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Grower's Guide <br />Flagging/Balloons <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />Flags made from 3 -mil orange plastic, red and silver mylar sheeting (figure 4), or black poly sheeting <br />(figure 5) can be effective at reducing goose damage in swathed grain or young grain crops, The flags <br />flap and rattle in the breeze and frighten geese. <br />Helium filled balloons with a lard contrasting eye spot or "scare eyes" may be staked in a field. Tether <br />balloons with 75 -pound test monofilament line and allow them to rise 10 feet above the ground. <br />You will need at least 1 flag or balloon per acre of field. Use flags or balloons in conjunction with <br />automatic propane exploders. <br />Scare Eye Ball000ns are available from: <br />Bird -x, Inc. Reed - Joseph International Co. <br />800 - 662 -5021 800 - 647 -5554 <br />Bird Scare Predator Eye, Inc. Margo Supplies, Ltd <br />800 - 252 -0933 403 - 285 -9731 <br />Wildlife Control Technology,Inc. <br />800- 235 -0362 <br />Propane Exploders <br />Automatic propane exploders work vest when used in conjunction with other techniques such as <br />flagging or balloons. Propane exploders make a loud sound that frightens geese. Exploders may be <br />disturbing to human neighbors. Use exploders only when damage is occurring. Use on exploder per <br />10 acres. Move the exploder to a different location in the field daily. If the exploder has an adjustable <br />timer, change the duration between explosions daily. <br />Pyrotechnics are available from: <br />Reed - Joseph International <br />800 - 647 -5554 <br />Sutton AG Enterprise, Inc. <br />408 - 422 -9693 <br />Margo Supplies, <br />403 - 283 -9731 <br />Stoneco, Inc. <br />800- 833 -2264 <br />Ltd. <br />Flagging/Balloons <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />Flags made from 3 -mil orange plastic, red and silver mylar sheeting (figure 4), or black poly sheeting <br />(figure 5) can be effective at reducing goose damage in swathed grain or young grain crops, The flags <br />flap and rattle in the breeze and frighten geese. <br />Helium filled balloons with a lard contrasting eye spot or "scare eyes" may be staked in a field. Tether <br />balloons with 75 -pound test monofilament line and allow them to rise 10 feet above the ground. <br />You will need at least 1 flag or balloon per acre of field. Use flags or balloons in conjunction with <br />automatic propane exploders. <br />Scare Eye Ball000ns are available from: <br />Bird -x, Inc. Reed - Joseph International Co. <br />800 - 662 -5021 800 - 647 -5554 <br />Bird Scare Predator Eye, Inc. Margo Supplies, Ltd <br />800 - 252 -0933 403 - 285 -9731 <br />Wildlife Control Technology,Inc. <br />800- 235 -0362 <br />Propane Exploders <br />Automatic propane exploders work vest when used in conjunction with other techniques such as <br />flagging or balloons. Propane exploders make a loud sound that frightens geese. Exploders may be <br />disturbing to human neighbors. Use exploders only when damage is occurring. Use on exploder per <br />10 acres. Move the exploder to a different location in the field daily. If the exploder has an adjustable <br />timer, change the duration between explosions daily. <br />-26- <br />http: / /www.fw.umn.edu /research/ goose /html /growgd/grwguide.html 4/7/00 <br />Propane Exploders are available <br />Reed - Joseph International <br />800 - 647 -5554 <br />from: <br />H.C. Shaw Co. <br />ZON Mark II Scare Gun <br />800- 647 -5554 <br />-26- <br />http: / /www.fw.umn.edu /research/ goose /html /growgd/grwguide.html 4/7/00 <br />