Doesn't this youngster know what the 9-iron is for? (wink)

I had a wetland project once where a big male goose would come up
and hiss at and try to peck at me .... one good kick took care of the problem

It's not enough that they leave their little guano treasures on golf courses everywhere (especially at the end of my street where the course borders on one of our Great Lakes!) but now they're taking aim at golfers themselves. Can total golf extinction be far behind? Just imagine -- no more Golf Channel!

are a first class problem

Any chance we can train these geese to go to the Trump golf courses?

Usually near water, acres of sweet grass, undergrowth for nesting - a slice of goose heaven.

Geese are insanely territorial and aggressive, especially about their kids.

So yeah, total war with no quarter asked or given.

what it's like getting his goose cooked!

When I arrived early in the morning to meet my mom and sister, there was a line of 15 Canadian geese between me and the entrance. I was a little scared, but couldn't find another entrance so just walked on towards them. When I got to the line, the goose just on the other side of me started to walk in a circle, softly honking. 2-3 others circled with her creating space for me to walk. When I got to the sidewalk, I turned and the little group was back in line, hurrying to close the gap. Same thing happened when my sister arrived later. The geese weren't being fed by the staff or residents, and were wild. Maybe it was because they had a sheltered lake where they could make their nests and swim and no one ever bothered them even though there were constantly people watching them through the glass or fences?

and went over for a closer look. There were three eggs in it. Then something smacked me hard in the head. It was mama blue jay telling me I was too close. Blue jays are tough.

They want to have perfectly manicured grass going all the way down to the edge of the man made bodies of water and then wonder why they have a "goose problem". Golf courses are ripe for this sort of thing because they do exactly what they shouldn't be doing if they want to deter geese. They put in a pond, have no buffer around it and then wonder why there are geese. Subdivisions do the same thing. When my subdivision was put in the new homeowners all wanted a pond with the fountain in the middle and those who own houses around the pond want nothing to obstruct their view of the pond. Then they complain to the homeowner's association about how there's goose poop in their backyards.

Canada geese are a protected species. At one time Michigan Audubon recommended removing eggs from the nests and replacing them with fake ones, but I think you need permission from the DNR to do that.