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Originally posted by Sunil:
GW, I think your dog would be a good deterent. However, with Herons, I would be a little concerned about my dog losing an eye or something if it got mano-a-mano.
Chances are that the heron would be gone before the dog got up to him. Yes the birds fly off before the dog can get to them. That is most fortunate for the dog. A heron goes for an eye when cornered and has been known to take eyes out.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Originally posted by joerocker:
Cecil,
NO, not GREAT Blue Herons...mine are LITTLE Blue Herons. See the Wikipedia link I attached above. I don't see anything saying that THEY are protected.
I've thought about the dog too. A pet door at the house and one in the fence (I have goats I need to keep in the field) so he can go after them. Joe, I recall you said the smaller herons but I got the impression we were talking about herons in general. I would bet anything they are also a federal bird and protected as all migratory birds are under the jurisdiction of the feds.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Originally posted by mikebee:
I was fishing in the channel between Perdido Bay and the Gulf last year and a Great Blue Heron kept trying to get into my bait bucket. I ran him off a half dozen times and each time when I went back to casting he would come back. I finally got PO'd and as I was chasing him off and calling him a not so polite name, I cast my lure at him. As luck would have it the lure caught him in the wing (not my intention, I swear). Anyway he took off running and hopping and trying to fly. The whole time he was letting out the most ungodly series of incredibly loud squawks and cries and honks that you ever heard. It was like flying a living, squawking kite. I reeled in line until I could get close enough to pin him down with the rod and grab his beak. The whole time I am trying to get the treble hook out of his tough skin he is beating me with his other wing and squawking like crazy. Needless to say when I got the hook out and let him go he didn't make any more attempts at my bait bucket. I am not sure which of us was more relieved when the ordeal was over. This method definitely worked for me but your results may vary. Your lucky he didn't stab you in the eye. They are quick and lethal with their beaks.
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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That, is a funny visual mikebee.
One of the problems you have to deal with when you're pier fishing is the Pelicans and Seagulls taking the bait that's on your hook. I remember trying to time my casts for when they weren't around and hoping it would sink before they got to it. I did catch one gull that way.
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It's funny that this came up today. Yesterday I was back at the creek checking the water level and walked over to check out my neighbor's pond. Flop Ear Dog was with me and there were some Egrets hanging around the shallow side. I saw him sizing them up so I got out my camera. When he first approaches them it looks like he's not really interested in the birds. Don't believe it. If there is something good to chase he gets very focused. The birds get fooled at first.... 
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Cecil, that is one of the funniest stories I have ever heard!!! I just shared it with the extended family here. You could have passed it all of as perfectly planned and executed and thus started a brand new approach to Heron Deterrence! 
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edit; couldn't sleep a wink...overcome by guilt and nightmares about latex
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That's photo's fake - too much chest hair.
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