{"id":18855,"date":"2022-01-31T10:05:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T14:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=18855"},"modified":"2025-01-10T12:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:33:34","slug":"canada-geese-begin-scouting-for-nesting-areas-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/canada-geese-begin-scouting-for-nesting-areas-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Geese Begin Scouting For Nesting Areas in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"d2edcug0 hpfvmrgz qv66sw1b c1et5uql lr9zc1uh a8c37x1j fe6kdd0r mau55g9w c8b282yb keod5gw0 nxhoafnm aigsh9s9 d3f4x2em iv3no6db jq4qci2q a3bd9o3v b1v8xokw oo9gr5id hzawbc8m\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MyDNRGeeseNesting.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-18859\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MyDNRGeeseNesting-200x200.jpg\" alt=\"Geese at side of pond, MyDNR newsletter, Indiana's Outdoor News.\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/communications\/outdoor-indiana-magazine-archives\/outdoor-indiana-januaryfebruary-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My DNR-Indiana&#8217;s Outdoor News<\/a>: Make preparations now to keep geese off your land. Our friends at <span class=\"nc684nl6\">Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/span> remind us that Canada geese begin scouting for nesting areas in February. If you want to keep geese off your property, now is the time to start preparing. Geese prefer to nest near water surrounded by short, mowed grass and often return to where they have had previous nesting success. Well-kept lawns provide geese with food and a clear line-of-sight to see predators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information and resources view the Indiana Department of Natural Resources: Fish and Wildlife &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fish-and-wildlife\/hunting-and-trapping\/canada-geese-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canada Geese Management<\/a> web page. You will find regulations, common goose conflicts, Canada Goose Biology, hunting information and more.<\/p>\n<p>Other Resources:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/new-publication-nuisance-wildlife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Selecting a Nuisance Wildlife Control Professional<\/a>, Got Nature? blog, Purdue Extension-Forestry &amp; Natural Resources<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/fishwild\/2996.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuisance Canada Goose Management<\/a> \u2013 Indiana Department of Natural Resources (INDNR)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fws.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/FW-1003-Caution-Feeding-Waterfowl-Can-Be-Harmful.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Caution: Feeding Waterfowl May Be Harmful<\/a>, U.S. fish &amp; Wildlife Service<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/dnr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana Department of Natural Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My DNR-Indiana&#8217;s Outdoor News: Make preparations now to keep geese off your land. Our friends at Indiana Department of Natural Resources remind us that Canada geese begin scouting for nesting areas in February. If you want to keep geese off your property, now is the time to start preparing. 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