Future consideration may be provided toward more restrictive control, to include egg addling, and harvesting. The permit process can take one year and the permits are due in January. WDNR will not permit reduction to zero population. An acceptable level of waterfowl needs to be defined. No one-control method has proven effective in other communities.
Various actions are necessary.
A long-term commitment and funding is necessary once an action plan is defined. We need to start an aggressive program to prohibit feeding. A public relations program must accompany an effort to eliminate feeding. Rigorous ordinance with severe penalties for feeding were not recommended. Any application for a harvesting program will require the testing of seven geese for contaminants and disease.