The Manchester Country Club, which also serves the surrounding towns such as Vernon, has come up with a creative solution for the amount of goose droppings on its golf course.
Canadian geese frequent the course and leave behind their droppings, presenting a hygiene risk while also making the course unsightly. Matthew Gomez, the manager of operations, stated that he has tried to scare the geese away through explosives, dogs, and decoys, but the persistence of the problem had led him to consider less humane measures. However, the council learned about the Goosinator – a machine that makes loud noises while scaling golf course terrain.
By the end of August, or the beginning of September, the Goosinator will start chasing geese away from the green. The $4,000 machine, which is controlled by remote, has a history of success with large birds on the Berlin's Timberlin Golf Club course. According to John Cook, the golf director of the Manchester Country Club, the Goosinator is a safe and humane way to convince the geese to leave. Lon Annulli, who has been a member of the country club for many years, is paying for one of the machines.
The country club may want to let members know they are tackling the goose problem by working with a newsletter printing company, or by adding it to promotional Brochures.
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