Away with Geese – Goose Control Options for Golf Courses

It can be quite a job to keep geese off of a golf course, or out of the grassy areas near the water at a park. Golf course maintenance crews are kept busy with all they have to do to keep the course green and mowed, clean and free from geese and their nasty droppings. Geese are known to forage on the course’s opulent green vegetation. They will either make the course their pit stop or permanent home if there is no goose control products aimed to get rid of geese. Resident geese cause the most damage because they reside in the area all year round. Resident geese attract the migratory geese, so resident geese are considered the main problem. Even low numbers of geese on a golf course will cause damage to the grassy areas and litter the area with their feces. The geese and their feces lessen the visual appeal and can hinder the recreational use of the area and in turn this will cost the city and businesses a lot of money to constantly clean up the grassy area and sanitize the water sources. It is much more cost effective to install goose control solutions for this problematic issue.

Geese are responsible for about 4 pounds of droppings each day. Goose droppings can become hazardous if they are left to accumulate. When the dried droppings are disturbed, there is a dust like substance that carries over 60 transmittable diseases to humans. The feces will contaminate the grassy areas and the water. Golfers are not very happy stomping in goose droppings or having their golf balls rolling around in the droppings. The game of golf is an expensive sport, and those paying the high prices should not have to worry about picking up their golf ball and having to sanitize their hands each time they touch it. It is important to keep the walkways, cement and grassy areas feces free. The mess can be very slippery, not only unsightly. Instituting proper goose control strategies will lessen the health and nuisance issues they present.

Goose Control Solutions

Goose control should be dealt with before the geese become a problem. There are solar sonic sound deterrents for areas that are wide open such as parks and golf courses. The sound deterrents cover up to an acre of land, more with extra speakers. The devices are easily programmable and they will broadcast goose distress calls at various intervals. The geese will hear the distress calls and they will leave the area. The devices can be programmed to not play during evening hours or anytime when you need complete silence. Be sure to choose a sonic device and not ultrasonic, as birds hear the same as humans do and the ultrasonic devices are not effective.

There are also visual goose deterrents and liquid spray deterrents that will keep geese out of the area. The visual deterrents also scare the birds away. They are brightly colored and when they move in the breeze, their shiny reflective surface and predator marking designs will keep the birds frightened and will force them to escape the area. The liquid spray deterrent is a non-toxic, grape extract that has been proven the geese do not like. It irritates their senses when entered through the nose, mouth and eyes and will keep them away from the area where the spray is applied. The spray lasts up to three months.

The sound and visual deterrents are economical and easy to install. The geese will be gone and the area will be free from their droppings.