My pair of geese would not come out of the pond into their shelter last night. At four a.m. I heard commotion and ran outside but it was too late. My female goose was gone and my male was hysterical. All we could find when daylight came were a few feathers and some tracks in the mud. We just moved here a few weeks ago but have been told by neighbors that we have coyote, raccoons, fox, mountain lions, and bobcats. My neighbor lost three 150lb sheep in one week last month. Here are the tracks with a quarter for size comparison. Any help would be appreciated. We are devastated so and I feel responsible but I can't swim out into a 14 ft deep pond at midnight and drag two stubborn geese to safety. I am re-homing the gander asap.
Here is the pond at daybreak:
Here is where I think the attack occurred. There was nothing left behind, no blood, no remains, just a few feathers.
Here are pics of the tracks in the mud:
Here is the pond at daybreak:
Here is where I think the attack occurred. There was nothing left behind, no blood, no remains, just a few feathers.
Here are pics of the tracks in the mud:
