Ways to Control Geese and Keep Them off A Property
Geese can be very stubborn creatures who often return to the same nesting areas year after year. When geese choose a property to live and nest on it can be extremely difficult to get them to leave or relocate. There are a few helpful tips that alongside professional geese control can make a big difference. Continue reading to learn more about the environmental factors that geese look for when choosing a home and how to best prevent them from living on your property.
Avoiding Feeding Geese
One of the most basic ways to stop geese from taking over your property is to not provide them with an easy source of resources. Geese are naturally drawn to areas that have water, a nesting place, an area where they feel safe, and easy access to resources like food. It has unfortunately become common for people to feed birds in parks or other public properties. Creating an environment where geese have easy access to food is creating an invitation for them to continue living on your property. Feeding birds can be an enjoyable activity, especially for children, however geese may have diseases that can spread through their feces to children, digs, and other pets. By interacting with geese in close proximity they may see this as an invitation to remain on the property. Be sure to avoid providing any sort of food or other resources that make geese feel welcome.
Install Fences Around Your Property
If you’re dealing with constant geese influx for your commercial business or residential property a common prevention technique is having a fence installed. While there are a handful of pest control techniques that can help deter geese from making your property their home, having a fence around your property can make geese less likely to intrude. Geese prefer open areas so they can see predators approaching and better protect their goslings. In a smaller space like a backyard or commercial area geese are less likely to go over the fence, nest, or simply spend time there. A fence creates an additional barrier which can direct geese to another property or area that is more easily accessible and presumably safer. A fence is a great way to keep a goose from exploring the property and deciding it’s worth sticking around.
Growing Dense Vegetation on Your Property
Geese aren’t the brightest of birds, and often they will see barriers as obstacles that they can’t overcome. Similar to fences, large vegetation can be a deterrent and keep geese from invading your residential or commercial property. Because large vegetation can obstruct their line of sight, geese are significantly less likely to look beyond a barrier like shrubs or tall grass. Geese prefer to have an easy escape route, especially if it means they can escape via water. Having tall, dense brush will stop geese from coming inside of the barrier and keep them exploring around the property. If your intent is to stop canada geese from entering your property it is helpful if your vegetation is both tall and dense so the birds don’t have a clear view of what is on the other side. This could be a bush, tall grass, or another type of natural plant. Even letting your natural grass grow can deter geese from coming onto your property and it doesn’t require additional time or money.
Obstruct Places a Goose May Nest
Geese can be very aggressive birds and are known to even attack humans, pets, and other waterfowl. This is especially true during nesting season when geese are protecting their young. When a goose feels threatened they instantly become aggressive and can attack with their strong beaks. Geese generally nest near water, but love nesting in mulch landscaping. This is because in urban areas the mulch landscaping is both a comforting space, usually with enough gaps to see around, while also providing covering that feels natural. Because geese get quite aggressive while nesting it can be dangerous to have geese nesting in your backyard or near your business. An aggressive goose could attack your family members, kids, or customers without them even realizing why. In order to dissuade geese from nesting in your gardens or landscaping, have a small fence installed to obstruct their path. This can cause them to be less interested in your space and leave in order to find something more accessible.
Create A Barrier Between Water and Open Areas
Geese flock to open grassy fields near bodies of water for multiple reasons. Geese prefer open fields so they can walk around easily foraging for food, while simultaneously watching for predators. Because of the nearby water these particular areas also provide plenty of food for the geese to feed their young during nesting season. When geese find a body of water they can nest near they will make the area a temporary home. If this is near the property you reside or operate a business on then you may find geese frequenting your land. To prevent geese from freely walking onto the property place a barrier between the body of water and the field or lawn.
By utilizing plants and tall grass to create a barrier around the shoreline it stops geese from even exiting the water and entering onto your property. Incorporating landscape may not make the geese leave the area but cutting off any easy pathways to your yard is a great way to guide them to go elsewhere.
Don’t Use Visual Decoys or Gimmicks
The market for geese control gimmicks or visual decoys is full of contraptions that are meant to scare geese away and keep them from coming into your property. Unfortunately most of these goose control gimmicks never work, and the ones that do typically only keep geese away for a short time until they realize they’re not in danger. The gimmicks are never a long term pest control solution for keeping geese off your land. Often you will see decoy gimmicks of scarecrow shapes like predators including owls, swans, canines, or even alligator decoys that float in the water. Some bird control companies will sell customers motion sensors, lights, or ultrasonic gimmicks that never provide the value of their cost, especially long-term. The most efficient way of dealing with a goose infestation is to work with a professional goose control business.
Bird Behavior: What Attracts Geese
There are a few major influences that determine whether or not a geese will want to make an area its home or begin nesting there. One of the biggest contributing elements is whether or not the area has a nearby water source. Geese are especially drawn to bodies of water like ponds and lakes, even if they’re man-made in a park. Sometimes geese are even more drawn to parks because the urban environment drives away many of the geese’s natural predators. Geese are able to flee from predators across water, and if they’re feeling unsafe can remain on the water surface and avoid land altogether. Another environmental quality geese are attracted to is areas with large open areas of grass. Generally geese prefer lower grass that’s easier to walk through. This is another reason why geese are drawn to parks, golf courses, and home landscaping. Being able to spot predators before they have time to attack is one of geese’s best defenses.
The Goose Masters’ Method
Goose Masters provides professional geese removal services for both residential and business properties. By utilizing border collies that have professional training we are able to hone our techniques to get rid of the geese. The trained border collies mimic a natural predator, and are trained to “hunt” the geese without ever interacting with them. This will scare the geese and make them feel they are being hunted, causing them to no longer feel safe in the local environment. This is especially important because when geese migrate after winter they often return to the same locations. By creating a negative association with these avian intruders we are able to clear and maintain control of the birds. We offer a continuous service that lets us effectively train the birds. Depending on the severity of the geese infestation we are able to visit the same location up to twice a day to ensure they’re not planning to nest on your property.
Hiring A Professional Bird Control Service
If you have an uncontrollable geese infestation, or you want to avoid a small geese problem from turning into something more serious it’s time to reach out to a professional goose control service. Goose Masters works with a variety of unique businesses and provides our services for hospitals, office campuses, public recreation areas and parks, golf courses, and private residences. For each client we provide a customized service to make sure you’re getting the resources necessary to solve your geese problems. Our professional techniques for controlling geese allow us to scare them off your property without breaking any laws harming the federally protected birds. To learn more about our services and how our team can provide geese control solutions for you please reach out and speak with someone in our office today.
Contact Goose Masters About Geese Control Services
Working with a professional geese control company will yield the best results when trying to have geese removed from a property. Contact Goose Masters today to speak with one of our team members and create a game plan on how we can provide geese removal services for you.
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