the small stream that feeds my ponds runs into a larger stream about 150' or so below my pond. i have been trapping it the last 2 years trying to eliminate the beavers that are ruining the area. last year i caught an otter and yesterday i caught another one. i am sure they are coming to my pond. can they ruin a 3/4 acre pond? i got rid of 3 muskrats in the pond last year. also had one beaver swimming around in there one morning (he didnt last long). i have gotten rid of 7 beavers last year and 3 this year. all within 150 yards. the otters that i have caught are crossing the beaver dams. it is tough to catch them in open water like a pond. the guy from southeastern pond told me that otters tend to visit a pond only once in a while. they move to other areas quiet often.

any thoughts?

Scott Hanners