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Newbiesaukee · 03-19-2016, 09:49 AM

Anytime there are a lot of remedies proposed, it means that there is no simple answer and nothing works all the time.

Basically, if you have waterfront, you want them to go elsewhere and you want to restrict access to your property. I have an advantage that during the season, I am almost always home so I can be viigilant.

First answer is strings of flags such as you see at car dealers ( I got on Amazon). String them up and the Geese will not want to cross the line. They will eventually. I do yell at them and throw stones near but not at them to reinforce the no welcome sign.

A more permanent solution is that I allow all the weeds and blueberry bushes and anything that grows to form a barrier at the water line. For the past 4 years this has worked. I don't have a beach and I have only a narrow dock access. They love my neighbors beach just off of his beautiful lawn.

They tend to go where it is easy for them and you want to make your property a No Fly and, particularly, a No Walk Zone.

03-19-2016, 09:49 AM	#9
Newbiesaukee Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Coral Gables, winter; Long Island, summer Posts: 1,349 Thanks: 922 Thanked 569 Times in 295 Posts	Anytime there are a lot of remedies proposed, it means that there is no simple answer and nothing works all the time. Basically, if you have waterfront, you want them to go elsewhere and you want to restrict access to your property. I have an advantage that during the season, I am almost always home so I can be viigilant. First answer is strings of flags such as you see at car dealers ( I got on Amazon). String them up and the Geese will not want to cross the line. They will eventually. I do yell at them and throw stones near but not at them to reinforce the no welcome sign. A more permanent solution is that I allow all the weeds and blueberry bushes and anything that grows to form a barrier at the water line. For the past 4 years this has worked. I don't have a beach and I have only a narrow dock access. They love my neighbors beach just off of his beautiful lawn. They tend to go where it is easy for them and you want to make your property a No Fly and, particularly, a No Walk Zone. __________________ "You're only young once, but you can be immature forever."