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Otters #140635 12/07/08 10:35 AM
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 68 Sulphur Springs, Texas P Pondrookie OP Lunker
OP Pondrookie Lunker P Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 68 Sulphur Springs, Texas	Woke up yesterday morning and saw a huge otter having a good ole time swimming around the surface of my pond. My two Labs took off after the otter but couldn't catch up with him. probably a good thing. Must have come from Cooper Lake which about about a quarter mile away. Then tried the 22 Cal on him but not sure if I hit him or not but haven't seen him since. Worried about him eating my trophy bass and BGs. Anyone had any thing like this happen to them?

Re: Otters Pondrookie #140643 12/07/08 11:38 AM
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker
Cecil Baird1 Hall of Fame Lunker Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 20,043 Likes: 1 Northeastern Indiana	Not yet but they can eat a lot of fish. If one showed up he would be history ASAP. As small as my trout pond is I'd be in big trouble. If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.

Re: Otters Cecil Baird1 #140693 12/07/08 09:04 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,902 Surry Co NC R Ric Swaim Lunker
Ric Swaim Lunker R Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,902 Surry Co NC	The odds are against you having spotted him his first trip to your pond. I'll bet he has already been feasting. I would look for sign & set traps now. Don't shoot unless you have a really good chance of taking him. Otherwise you're only educating him. And don't let your dogs get ahold of him, they might be successful but he can seriously tear them up before he submits. Pond Boss Subscriber & Books Owner If you can read this ... thank a teacher. Since it's in english ... thank our military! Ric

Re: Otters Ric Swaim #140697 12/07/08 09:45 PM
Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 265 Giddings, Texas S Sgt911 Lunker
Sgt911 Lunker S Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 265 Giddings, Texas	Yes! My pond has been virtually wiped out by an Otter. I am still after him. notice the snare in the pic, he has avoided ten different traps Last edited by Sgt911; 12/07/08 09:54 PM. "Is the Poop-Deck really what I think it is?" - Homer Simpson "A man can't just sit around" - Larry Walters, 1982