[TheForge] Fox News OT

[Bruce Freeman]

Well, I have a friend who could use a goose hunter.  One time the
geese just followed his rows of corn seedlings, eating every one.

On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Mark A. Pesetsky
<pesetsky at princeton.edu> wrote:
> Not true, I have a cousin that hunts them...Just a water fould stamp
> during duck season. She lives in Chatsworth NJ
>
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> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:20 AM
> To: Bob Ehrenberger; Blacksmithing List Sponsored by ABANA
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Fox News OT
>
> We'll gladly give you some of our NJ Resident Canada geese!  You'll
> NEVER get rid of those!
>
> NJ state govt. issues them green cards and won't let anyone shoot them.
> They're actually a different variety from the migratory Canadas
> - slightly larger & they never migrate.  They just sit around, getting
> fat and happy at NJ farmer's expense, leaving poop everywhere.  They
> even have larger clutches than the migratory ones, so their numbers are
> out of control.
>
> The problem is so bad that a new "predatory" species has evolved -- the
> flat black dog.  You see these plywood hounds on any large lawn,
> especially if there's water there.  Apparently, they discourage the
> flocks from landing.  And they don't eat much, nor bark, nor shit.
>
> OTOH, if MO already has resident geese, you can attract all you want
> with a Megagoose decoy.  (See para. 3 of
> http://ezinearticles.com/?Focus-on-Goose-Decoys&id=3275409, for
> example.)
>
> On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Bob Ehrenberger <eforge at centurytel.net>
> wrote:
> <snip>
>> We have some wild
>> geese nest at the pond in the spring, but as soon as the chicks hatch
>> out they take off to parts unknown.
>>
>> Robert Ehrenberger
>> Shelbyville, Mo.
>> eforge at centurytel.net
>>
> --
> Bruce
> NJ
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Bruce
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