In reply to Post #132
You will see something in the not too distant future mate...its a very complex issues and very time consuming.
one of the reasons this issue is so slow on the up take I would suspect is because its appears that its only one part of angling kicking up a fuss.....and that's carp anglers
You will see something in the not too distant future mate...its a very complex issues and very time consuming.
one of the reasons this issue is so slow on the up take I would suspect is because its appears that its only one part of angling kicking up a fuss.....and that's carp anglers
In reply to Post #135
I read this earlier today
The Dorset Wildlife Trust has issued a warning to householders about the threat and suggests one option would be to keep frogs and newts instead of expensive fish, or protect ponds with metal grids.
Spokesman Clive Martin said: ‘Otters have discovered that breakfast, lunch and dinner is provided by ponds.'
Graham Scholey, of the Environment Agency, warned that otters are protected and anyone attempting to kill, harm or disturb them can be fined £5,000 or jailed for six months.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086794/Warning-otters-snatch-expensive-koi-carp-garden-ponds.html#ixzz2tUYhBnab
What fantastic advice hey....they cant even face up to it can they
I read this earlier today
The Dorset Wildlife Trust has issued a warning to householders about the threat and suggests one option would be to keep frogs and newts instead of expensive fish, or protect ponds with metal grids.
Spokesman Clive Martin said: ‘Otters have discovered that breakfast, lunch and dinner is provided by ponds.'
Graham Scholey, of the Environment Agency, warned that otters are protected and anyone attempting to kill, harm or disturb them can be fined £5,000 or jailed for six months.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2086794/Warning-otters-snatch-expensive-koi-carp-garden-ponds.html#ixzz2tUYhBnab
What fantastic advice hey....they cant even face up to it can they
In reply to Post #136
basically admitting there is a problem but not willing to do anything about it
basically admitting there is a problem but not willing to do anything about it
In reply to Post #137
exactly.....telling pple to give up keeping koi carp and keep newts and frogs...good lord how responsible is that!
exactly.....telling pple to give up keeping koi carp and keep newts and frogs...good lord how responsible is that!
In reply to Post #138
next we will be getting told to keep windows closed at all times incase they get into our fish tanks,
To me that statement graham scholey made just proves they are not interested in our side of things, they are just willing to turn a blind eye to it and let the otters run wild till there is nothing left!
next we will be getting told to keep windows closed at all times incase they get into our fish tanks,
To me that statement graham scholey made just proves they are not interested in our side of things, they are just willing to turn a blind eye to it and let the otters run wild till there is nothing left!
In reply to Post #138
I was told when something miffed me big style when in my teens, by a wise old man "Don't worry what goes around always comes around - might be 2 years, might be10 years down the line, but it always does"
Up to now it has always proved to be right, and sometimes in some very strange ways!
I would put money on the likes of the EA, RSPB, English Nature etc, etc....... having some very major problems in the coming years, with being blinded to reality with pure political correctness.
They should have learned from the past (Most of civilisation normally does, or suffer the consequences if they ignore it!)
For Otter Hounds to have been breed, there must have been a very good reason. For the Scottish to incorporate Otter Traps into Dry Stone Walls - they did not do this for sport/fun.
I was told when something miffed me big style when in my teens, by a wise old man "Don't worry what goes around always comes around - might be 2 years, might be10 years down the line, but it always does"
Up to now it has always proved to be right, and sometimes in some very strange ways!
I would put money on the likes of the EA, RSPB, English Nature etc, etc....... having some very major problems in the coming years, with being blinded to reality with pure political correctness.
They should have learned from the past (Most of civilisation normally does, or suffer the consequences if they ignore it!)
For Otter Hounds to have been breed, there must have been a very good reason. For the Scottish to incorporate Otter Traps into Dry Stone Walls - they did not do this for sport/fun.
In reply to Post #140
I bet if you have a lovely salmon river and it becomes infested with otters and your salmon are suddenly becoming depleted then that is when you get a few otter hounds in.
I wonder what gamekeepers and salmon river owners do to deter otters.
i do not expect any other answer other than otters do not eat salmon so it is not a problem.
I bet if you have a lovely salmon river and it becomes infested with otters and your salmon are suddenly becoming depleted then that is when you get a few otter hounds in.
I wonder what gamekeepers and salmon river owners do to deter otters.
i do not expect any other answer other than otters do not eat salmon so it is not a problem.
In reply to Post #141
I asked one that question yesterday morning, he said they never have any issues with them.
I asked one that question yesterday morning, he said they never have any issues with them.
In reply to Post #141
The river Camel has been heavily predated by otters..The BAA had a web cam on the river not so long ago ..the cam showed footage of the otter killing and swimming...
ask a member though,do you have a predation problem and they will answer no...!!
Ask Roger in the local tackle shop which is primarily game fishing ,and he will tell you that they are a menace..BAA are more worried about a small amount of escapee perch in the Camel than predation from Lutra lutra....,gotta keep the environmentalist types happy ....eh....BAA.....and brush it under the carpet..
BAA= Bodmin Anglers................
The river Camel has been heavily predated by otters..The BAA had a web cam on the river not so long ago ..the cam showed footage of the otter killing and swimming...
ask a member though,do you have a predation problem and they will answer no...!!
Ask Roger in the local tackle shop which is primarily game fishing ,and he will tell you that they are a menace..BAA are more worried about a small amount of escapee perch in the Camel than predation from Lutra lutra....,gotta keep the environmentalist types happy ....eh....BAA.....and brush it under the carpet..
BAA= Bodmin Anglers................
In reply to Post #143
Not sure if this has been posted before but here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loz6t1HWYO8
Not sure if this has been posted before but here you go
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Loz6t1HWYO8
In reply to Post #144
Ok...bear with me....my trail camera picked this up the other night
This is a previously ottered 32lb carp I set as bait
A fox Approaches
It hears something approaching
He stoops, Mouth open, ready to bark and "flight"
Fox runs and Dog Otter appears to feed on carcass
Ok...bear with me....my trail camera picked this up the other night
This is a previously ottered 32lb carp I set as bait
A fox Approaches
It hears something approaching
He stoops, Mouth open, ready to bark and "flight"
Fox runs and Dog Otter appears to feed on carcass
Great footage Joss 
In reply to Post #146
ive got some video of a smaller female...but don't know how to put it up on here
ive got some video of a smaller female...but don't know how to put it up on here
In reply to Post #147
So they do go back to old carcasses then?
So they do go back to old carcasses then?
In reply to Post #146
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