# Why do people hate on Canada geese? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2023, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008 "2023-04-02T01:37:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 144
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008/144 "2024-05-17T18:27:22Z")
My feelings are encapsulated here: > [@Should there be open season on Canada geese in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-open-season-on-canada-geese-in-the-us/685649): > > Over the past few decades, the number of Canadian geese that have permanently migrated (they don’t go home, even in the summer) to the lower 48, even as far as Texas, has increased dramatically. They are very acclimated to humans and when they are in large groups they are a nuisance. My girls know to look out for “goose-poop” when walking pretty much anywhere. They have been the cause of numerous accidents in my area, as they will saunter out into the road with nary a care, causing motorists … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-on-canada-geese/982008)._