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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I've heard that they attack golfers on one course I play occassionally (even though I hate golf, but thats neither here nor there... but you should know, I hate golf). I assume one soft swipe with a wood (with head cover on to avoid hurting the bird) would take care of that problem. Yet, I hear about grown men running from the birds. I mean, what can a goose do to you? You outweigh the thing by at least 90lbs...
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Geese bite. Hard.
When I was about 7 or 8, I was at the local duck pond with my little brother feeding ducks when a goose took offense at something I did (no idea what it was). It grabbed onto my upper thigh and wouldn't let go. My reflexive action was to grab it by it's long neck and fling it into the water. It appeared to be unharmed by the incident, but I had a big purple welt for a week or two after that.
Despite this, I don't hate geese. I don't trust them, and try to avoid being in close proximity to one, but I don't hate them.
