Canada Geese are a valuable natural resource and a source of recreation to the general public, bird watchers, hunters and others. Geese, like all native waterfowl in the U.S., are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty and State Law. Under these laws, it is illegal to hunt, kill, sell, purchase, or possess migratory birds or their parts (feathers, nests, eggs, etc.) except as permitted by regulations adopted by the Secretary of the Interior.

Of all the waterfowl, geese are particularly opportunistic and can easily become accustomed to people. In many areas, of the United States, Canada goose populations have increased dramatically because of landscaping techniques that provide expanses of short grass, combined with lack of natural predators, absence of waterfowl hunting, and free handouts of food by some residents. Flocks of non-migratory canada geese have become established throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic states.

In New Jersey (1998), an estimated 85,000 resident non-migratory canada geese are present throughout the year. The resident population is expected to double in the next 6-8 years. Migratory goose populations are not as numerous, and wildlife managers are working to stabilize or decrease their numbers.

Although most people find a few geese acceptable, problems quickly develop when numbers increase as young birds return to their nesting areas year after year. Frequently, this results in overgrazed, denuded suburban lawns, undesirable accumulations of droppings and feathers, the fouling of reservoirs, swimming facilities, beaches, lawns, and golf courses, and creation of safety hazards at airports. Nesting geese may injure people as the birds defend their nest sites.

Since geese require fresh water for resting and nesting, and tender young grass shoots and other succulent vegetation for feeding, the plentiful well-manucured lawns of our neighbors, corporate business areas, parks, and golf courses provide excellent habitat for these grazing birds.

Our company specializes in the harassment and habitat management of nuisance canadian geese. There are a number of effective techniques employed by Dog Gone Geese Company, LLC. to discourage canada geese from settling in your area. Dog Gone Geese employs several of these techniques in combination with one another, since geese will quickly become accustomed to any single technique. One of our most successful and cost effective techniques has been the use of dog decoys. The dog decoys are designed to make the area less attractive to geese, causing them to land elsewhere. The dogs represent a natural predator to the geese and when they blow in the wind, thay appear to be moving. This method is: simple, cost effective, environmentally sound, non-lethal, and requires minimal effort on the part of the owner. The dog decoys are lightweight and easy to install. Owners need enough dogs to adequately address the problem, (five will usually cover and area about the size of an athletic field); and the dogs need to to be stategically placed, and rotated daily to mimic a real dog's movements to the geese.

The dogs have been proven to be effective on school fields, golf courses, and open areas that are near water and attractive to geese. References are available at your request. Please see our Products and Services pages for more information.

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