Do you play golf are walk in a park? These things are nasty. I was in NJ two weeks ago and you could not put your foot down with out stepping in goose crap. They have to be a health hazard!

Canadian Geese are here illegally, doing the jobs American Geese won't do. They used to cross the border as temporary geese and return to Canada every year, but Government protected status has caused them them to stay year round.

Good one, Hugh! Still laughing.

Agree with Dog. We have entirely too many geese and deer in our urban areas. Deer are dangerous to drivers, have almost hit several in the past few months. With the bird flu scare, who knows what these geese may contribute. You can see hundreds on the playing fields of Jamestown Middle and Ragsdale. Poor kids.

I know, I know, we have taken their homes and put up a parking lot...but the houses and businesses are here and something has to go.

I think the lives and health of people come first. I think we need an open season on deer and geese.

What's worse is that they know they are protected. That's why they just stand in the road and won't move for oncoming cars.

Great ideas, guys. So, let's see...so far we have deer and geese causing problems. If only that logic worked with people, too, I would finally be able to get rid of all the ones who get in my way, cause me some minor inconvenience, etc.

Deer are managed by hunters. Geese are managed by wildlife biologists who try to inform the legislative actions that protect/open species to population management.

Biodiversity, kids. It's what got humans here, and it's the only hope we have for sticking around on this precious little rock of ours.

The bigger question to me is whether those parents are against abortion...kind of ironic if that's the case. Wouldn't be the first time.

I'm guessing that you don't eat anything with egg products in them. I think the problem is less with the number of geese and more with the change in their migratory patterns.

I hear what you're saying folks about the geese being a nuisance and I'm there with you. I'm an advocate of deer population control as well.

The bigger concern here, and I admit to needing to go back and read the original letter, is whether or not these kids have any respect for life in general. There is a well documented link between animal abuse that starts in childhood and progresses to other, let's say, more grizzly crimes...remember Dahmer? Everybody has to start somewhere....

Hunters don't control the deer population very well. They are living in areas which have too little forrest and too many cars.

While I am a wimp and could never kill a goose or a deer, I have no problems with folks who hunt and eat the kill. Have a friend who makes the most awesome charcoaled deer meat in the world.

Agree with JEC that killing just for the fun of killing is sick.

You guys have probably heard that three women were killed in alligator attacks last week. (Still wondering why they prefer women....hmmmm...but that's a different subject).

Anyway another alligator wandered onto another woman's porch and started munching on her dog. She shot the alligator. Makes sense right? But nooooo, she received a citation for hunting without a license. True story.

Now that's a scary story, Dan. I am not a great animal lover, just love a few I know personally. I don't believe in cruelty to any living thing; however, I really think we have gone a tad overboard with protecting animals, birds, etc.

Women are sweeter and more tender. Was out of town and purpoposely removed myself from the media, so I missed the aligator stories. What a horrible thing. Another reason I wouldn't live in Florida.