ROCHESTER, Ind. — A northern Indiana city is allowing goose hunting on a golf course where a large flock has been causing damage.

Round Barn Golf Club in Rochester asked the City Council to approve hunting on the course, where golf pro Lyle Lingenfelter says up to 1,000 Canada geese spend the winter.

He told council members he would seek about five people for the hunts, which would take place when the golf course was closed.

Lingenfelter says the geese have damaged the course's turf and caused health and play hazards. He said the course has unsuccessfully tried starter pistols and air horns to scare the waterfowl away and egg destruction.

Information from: The Rochester Sentinel, http://www.rochsent.com