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Saw three waterturkeys on my 2 acre pond this weekend. Is there anything I can do to discourage them from using my pond as a buffet?
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Lead or steel ! You can/may get a depredation permit.
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 Trap was under water due to high water and I assume this bird chased a fish but got more than what he wanted or maybe it thought it was a beaver.
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Is that a cormorant? Man do they eat fish!
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Is that a cormorant? Man do they eat fish! Yep, I had several that decide my pond was an unlimited buffet early last year. There are several large ponds (30 to 500 acre ponds) a half mile or so north of mine that has flocks of cormorants that inhabit them. I put an end to their dining quickly.
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Many thanks, got some turkey loads in 3 1/2 inch...will check on the permit....this could work.
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I'd bet a 22 would work just fine. At least they might at 100 yards.  No reason in making too much noise, after you get your permit.
Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer.
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I have had very good luck with the fake gator decoys on the water turkeys. In fact they have not come back since I placed the two fake gator decoys.  Gator Decoys Footnote: My gator decoys have not worked on the herons.
Fishing has never been about the fish....
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I have had very good luck with the fake gator decoys on the water turkeys. In fact they have not come back since I placed the two fake gator decoys. Gator Decoys Footnote: My gator decoys have not worked on the herons. Do they work on geese?
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...Footnote: My gator decoys have not worked on the herons. These have apparently have also kept the herons away for me. I got a pair after Zep's original post, and have been happy with them. I have them in my small CNBG forage pond, and have seen the herons circle, but not land in this pond. Funny thing is 2 small mallard ducklings have taken up residence in this pond, and they pay them no mind. They swim all around them like they're not there.
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I have had no problems dispatching them with #4 2 3/4" across my 1.5 acre pond.
I have a hard time shooting anything on the water (ethically, not the ability). It is pretty fun waiting to see where they will pop up after a dive and still make the shot. I have had them dive in one corner of the pond and come up on the other side of the island which is about 200-250 feet, it makes for good practice.
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In Texas, my buddy's permit requires you to use steel shot, and write down the license number of the shooter, and how the birds were disposed of (burial or burned).
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Tman, Go here and talk to TP&W TP&W dep permit PDF Apply for a depravation permit
Brian
The one thing is the one thing
A dry fly catches no fish
Try not to be THAT 10%
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