shawn9914 Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 Hi all Does the general licence 41 entitle our fishing club to remove the eggs of Canada goose this time of year to keep their numbers under control Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 29, 2021 Report Share Posted April 29, 2021 (edited) 58 minutes ago, shawn9914 said: Hi all Does the general licence 41 entitle our fishing club to remove the eggs of Canada goose this time of year to keep their numbers under control Thanks GL42 Covers this, yes you can take eggs or destroy the nest of Canada Geese (see table 1,of GL42 ).....usually by Landowner, or with permission of. Make sure they are not Grey Lag. Edited April 29, 2021 by twenty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn9914 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 I thought so but thanks for clarification on this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 they are just about hatching now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twenty Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, scolopax said: they are just about hatching now You are quite right, but the member was asking if it was legal, which GL42 confirms it is. Personally, i would have taken out adult birds before the breeding season commenced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted April 30, 2021 Report Share Posted April 30, 2021 Can oil the eggs so they don’t hatch. Some of the biggest ‘conservation’ trusts do just that, although don’t advertise it as they say it’s cruel to control the numbers by shooting 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted May 3, 2021 Report Share Posted May 3, 2021 On 30/04/2021 at 13:07, Lloyd90 said: Can oil the eggs so they don’t hatch. Some of the biggest ‘conservation’ trusts do just that, although don’t advertise it as they say it’s cruel to control the numbers by shooting 👀 Bit late now to oil. And if the OP takes the eggs they may end up with pet geese Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingdragon Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Bleeding Canadas bred with my Toulouse crosses - offspring are so skitish but do lay eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted May 13, 2022 Report Share Posted May 13, 2022 Shoot the Canadas, the eggs go cold, no second clutch, job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robden Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Can you not eat the eggs then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 10 hours ago, smokingdragon said: Bleeding Canadas bred with my Toulouse crosses - offspring are so skitish but do lay eggs. I'm surprised they haven't flown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 4 hours ago, Robden said: Can you not eat the eggs then? Yes you can - but which ones are freshly laid? You could mark a dummy egg and keep taking the additional ones, but with too much disturbance she’ll clear off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 Blooming fishermen wanting everything killing just so there buzzers do not get tripped. most commercial fisheries are mysteriously devoid of water birds. Many arrive, few leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fellside Posted May 14, 2022 Report Share Posted May 14, 2022 3 hours ago, scolopax said: Blooming fishermen wanting everything killing just so there buzzers do not get tripped. most commercial fisheries are mysteriously devoid of water birds. Many arrive, few leave. Not quite. Canada’s are on the GLs as they are an invasive species - which competitively exclude native wildfowl. They’re very aggressive. For example, a small lake near me, with lovely mixed nesting habitat and islands etc, has just one pair of canadas on it. If it was my lake……??!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUNKS Posted May 19, 2022 Report Share Posted May 19, 2022 On 14/05/2022 at 06:01, Robden said: Can you not eat the eggs then? Yes just dont eat the beak--------sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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