Killer Swan Blamed for Man’s Drowning

[grislyatoms]

Grab head. Twist neck as many degrees as necessary. Swim to shore. Problem solved.

[Scout26]

Point of Interest to those with ponds who want to keep geese from crapping all over everything:

Let the grass/weeds grow from the edge of the water to about 4ft inland.  The geese will land in the pond (sometimes) but won't come out of the water since they can't see if there are any predators hiding in the tall grass.

Much cheaper then hiring dogs to chase them off or get the depredation (egg shaking) permits.

[MechAg94]

Which caliber for attack swans?

Bare hands are adequate if you keep your head about you.

[Perd Hapley]

I would be one of those people. Duck pond and paddle driven boat, be it kayak or canoe, and i'm not really going to think "hey, I need my vest and river gear."

Not saying dude(or myself) is oh so brilliant, but the thought of getting all rigged out for flat water is going to strike me as overkill.

Fool! One must always be girded for battle. We know not when the swans may strike!

[BlueStarLizzard]

Fool! One must always be girded for battle. We know not when the swans may strike!

I hope the swans get you 

[Tallpine]

Bare hands are adequate if you keep your head about you.

If you can keep your head while all those about you are losing theirs,
Then yours is the pond, my son, and all the swans that are in it.

[Perd Hapley]

I hope the swans get you 

Not me. I've got a system. I've got a wheelbarrow and trauma plates. I have double ninja knives.

[AJ Dual]

Point of Interest to those with ponds who want to keep geese from crapping all over everything:

Let the grass/weeds grow from the edge of the water to about 4ft inland.  The geese will land in the pond (sometimes) but won't come out of the water since they can't see if there are any predators hiding in the tall grass.

Much cheaper then hiring dogs to chase them off or get the depredation (egg shaking) permits.

That's great advice. Although you forgot the part about the automatic gasoline sprinklers and piezoelectric spark igniters.

[lupinus]

There's always circling the pond with a few passes of detcord.

[Perd Hapley]

That's great advice. Although you forgot the part about the automatic gasoline sprinklers and piezoelectric spark igniters.

And filling in the pond with concrete.

[TommyGunn]

I, for one, welcome our swan overlords.