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Krazy4Real
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My guess is you need a hunting license, and can only kill them during a certain time of year. Not that its the employers business, but whatever.
Heh, we have those a lot over here, too.. I just leave 'em alone, but when they try and peck you, I'll just bitchslap them..
Not hard enough to damage them, mind you, but hard enough to let them know who's boss.
Demon-Xanth
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*movie announcer voice* In world plauged by turkeys... only one man had the power to stop them... *swooshing sound* EDDIE! *flash large text saying Eddie on the screen*
Whaaaat, I'd rather deal with geese than wild turkeys. We have a whole bunch that roam through our yard, they scare our 90lb dogs.
Just a bit of additional information about how "harmless" geese are. Geese, whether wild or domestic, are capable of inflicting a great deal of harm on even a large human being. You can often get away with being aggressive with them under certain circumstances, but that doesn't mean you can treat them with impunity.
A male Canada goose can and will make you sorry you messed with him if he's protecting a female and goslings. If you try to respond to his animosity with force and threatening movement you may get his mate to join in the attack. This isn't a good position to be in. Trust me. I accidentally got myself in this situation once while riding a motorcycle. Being attacked by two of these flying dinosaurs when you're on foot really sucks. Having it happen when you're astride a bike is tragicomic.
And the beak is hardly their only weapon. They can beat the crap out of you with those wings. These are not hummingbirds. It takes unbelievable muscle power to launch that huge body and keep it in the air. The wings hurt. Even through full leathers.
You do not want to be the target of a really angry gander. If you go scorched earth with him, yes you will probably win. But you're certain to catalog some painful injuries yourself. And then there's the issue of what the local constabulary will do to you for damaging / killing the bird. Messing with these animals is "agin the law" in a lot of places.
I'm just saying, sometimes you get away with it. But sometimes you reap the whirlwind.
A male Canada goose can and will make you sorry you messed with him if he's protecting a female and goslings. If you try to respond to his animosity with force and threatening movement you may get his mate to join in the attack. This isn't a good position to be in. Trust me. I accidentally got myself in this situation once while riding a motorcycle. Being attacked by two of these flying dinosaurs when you're on foot really sucks. Having it happen when you're astride a bike is tragicomic.
And the beak is hardly their only weapon. They can beat the crap out of you with those wings. These are not hummingbirds. It takes unbelievable muscle power to launch that huge body and keep it in the air. The wings hurt. Even through full leathers.
You do not want to be the target of a really angry gander. If you go scorched earth with him, yes you will probably win. But you're certain to catalog some painful injuries yourself. And then there's the issue of what the local constabulary will do to you for damaging / killing the bird. Messing with these animals is "agin the law" in a lot of places.
I'm just saying, sometimes you get away with it. But sometimes you reap the whirlwind.
Originally posted by: CrookBloke
Just a bit of additional information about how "harmless" geese are. Geese, whether wild or domestic, are capable of inflicting a great deal of harm on even a large human being. You can often get away with being aggressive with them under certain circumstances, but that doesn't mean you can treat them with impunity.
A male Canada goose can and will make you sorry you messed with him if he's protecting a female and goslings. If you try to respond to his animosity with force and threatening movement you may get his mate to join in the attack. This isn't a good position to be in. Trust me. I accidentally got myself in this situation once while riding a motorcycle. Being attacked by two of these flying dinosaurs when you're on foot really sucks. Having it happen when you're astride a bike is tragicomic.
And the beak is hardly their only weapon. They can beat the crap out of you with those wings. These are not hummingbirds. It takes unbelievable muscle power to launch that huge body and keep it in the air. The wings hurt. Even through full leathers.
You do not want to be the target of a really angry gander. If you go scorched earth with him, yes you will probably win. But you're certain to catalog some painful injuries yourself. And then there's the issue of what the local constabulary will do to you for damaging / killing the bird. Messing with these animals is "agin the law" in a lot of places.
I'm just saying, sometimes you get away with it. But sometimes you reap the whirlwind.
Pfft.. I'd punch one right in the head and knock that bitch out before he could even touch me.
And wtf, isn't if a person attacks you, you have a right to defend yourself? Why should an animal be any different? If an animal attacks me I'll sure as hell defend myself.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jDScE4I8do8
haha. Turkeys lookin for a fight.
He actually got hit with buckshot and still got up and ran.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=XTiWdAPLJ-M&feature=related
Even the officers are helpless..
Geese really arent dangerous, when i lived in NW PA there was a huge problem with them.
If one gets near you, you can just kick the damn things and theyll go away.
And yes, if you grab them by the neck they do really honk at you and try to run hilariously.
If one gets near you, you can just kick the damn things and theyll go away.
And yes, if you grab them by the neck they do really honk at you and try to run hilariously.
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