Canada Geese Roundup Continues

Forget your meds this morning?

I've seen this retort used before.

Is it popular here on the Gothamist?

Keep it in balance? By killing the few species that survive human depredation of ALL ecosystems?! What a balance.

What are you talking about? How about going out and grubbing for fruits and berries? Do you know how many berries a full grown black bear eats in a season?

Human depredation will start when we start culling individuals that can't realize that if you can't be productive in society in whatever fashion that might be, other than procreating other pieces of worthless shit, then we can start talking.

Can you give me one thing that Canadian geese bring to the table for mankind? They don't even sing, they just honk. And if you can give the first, give me another for all the rats, squirrels and pigeons.

We have sharply contrasting; 100% opposite takes on this!

I do not think other species that are not human should "contribute to society" like bankers do... or die.

Really?, if animals are merely instrumental to humans then they're allowed to live, otherwise they are "useless" and deserve death?!

There are thousand of elements in this premise of yours that mekes you part of the all supreme human kind without questioning anything else than instrumentality.

Aside from the issue about "animal contribution to the human cause", human over population and total lack of ethical behavior towards life is going to be the doom of your so called "society", that's how smart this supremacist view about human kind is. No ethical elements involved whatsoever.

getting my point! Not all humans are good for human kind or even nature at large. And to think they have HUGE FKN brains! So the responsibility about human security can be also in what humans do. Killing all species is not quite solving the issue about human security...

yeah..all those assumptions are sooo off,
but does it even matter?!
The only point here is...I'm fat. Good one.
One giant step for human kind!

Hold on there woman. I never said you were fat. Only the region from your neck up.

You owe me an apology.

And BTW have you ever seen a mouse, a rat or any other small scaled mammal in your apartment?

How about a pigeon taking a healthy shit on your window air conditioner? Tell us now. Have you?

Man, you are a league of your own.
Your argument is as strong as saying mice are geese!

No. I never said that mice are geese. But I think of them in the same grouping. Both are vermin.

What pray tell has a goose or a mouse done for you today, yesterday or any other point in your life or any one else's life other than drop a load of shit at your door step?

If you want, I can drop off about a half a dozen geese in your living room on Monday morning. They wont be New York City geese but you probably wouldn't know the difference. Should I throw in a ground hog or two also?

It's funny. People here in New York talk about rats being so big and they hold their hands apart saying how big the rats are. They are all bullshitters. An average rat is about the size of a squirrel. Now a ground hog is different, they are pretty big. How many do you want in your bedroom Amanda? If you live in a five story walk up, I can assure you, your butt will be somewhere about the eighth floor level in a six story building when I drop one into your window off your fire escape.

Say no more. You are Rangers fan and you are upset. Calm down and eat something like tofu or an arugula salad with seven grain bread and call the local precinct in the morning.

Are you crazed? I love carriage horses, I love dogs, I love the SPCA, the Humane Society and all the other rescue organizations out there.

I don't like pests and vermin.

Will you people get your story together. The SPCA and most other organizations were organized to prevent the cruelty to animals, especially horses, over a hundred years ago. It wasn't meant to be all this bullshit that is going on today. Geese, like rats, pigeons, squirrels, rabbits, feral cats and dogs, groundhogs, etc. were not the original thought behind the humane society. They are large sized vermin. Get over it.

Damn! That is a big list of mammals!
So all wild animals are pests? A bit radical.

snarky comments are the only thing you can offer.
Hope the venting helped you and of course, civilization.

Elm street. You aren't suffering from the terminal Dutch Elm disease are you? It appears so, but I'm not sure.

Why don't you make a comment that is relevant to the storyline? HOW DO YOU FEEL, AND WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION TO GETTING RID OF THE VERMIN GEESE THAT ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS IN OUR HUMAN FLYWAYS!!!???

Let me answer for you. Chase them away. GREAT! Another ornithologistically talented wonder boy.

Just checked the Astronomical Tables for Friday. Astronomical Sunset on Friday is 20:30, so you're OK this time. But watch it, man, that was close.

What you propose may work for a small suburban park or golf course. Are you seriously considering that we relandscape all of Central Park, Jamaica Bay NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, part of the Atlantic flyway, and host to many endangered species at the cost of billions of dollars and with severe impact on so many other species so you don't have to think about culling some excess inventory of honkers? Especially in the midst of a recession/depression? Hardly a reasonable option.

Good one DD. I forgot about that. A dead goose floater does deter other geese to land.

