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<blockquote data-quote="plumber_greg" data-source="post: 814154" data-attributes="member: 9115"><p>Our Conservation Dept., who has more money than sense, decided a few years ago that we needed river otters around here to look at. Well, now, like most things they do to screw up the natural order of things, the otters have become a problem.</p><p> They have moved out of the rivers into our ponds. In 30 days they will kill every fish in the water. I stocked my pond twice, with channel, bass, and bluegill, and gave up 3 years ago. Hadn't seen one for awhile, but they have moved into Sara's pond.</p><p> Her husband went to other small lakes in the area and stocked it with up to 8 lb. bass. The otters chewed a hole through 6" thick ice, We finally got one shot, and they moved out. Now they're back. There are four of them left.</p><p> It may sound easy to shoot one, but they are smart. Their heads bob up and down in the ice hole everytime to see if anyone is around. Tried poision in my pond, but they wouldn't eat it. Others have tried to use foot traps, no luck. The one Nate shot was about 4' long from head to tip of tail, so no live trap.</p><p> Anybody, anywhere, got an easy kill for the dam things? Usually people have luck by killing one and letting him lay, but these left and came back. Thanks for any experenced tips. gs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="plumber_greg, post: 814154, member: 9115"] Our Conservation Dept., who has more money than sense, decided a few years ago that we needed river otters around here to look at. Well, now, like most things they do to screw up the natural order of things, the otters have become a problem. They have moved out of the rivers into our ponds. In 30 days they will kill every fish in the water. I stocked my pond twice, with channel, bass, and bluegill, and gave up 3 years ago. Hadn't seen one for awhile, but they have moved into Sara's pond. Her husband went to other small lakes in the area and stocked it with up to 8 lb. bass. The otters chewed a hole through 6" thick ice, We finally got one shot, and they moved out. Now they're back. There are four of them left. It may sound easy to shoot one, but they are smart. Their heads bob up and down in the ice hole everytime to see if anyone is around. Tried poision in my pond, but they wouldn't eat it. Others have tried to use foot traps, no luck. The one Nate shot was about 4' long from head to tip of tail, so no live trap. Anybody, anywhere, got an easy kill for the dam things? Usually people have luck by killing one and letting him lay, but these left and came back. Thanks for any experenced tips. gs [/QUOTE]
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