Hey jsand...I understand your point about them costing you money...if those birds were spearing and eating actual one dollar bills (legal tender for all debt public and private) to the tune of 4,5,6+ a day I think every member here would be ready to %@#$$%*& KILL THEM. You didn't say but I gather your pond is small which makes the cash money analogy even stronger. However after spending the best part of the last 40 yrs in a boat chasing green fish I must say that I tend to agree with Rick Clunn. ALWAYS look for where the life is HAPPENING on any body of water. Baitfish moving-breaking, turtles, birds, insects, beaver, coons, deer....ANYTHING EVERYTHING.....PAY ATTENTION. Anyway maybe you should just kill them or something but if you do they will almost assuredly be replaced by some other money eater. My uncle Gordon taught me how to fish at a very young age and I can still hear him say " hey look over there..let's go fish where that pond scoggin(deep south for heron)is wading...he knows where the fish are..heck he fishes for a livin...he's got to know."
