The Evil Geese

I’ve eaten geese but never a Canadian Goose. I wonder if they’re tasty. There’s enough geese in my lake to easily have roast beast everyday.

Swan crap is worse and they are plenty aggressive. But they gather in smaller groups and are pretty so they get away with it.

@DrowningDave said:
I’ve eaten geese but never a Canadian Goose. I wonder if they’re tasty. There’s enough geese in my lake to easily have roast beast everyday.

I’ve eaten Canada geese and I don’t think the taste is affected by the country they call home (That’s a dig against all those people who insist on calling them “Canadian geese” instead of using their actual name, “Canada geese”. It’s not just an error in the choice of words but of basic English grammar).

I apologize if I used the incorrect verbage. I thought this was a paddling site not a classic British literature forum. I’ll have my wife proofread them before hitting “post comment” next time. Thanks for your concerns.

@string said:
When I was a kid, there were few geese in SC. Now they are everywhere. If I had a lawn on a lake, I would have the biggest goose chasing dog I could find.

Don’t mow (and fertilize) down to the lake edge. Leave a buffer (maybe 20 - 30ft.) that is roughish and tall & most of the geese will visit your neighbors.

We don’t have a goose problem. no matter what adjective you use. With shoreland zoning you cannot lawn to waters edge. 100 feet native plant buffer. Love your alders.
Loons and geese do not make good friends.
I have the popcorn out for the grammar contest.

It must be winter.

I need to get outside.

Well, if we want to get really technical the correct name is Branta canadensis
:wink:

Ditto here about the illegality of planting grass down to the shore. Our zoning ordinance states: “Landscaping and Lawns are not considered natural vegetation and shall not be permitted within fifty (50) feet of a Lake or one hundred fifty (150) feet of a lake or stream.”

Not sure what the difference is between “Lake” and “lake”.

Not sure what the difference is between “Lake” and “lake”.

Bad proof reading.

This is my geese manager

@Overstreet said:
This is my geese manager

Good dog!

That’s my squirrel personal trainer

Overstreet, is that dog’s name Riker?

@tjalmy said:
Overstreet, is that dog’s name Riker?

Yes, named after LtC Riker on Star Trek. More recently from High Springs camp site next to yours I think.

@Rookie said:
Not sure what the difference is between “Lake” and “lake”.

One of them has a dock. Think about it, because it isn’t funny if I have to explain it. :smile:

@Rookie said:
Not sure what the difference is between “Lake” and “lake”.

Lake:
I think, in this country we have 5 of them, you know, because they’re ‘Great’
lake:
everything else, because, while they may be great lakes, they aren’t Great Lakes.
(kind of like geese, while they may be Canada Geese, they may or may not be Canadian)

@raisins said:
(kind of like geese, while they may be Canada Geese, they may or may not be Canadian)

But like Canadians the geese come down here in the winter and a lot of them don’t leave?

“they are a nuisance and a disgusting health hazard”…so are human beings…

@pitmartin said:
“they are a nuisance and a disgusting health hazard”…so are human beings…

Are we talking about the geese or the Canadians now? :neutral: