You may also remove any old goose nests. You do not need a permit or license in Indiana to remove any old, abandoned goose nests. You would need a permit to tamper with an active nest with eggs or young in it. Since geese prefer areas where they have easy access between food, water, and nesting sites, barriers can be an effective deterrent in discouraging resident geese. Either temporary plastic fencing or more permanent fencing installed around the perimeter of your pond can be effective in containing geese.
Dense shrubbery can also act as a fence.
Ensure that the shrubs are thick and dense at ground level as well as at the top. Temporary fences made of 1 or 2 strands of string tied with streamers have occasionally provided temporary relief from migratory geese. We rarely get satisfactory results with this method on resident geese. Noise harassment has proven to be effective in moving geese out of an area when implemented correctly. Visual harassment has been less successful.