One of the more challenging aspects of getting geese to leave an area is when they go to water. Canada Geese will run or fly to nearby water, immediately, when they feel threatened by our dogs. As goose control professionals we cannot leave the geese there because they will return to the land they left and feel safe. We have several methods of getting the geese out of the water depending on location, time of day and the size of the body of water.
One of our techniques is to use Remote Control Boats. Geese are afraid of them. One boat we have tried is the Balaenoptera Musculus RC Boat. It is relatively inexpensive, $36 - $70 depending on who is selling it on ebay or elsewhere.
This boat is relatively fast, runs a bit loud and has a tail of water that streams from it's dual propellers. We originally had thought these were going to work out well. However, you get what you pay for.
We purchased two of these for use in ponds and lakes. Initial use was OK and they got rid of the geese. However, they frequently stall in the water. Thinking that it was the flimsy antenna falling in the water we supported the antennas by sliding a small straw over them. They ran a bit longer but still stalled every now and then. They leak water inside and this may be the issue. battery, motors etc get soaked. The lid is not waterproof. So the routine became: turn on and off the remote a couple times, bang on it with your hand or just wait and it would restart. (Patience)
Just in case we damaged a boat, lost a battery or broke a remote control, we purchased a third as a back up.
Stranded Musculus Boat,!
In our line of business, we do not have time to dilly dally with poor craftsmanship. The third boat we received would only go about 10 yards in the water and stop. Then it became take off your shoes, socks and roll up your pants, wade into the murky pond (get black feet, yuck) and retrieve the boat. Using one of these boats late one evening, I had to leave it in the middle of a lake overnight and retrieve it the next morning during daylight hours. They were so unreliable we put our phone numbers on the bottom so if someone found it stranded, they could call us and return it.
We purchased these boats though a company called http://store.hermanstreet.com/. We contacted them to return the defective non running boat and were told to contact the manufacturer. They could and would not help us. Herman Street would not even do a return refund. We contacted http://rcfishingworld.com/ who Herman Street purchases the boats from and got no response.
Needless to say our experience with these boats is poor. I would not recommend buying one based on our experience. You get what you pay for. If you do buy one, look for a store that has good customer support because more than likely you will buy one that does not work and may need to return it.
Many hobbyist reviewers like this boat because of its hull but they rebuild it with better motors and controllers. We chose to buy a different boat and will review it next.
You can also search problems with these boats like here: http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/speed-electric/10339548-please-help-noob-balaenoptera-musculus-print.html
Hope this review helps you out.
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