During this whole brouhaha, I have been looking into sterilization techniques for bird control. Not practical. No external genitalia, so surgery is out. Chemical methods are only temporary, and mainly consists of somebody daily feeding resident geese stuff that whacks their eggs. And I'm not big on the widespread use of chemicals. Could harm our raptors, etc. Some studies say you would have to addle 80% of eggs for 8 years to impact a flock. Landscaping would endanger the Piping Plover, Diamondback Terrapin,seals etc. And aside from being prohibitively expensive, would look like crap. Imagine JBay or the CP lake surrounded by fencing. The knuckleheads who run their dogs in CP would be up in arms. Maybe project Pit-bulls with a $1/goose bounty? That might work, feed the homeless, and lift some from the oppression of poverty from those less fortunate!

Heh, I was hoping someone else would do the leg work and we would all benefit from a flickr.com photo series. Personally I'm going to kick back with a random netflix dvd I haven't opened yet and stuff myself on my girlfriend's cooking. Lucky me, we're mostly vegetarian during the week, but Fri-Sun are our "tribute to tasty meat" days!

For the record, I'm mostly sympathetic to a lot of Felix's causes - hey who doesn't want to be nice to animals - but the man himself is a complete tool.

He did have that snappy video that he posted the other night showing Mayor Mike with gosslings. Of course it was done by his daughter's pre-school class using Polaroid's attempt at instant movies, but none the less it was original.

Oh if only NannyState could make the tail gate party on Friday I might break my skeet shooting obligation. What year is that Merlot again?

It's strange. I have plenty of geese on my pond out in PA, but very few ducks. I wonder why. I'm talking like 30 to 1. Any idea people?

Felix the pussy. We are not waiting for you. We have been on a lot longer than your latest rants. We, sorry I speak only for myself, find you amusing and a definite asset, might I emphasize the first syllable, to this ongoing exercise of trying to get rid of a flying vermin problem.

If you had a serious solution, other than the costly sterilization drugs, can you please state them.

No, not quite. You're active on these issues on this board and have opinions. So do others. We all chime in to state our thoughts. We do it in different ways. Now, do you have some answers to the questions I've posed?
(And Snoop, as I keep saying, no "pussy" as derogatory!
"Pussy", in all it's meanings, is a good thing. And no, loaded with pus is not pussy, it's purulent. I find your calling Felix a pussy offensive to pussies everywhere.)

Good point DD. I will stand facing the corner for fifteen minutes.

Now about that Merlot and fried goose. Do you think we have enough extras to feed the unfortunate. I mean like the Central Park carriage drivers and the blue fin tuna fishermen?

All kidding aside I do see that there might be a problem with the way some carriage drivers treat their animals, but it's nothing like back in the late nineteenth century when horses were beaten to death in the middle of summer trying to haul tons upon tons of weight. Felix means well but somehow he doesn't quite separate the real problems of animal cruelty, and also the relationship between mankind and "his" environment.

Yeah, I know. There's cruelty and waste galore. Then there's culling, species management, ethics in the taking of fish and game, habitat management, good pet ownership & appreciation of our non-human cohabitants of Earth. But we are the apex, have affected the planet, and sometimes have to do what we've got to or want to do in our best judgement. I paid attention in Bio class. Some others didn't.

"It takes a tough man to make a tender goose."

"Parts are parts."

I miss Frank Purdue. He looked so much like Ed Koch, the greatest mayor of New York, other than Jimmy Walker that is.

I can see it now "MFG" with a dude hanging out in front of some Parisian style Bistro. "Montreal Fried Goose" in a delicate Korean sauce.

All free range too for those that don't like the Arkansas style goose.

Kennedy Fried Goose? Obama Fried Gooose? The possibilities are endless. And don't forget it's always better for the environment to consume locally harvested produce than contribute to the distant factroy farms. Can't wait to pop a Central Park goose into my hemp bag at the Union Square greenmarket with my favorite free-range, local and organic produce. Except I really have'nt found a good way to prep Canada Geese. I like gamey, but even with long marination the texture and flavor is lacking. May have to try it with ground veggies like I do with turkey burgers.

The Nightmare (called) Elm Street continues on.

Will you be at the Demo with Felix? I hear he is taking a carriage ride to get there.

Can someone put on the cat-signal for me next time? I seemed to have missed the opportunity to respond to his verbal diarrhea

And you're not? Not to mention Stalkingagain who has to go to work everyday.

How can one work at McDonalds and still defend geese is beyond me.

See you at the demo.