.
Only problem is you have to do it again if it rains. |
I also heard cayenne pepper. A friend used this and said it worked for him.
That is next on my list, or maybe the kool aid. |
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I was over at the boat show this past weekend with friends with small children and I must say it was very disgusting to walk on the feces left on the pavement! The stench from it was just down right gross and they were serving food there. Something needs to be done about the issue.
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My little buddy is becoming an effective Goose chaser off the property at our condo in Meredith
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Hesky Park - YUK!!!
My wife and I were in Meredith last week and one of our favorite things is to go to Hesky Park and enjoy the view of The Lake. As we sat at one of the tables in the shade I noticed the geese from SAMIAM's picture. Next I looked at the ground around us .... YUK!. We retreated from the park and near the boat ramp we were able to clean off our shoes. Hesky Park has become a disgusting mess. If it were not for Lakeside Deli and their great sandwiches for lunch we would plan to totaly bypass Meredith in the future.
If the town doesn't care about it's visitors then we, as tourists and visitors, certainly don't care about the town. Meredith is no longer a place we want to visit. As a side note, the grass around the tables at the Lakeside Deli was clean and the sandwiches were still great. My wife still says they have the best tuna salad she has ever had. :liplick: |
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So, although it worked I would not use it again. We are getting tired of washing the poop away so maybe it is time to find some flags to put out. Hope that works! |
Fence
I didn't know where I might purchase "flags" as mentioned previously, so I improvised. Tied ropes to posts at an upper and lower level across the area where they come onto my lawn. Took an old sheet I had in my rag bag and tore it into rather wide strips. Tied the strips to the upper rope and let them hang down to about an inch or two from the ground. Not the prettiest sight to behold but they haven't come back since. Had been picking up poop since June - not an activity which added anything to my summer enjoyment. My lawn is now clear of land mines and I no longer have to watch my step.
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I bought my flags at that party store on court st in Laconia but homemade works just as well.
I just loop them over stakes so they can be easily removed when we use the beach. |
Fishing Line Alternative
In lieu of flags, I've also used fishing line strung between the posts. Same results, no geese. And its a bit more invisible for us humans.
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automatic sprayer
I saw a raft this weekend with a motion sensor water sprayer. I looked it up and there are several out there that are battery powered or just conenct to a garden hose.
Not great for a public park but for a private area it would be great. |
The father of a former boyfriend my daughter had many years ago invented this:
http://www.wildgoosechasers.com/flig...-repellent.php .. sold it to golf courses all over the Northeast and became a very wealthy man! |
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Apparently Meredith is going to try the coyote decoy approach, moving them around often. We'll see, but I'm not hopeful.
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International Politics
Being migratory animals the birds are pretty much protected until all nations agree that the birds are a PITA. It would not surprise me the southern neighbors sell the poops back to us fertilizer! :rolleye2:
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It didn't work for me. I only bought one coyote but it didn't bother them. They look at all these things at first and then could care.
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(Though I also agree, don't understand why they are still a "protected" species) |
"River rock" or low-growing Juniper...
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What do golf courses and Hesky Park have in common? Yup, expansive/expensive lawns. My neighbors and I don't have geese problems, because we let mother nature keep up our yard appearance. There's no point in spending money to have a "perfect lawn", which draws geese; instead, spend $$$—once—for a yard of spreading Juniper or Yew. http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...1&d=1406556129 |
Strange that the photo doesn't seem to fit the story...but...
It seems the problem has, at least, been recognized. Blue herons?
http://www.wmur.com/escape-outside/m...e=true#!bJFOvA |
Leave it to channel 9 to screw up a simple picture of plentiful geese at Hesky Park....
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Are we not supposed to be having these types of lawns anyway because of fertilizer run off into the lakes?
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If there was sand instead of grass, would that deter the geese.
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Just noticed two large, life-sized, white swan decoys floating close to the shoreline at the Inn at Church Point in Meredith Bay. Probably, in my opinion, placed there and apparently tied unseen at anchor on the water and very, very lifelike in appearance ..... by the Inn at Church Point to scare off the canada geese......like what else could they be doing there.....maybe just for looks....who knows? ....... but probably to scare away the geese.....? Seems appropriate too for a wedding venue......two large white swans!
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Get rid of them now. It'll be too late before you know it, and the Lake will be trashed.
I've ranted enough on this forum about what geese can do (and have done, down here in Pennsylvania). They reproduce almost as prolifically as they produce those noxious green tootsie-rolls that will spell the end of Winni water quality. Good luck. |
As predicted
As someone predicted, the geese are already sensitized to the coyotes. I had a big laugh when I drove by on Saturday only to see the geese completely surrounding one of the coyotes, munching on the grass around it, enjoying the nice day. The coyote is the one who looked scared...
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It didn't work for me. I only bought one coyote but it didn't bother them. They look at all these things at first and then could care. I am glad I am not the only one the coyote didn't work for. |
Isn't there an agency that could address the health issue of having this many geese in Meredith? Or isn't the DES concerned about the lake being affected by these geese?
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Apparently no one is concerned, aqua. I would think they would be.
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I read that the oldest known wild Canada Goose was 30 years 4 months old.
If no one does something about the Meredith geese, we may have them around for a long time!! |
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By the way, I believe goose season is currently open. |
Had my dog there in Meredith this summer and I had all I could do to keep him from pulling me into the lake trying to get at them. He scooted them all back into the water in no time at all. I'll ask him how much he'd want an hour for summer employment. :laugh:
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When I bought my place, there was minimal vegetation on the shoreline. Over time, we've been able to encourage the blueberry bushes to take over along the shore. Not only is it natural and looks good, it keeps the geese away! |
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In keeping with Mr. Barnum's oberservation about fools and their money I think there is a great business opportunity here. How about starting a company that specializes in landscape and game management. You could get paid to plant and mow the grass and then get paid to remove the nuisance geese.
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