Nutmeg Farm

Nuisance Canadian geese

We have all seen Canadian geese walking and swimming at our public parks, school sports fields, beaches, golf courses and grazing on corporate and residential lawns leaving their droppings everywhere? Let's face it, Canadian geese are no longer beautiful migratory birds just stopping by. They are here to stay and have become a persistent nuisance and a liability.

There are many methods that the Department of Environmental Protection suggests to control nuisance Canadian geese including, barriers, modifying their habitat, and frightening. When all else has failed we suggest the regular use of trained herding dogs to effectively cause the geese to fly away. The use of a dog to "chase" the geese away is done in a controlled manner. Dogs that work for themselves have no controllable purpose. Yet, a trained herding dog can be sent on command, stopped, change direction and re-called once the geese have left the area. Trained herding dogs should be used early in the season before the geese have established a daily feeding routine (sunrise and sunset) and have established nesting areas. All geese should be removed from the area.

Give us a call if you want to train/purchase or hire a dog for nuisance wildlife control.