what a call

[wrowmon 1]

hello all .

as stated before used to work in pest control (or prevention).and still get the odd phone call from old clients asking for some info .well this call came from a chap who has had a lake dug out to help the water voles!! and to house his carp all was well until the cold spell,he found a number of 20 lb carp dead on top of the ice this went on for 10 days BEFORE he called me .

got down there only marks i could find where otter prints the lake is now devoid of fish so how would anyone deal with this problem legally

as i think the laws regarding otter protection are more effective than most.

.i thought the only way would be deterrants ie poachers alarm fired by trip plate .

what would work as if otter numbers go up it may become a problem across the country..

based in north wales not seen an otter for years.

[oggy808 24]

electric fence ???? strong one does about 3 miles of fence runs off mains not batteries !did the trick for me ,make sure it does not short out on plants etc A.T.B. oggy

[wrowmon 1]

thanks oggy,thought of that then unable to set one up as shape of lake and access to power know we could use batteries but some fooker would nick them as footpath 250yds to left.

heard from bloke at 6.oo am today that they have seen 5 otters on the water last night!!! thank the lord foe nite vision .

[waidmann 105]

i would think the electric fence would do the trick(just wires about 3inches apart as high as necessary) on any shape of pond? for ease just make straight lines though. as a cheap alterative i would use a car battery(from a scrapyard,one on charge one on the fence).

 

they are a pain(when you can't do a thing about them).

all the best in getting rid of them(would it work to have a day after "mink" with a couple of terriers? to stir things up for a while? or is it illegal to disturb otters at all??)

atb

waidmann

[wrowmon 1]

waid /thank you for reply.not sure if it is unlawful to disturb if they are coming into the area and not using any part as a holt .but if someone was fishing and scared the otters away then cant see why not.

i know the electric fence seems the easy option but the layout makes it impracticle.

 

have now put out bouys with solar lights on them hopfully they will cast enough light to upset them during hunting times as any ripple gets the lights moving .