Last week, I was finishing a hole at a local course, and to get to the next hole, I had to walk through a large gaggle of Canada Geese. About 50 feet off to the side, a bunch of teenagers were sitting on the grass, just hanging out. As I was walking among the geese, one of them got cranky and came at me fast, neck down, in what I guess is "beast mode" for a goose. He looked like he was going for my ankles. I still had my G-Star Aviar in my hand, so I flipped it, bent down, and whacked him in the head with the flat side to ward him off, which it did.
My older son thinks I'm clueless about social media and technology, but I was fully aware of the presence of those teenagers and their cell phones...........and this is one 6'4", 240-pound middle-aged guy who will NOT be in a viral video running away from a goose:\
Oddly, I have never seen a Canadian Goose get aggressive like this, even in the spring, when they tend to be a bit higher-strung.