How to kill Canada Geese
Most times, you may need a hunting license to kill Canada geese. The birds are allowed under law to be hunted down especially when they constitute nuisance to the community. In Canada, the geese has been has been changed from the first scheduled to the fifth scheduled on the Canadian Wildlife Act, therefore they can be hunted. Non-lethal control methods are allowed in most Northern America countries and Europe. There are many options you can consider when it comes to killing Canada geese, these include;
-Hunting by shooting down
-The use of natural predators such as dogs,
- Poisoning, and
-Trapping.
Hunting can be the best possible way to get rid of Canada geese in their large numbers, however you need to get as many bullets as you can , especially when the animals have constituted a colony around your property. Secondly, you need to consider the environmental impact of killing the geese , it may be unsafe in some environment, especially where the population of humans are quite high. The sound of gunshots may also terrify some people and you have to make plans to dispose the bodies of shot geese. Hunting of these geese may only be permitted during the hunting season.
The use of natural predators such as dogs can also help in the control of the population of Canada geese especially around private properties. The geese are always scared of dogs and dogs enjoy hunting them just the way humans enjoy hunting them. Foxes, coyotes and raccoons are also natural predators of Canada geese and can help you reduce their population significantly. Just like hunting the geese with guns, you need to check where you dog hunts the birds and make sure you remove and dispose their carcass so they don’t constitute nuisance to the environment.
Poisoning may not be recommended in many countries but it could be the best possible way of getting rid of Canada geese. Poisoning is also the fastest way to kill Canada geese when other conventional means have failed. Since they love to eat some crops and grasses, you can spray the poison on such crops and the birds will be killed when they consume the crops. Make sure you control the application of poisons on Canadian geese because some of these chemicals may be washed into streams , and ponds by the rain , and such can cause serious environmental hazards for aquatic live and other animals that drink from such ponds. Poisons must be sparingly applied just before the geese start feeding on the plants.
The use of net trapping is quite common in the capturing and killing of Canada geese. The traps are set with some baits ( the baits can be corn and can be poisoned). Once captured, the geese body can be burnt or disposed in a wrapped plastic container and inside a bin.