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I have seen great blue heron decoys on ponds and I think they are to keep the others away. I find herons on the pond regularly but never more than one. Does anyone know if they are territorial or not? I would really like to get a decoy to ward them off, but I don't know where to find one. I find a lot of dead fish that are damaged by these birds but not eaten. Too much waste.
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not sure if a heron decoy will attract or scare another away. I do know you can find a decoy in Cabelas under confidence decoys.
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check out www.thepondguy.com they sell them.
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The one on the pond guy web site looks like exactly what I am looking for. Thanks
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Everything I have heard here says they are very teritorial but will crowd on an abundant resource. The other option, bottle rockets, they are very shy and like quiet places.
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The problem with bottle rockets is that we do not live there yet. I will be building a house there in the next few years but we started the pond early. I chase the Herons off when I see them but mostly just see tracks and dead fish with big tears in them. I have been within 5 feet of one already before they finally flew away.
I ordered the Heron today. I have seen them on another pond in the area. There are a lot of local ponds I think I can persuede them to fish elsewhere.
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The fake heron from thepondguy is in for 2 weeks now and works excellent. Well worth the money. I have not had any fresh tracks from my nightly heron and even the geese are staying away.
Thanks for the tip.
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I just got one and was told to wait until May before using it because of the mating season.
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It may be possible that it will attract a heron if put out prior to May. I read that too. But I had a resident heron that thought he owned the place and I was more concerned with scaring off the current problem then creating a new one.
I actually saw a pair of them start to glide in two weeks ago and then pull up hard and fly away.
If you do not have a big problem right now hold off. If you already have a heron coming in every day don't be afraid of attracting one. You already have the same problem.
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My heron decoy has been out for a few months and is working perfectly. I move it to a new spot every week or so to keep the live ones fooled. I have seen heron's glide in and pull up. I am a beleiver.
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Just ordered my heron decoy today hope it works as well as ya'lls, have 3 geese decoys also wonder how this will work. when i ordered it the girl said one customer called and said a real heron was eating his decoy, also mating problems before May----ordered mine from the pond-guy, Harvey
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