Pa Jayhawk
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- Nov 15, 2005
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As you can probably tell, I am torn on this one. I think the only thing that seperates me from feeling the same way as you is that they did not seem open about the issue, and I seriously doubt that they were within the legal rights to do what they did. Then again, I could be wrong on both counts since I am just basing it on what Doc mentioned, and my own assumptions. As one who has my share of firearms, the thought of a golf super using even a pellet gun in a fairly populated and public place populated by not only golfers but the general public just doesn't strike me as legal, and even somewhat irresponsible.Hmmm.....I may regret this later but I think is was a good thing.
Canada Geese are considered vermin here and yet there is no way to eradicate them without the feel good element spoiling the fun.
There are thousands of them here, they shit on everything, they chase you if you object and if it were up to me I'd have open season on them for 50 weeks out of the year.
Swans....same thing. :hunter::hunter::hunter::hunter::hunter::hunter:
That along with the fact that they could have fed quite a few people had they used a better method of planning.
I guess it is just a matter of no matter how much I hate the winged rats, it has always just been a part of playing the game on a course with water. That and the fact that I seriously doubt this will fix the problem, they will simply have other tenants that do not pay rent in the following weeks. I hate to think what their next step will be and the impact it will have on the local eco system.
I think perhaps they should rethink the management of the course, as opposed to trying to take the easy way out. Our home course is one of the few that has no geese, as there is very little water that they could populate around, and even the one lake which is only in play on a bad shot is not populated with geese because there is really no easy access transisition from water to land and is fairly small. Yet it still one of the best courses I play, and no geese may be part of that equation. There is alot of water, and bigger lakes that they chose not to bring into play on the course, or otherwise took out of play over the course of the last 10 years.