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[Isobel Archer]

Free range organic geese for poor people.  Sounds like a great idea.

[CrazyDaisy]

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@wildcat fan wrote:

I don't view our neighborhood geese as a problem.  Each evening after dinner my husband and I enjoy strolling to the pond to visit them.  Amazing how quickly the little ones grow.  The parents were here last year and returned this year.  We feel lucky they chose our pond and enjoy watching them.  

Yes, there is feces but that area of grass is some of the prettiest green grass in the neghborhood.  Last year they left after July 4th fireworks, and I'm guessing they will leave about the same time this year because the young ones have gotten their feathers.  I hope they don't end up at that park.  While I understand a need to feed people at the shelters, I am wondering if there is a better solution.  

My father hunts ducks and geese.  One year my mom made them for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  She went to great lengths to find recipes, but I didn't like it at all.  I guess if we're hungry we'll eat anything, but I'd be happier with a bowl of cereal or rice than I would be with a plate of goose or duck.

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The point of the article was not to find a food source for the shelter.  Rather find a use for the geese after the inevitable.

When any wild animal does not have a natural predator they can and do overpopulate the area.  This can cause a disruption in the whole Eco-system, or lead to illness, disease, starvation of this and many other species (including humans).  If we want to co-exist with these and other animals/birds/reptiles, there have to be in place safe guards to protect all involved.

[wildcat fan]

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

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@wildcat fan wrote:

I don't view our neighborhood geese as a problem.  Each evening after dinner my husband and I enjoy strolling to the pond to visit them.  Amazing how quickly the little ones grow.  The parents were here last year and returned this year.  We feel lucky they chose our pond and enjoy watching them.  

Yes, there is feces but that area of grass is some of the prettiest green grass in the neghborhood.  Last year they left after July 4th fireworks, and I'm guessing they will leave about the same time this year because the young ones have gotten their feathers.  I hope they don't end up at that park.  While I understand a need to feed people at the shelters, I am wondering if there is a better solution.  

My father hunts ducks and geese.  One year my mom made them for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  She went to great lengths to find recipes, but I didn't like it at all.  I guess if we're hungry we'll eat anything, but I'd be happier with a bowl of cereal or rice than I would be with a plate of goose or duck.

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The point of the article was not to find a food source for the shelter.  Rather find a use for the geese after the inevitable.

When any wild animal does not have a natural predator they can and do overpopulate the area.  This can cause a disruption in the whole Eco-system, or lead to illness, disease, starvation of this and many other species (including humans).  If we want to co-exist with these and other animals/birds/reptiles, there have to be in place safe guards to protect all involved.

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I understood the point of the article. I'm just saying if I were at the shelter, I wouldn't eat the geese.  I'm also wondering if there is a better solution than euthanasia.

[CrazyDaisy]

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@wildcat fan wrote:

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@CrazyDaisy wrote:

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@wildcat fan wrote:

I don't view our neighborhood geese as a problem.  Each evening after dinner my husband and I enjoy strolling to the pond to visit them.  Amazing how quickly the little ones grow.  The parents were here last year and returned this year.  We feel lucky they chose our pond and enjoy watching them.  

Yes, there is feces but that area of grass is some of the prettiest green grass in the neghborhood.  Last year they left after July 4th fireworks, and I'm guessing they will leave about the same time this year because the young ones have gotten their feathers.  I hope they don't end up at that park.  While I understand a need to feed people at the shelters, I am wondering if there is a better solution.  

My father hunts ducks and geese.  One year my mom made them for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners.  She went to great lengths to find recipes, but I didn't like it at all.  I guess if we're hungry we'll eat anything, but I'd be happier with a bowl of cereal or rice than I would be with a plate of goose or duck.

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The point of the article was not to find a food source for the shelter.  Rather find a use for the geese after the inevitable.

When any wild animal does not have a natural predator they can and do overpopulate the area.  This can cause a disruption in the whole Eco-system, or lead to illness, disease, starvation of this and many other species (including humans).  If we want to co-exist with these and other animals/birds/reptiles, there have to be in place safe guards to protect all involved.

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I understood the point of the article. I'm just saying if I were at the shelter, I wouldn't eat the geese.  I'm also wondering if there is a better solution than euthanasia.

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It is up to you what you choose to eat.

Perhaps there is in some areas, however I can say that where I live it has become a public health issue.  A local park has been closed because it is unsafe for children and the geese keep coming back not matter what the city does. 

[missy1]

Some people don't eat that, like myself.

[dex]

Geese are a huge problem where I live and they don't relocate easily.My husbands business has hired professionals to get them to move on but they always return.They poop and leave a huge mess that must be cleaned daily.They have multiplied considerably and really don't have many places to go so they will always be someone's problem.They do need to be thinned out a little and it would be nice to think that if necessary they could be a food source for someone in need.

[CelticCrafter]

They are cute when they are goslings, then they grow up into nothing but non-stop poop machines.

We have them in the vicinity and I pray they never take up residence in our backyard.