Pest control thoughts

So, around here, a couple of pest control issues that show up -- squirrels in walls, and geese everywhere. Pigeons can be something of a nuisance, too.

What do these three nuisance animals have in common?

They all taste good.

The biggest thing is geese. Canada geese are quite annoying, even somewhat damaging to our local ecosystems (especially if you count "a golf course" as an ecosystem, but even if you're being reasonable -- the amount of goose poo they leave around actually does cause algae blooms in local ponds).

I think that we should allow permanent, year-round knife hunting season on geese. If you can get close enough to a goose to slit its throat, you should be allowed to do so and take it home and eat it.

This will NOT significantly reduce the number of geese, I don't think, but it ought to make them less aggressive toward humans. . . .