Millennium Golf: 92% Fewer Geese With Agrilaser Handheld

Millennium Golf: 92% Fewer Geese With Agrilaser Handheld

When geese overran the fairways at Millennium Golf, acoustic deterrents couldn’t keep up. The Agrilaser Handheld proved to be the answer, reducing the goose population by 92%.

The Problem: A Golf Course Built for Geese

Millennium Golf, in Belgium, has several water bodies and a naturally humid course, conditions geese find hard to resist. Head Greenkeeper Rudi Hermans was dealing with around 500 birds settling across the fairways, each producing roughly 760g of droppings a day and steadily damaging the grass.

  • Acoustic signals failed: The geese got used to the noise and stopped reacting to it.

  • Hundreds of resident birds: Around 500 geese treated the course as a permanent home, not a stopover.

  • Ongoing turf damage: Daily fouling at that scale was steadily degrading playing surfaces.

A news report on goose deterrence at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport prompted Rudi to look at laser technology instead.

The Product: Why Millennium Golf Chose the Agrilaser Handheld

Rudi bought the Agrilaser Handheld, a portable laser device that lets an operator target and move birds at long range without approaching them directly. The unit projects a green laser beam that geese instinctively perceive as an approaching physical threat, triggering an immediate flight response with no harm to the bird.

  • Long-range targeting: Effective at distances of up to 2,500 metres, letting Rudi clear geese from across open fairways and water from a single position

  • Operator-directed: No fixed installation. Rudi could target whichever part of the course needed attention on a given day

  • Silent and non-lethal: No noise, no chemicals, no harm to the birds themselves

  • No habituation: Unlike the acoustic signals, geese did not grow used to the laser even with daily repeated use

About the Agrilaser Handheld

The Agrilaser Handheld is a portable, battery-powered laser bird deterrent built for on-demand use across open sites like golf courses, farms and industrial yards.

  • Two output models: The standard Agrilaser Handheld and the higher-powered Handheld 500, matched to light conditions and distance.
  • Up to 2,500 metres range: In optimal conditions, reaching birds well beyond arm’s length.
  • Red dot aiming sight: Built in for accurate targeting at range, even in daylight.
  • Key lock system: Restricts use to trained operators for safety.
  • Rechargeable and lightweight: Portable across large sites with no fixed setup required.

The Results: 92% Fewer Geese with the Agrilaser Handheld

Shining the beam towards the geese each morning was enough to send them off honking, and repeating this daily had a lasting effect. Once deterred, the geese stopped treating the course as a safe place to return to.

  • 500 geese down to occasional passers-through: No geese remain as residents on the course.

  • 92% reduction: Based on manufacturer specifications for the Agrilaser Handheld.

  • No re-establishment: The geese have not returned to nest or roost since.

“I can tell from practice that it works! We have repelled the hundreds of geese that were residing here, in an animal-friendly way.“

Rudi Hermans, Head Greenkeeper, Millennium Golf

For golf courses and other large open sites, a portable laser like the Agrilaser Handheld offers a fast, humane way to clear geese from fairways, water bodies and grassland, without the habituation problems that come with acoustic deterrents.

Testimonial Profile

Location: Millennium Golf, Belgium

Application context: Golf course with multiple water bodies

Product Reviewed: Agrilaser Handheld (operator-directed laser bird deterrent)

Problem definition: Goose fouling and turf damage, acoustic deterrents no longer effective

Bird Species: Geese

Bird Behaviour: Grazing, fouling and residing on fairways

Effective Range: Up to 2,500 metres, per operator report

Number of Birds Before Use: Approximately 500 geese

Goose Reduction After Use: 92%, per manufacturer specifications

Bird Reduction, Combined with Agrilaser Handheld: 100%

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