Comments on: NYC to Gas Geese; Bird Strikes JFK, Sacremento Big Problem

By: John

John — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:35:43 +0000

Why not bait them, net them, then transport them upstate? They make for good eating and would give more hunting opporunities.

By: Cindy Beard

Cindy Beard — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:53:52 +0000

I understand the need for culling the geese, but I hope since I read they are gasing them with carbon dioxide they are going to be donating all this meat somehow to people that need it.

By: Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired

Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) USN Retired — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:07:14 +0000

The correct term is gaggle of geese. When the media reported the event, the correct terminology should have been, a gaggle of Canada Geese.
Just as a somewhat historic note, in the 90s an Air Force AWACS at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska was downed on take off by a large gaggle, killing over 20 crew members.
Here in Wichita, the Mid Continent Airport Authority uses noise to keep the geese at bay. We are in the Central Flyway and we have lots of geese.