Plans to prevent geese from returning in the spring

Dan Kramer

Canada geese (Branta canadensis) are creatures of habit and are philopatric, which means they tend to use the same nesting sites every year. Before they return to their preferred nesting area, you need to develop a plan to make the area less inviting to them. The time to develop a plan is well before the geese appear in the spring.

Federal law protects Canada geese. It is illegal to harm geese, their eggs or their nests in the United States without permission from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Geese may be harassed or scared away, however, without a permit as long as the geese, goslings, eggs and nests are not harmed. (Source: “Solving Problems with Canada Geese. A management plan and information guide,” Humane Society of the United States, 2019)

Among the most effective goose control measures are chemical irritants that are applied to their preferred source of nutrition: grass and turf. When the geese feed on grass and turf treated with a product featuring the active ingredient methyl anthranilate (MA), for example, they experience an unpleasant sensation that, with repeated exposure, will convince them to move to an untreated location. While MA is non-toxic and used in many foods for human consumption, geese hate both the odor and taste.

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