foxlamper 5 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 my grandad has a pond with big koi carp init and anouther with goldfish and every morning he wakes up looks out off his window and the heron is the having ago at his fish hes got heavey duty cover over it and he still manages to get his nose into them and when youre spending big amounts of money on them its no joke so i was wonderind iff any off you experts out there now a way to get the b*****d away foxlamper Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Used to have this problem at our old place. Just stuck some garden canes round the pond with some fishing mono round it and sorted the problem right away. Quote Link to post
bullsmilk 2 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 would be a real shame if somone shot the fecking thing Quote Link to post
BLACKBOB 9 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thats one way I see people with plastic herons at the side of their ponds, but dont know if it works, mus be something to do with teritory i think. Cheers bob Used to have this problem at our old place. Just stuck some garden canes round the pond with some fishing mono round it and sorted the problem right away. That will work fine on an open pond, but he says he has a heavey duty cover over it, the herons will just land streight on top of it. A heron cant land on the water and has to wade in so the mono is placed around to stop it wading in. Cheers bob Quote Link to post
Yokel Matt 918 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thats one way I see people with plastic herons at the side of their ponds, but dont know if it works, mus be something to do with teritory i think. Cheers bob Used to have this problem at our old place. Just stuck some garden canes round the pond with some fishing mono round it and sorted the problem right away. That will work fine on an open pond, but he says he has a heavey duty cover over it, the herons will just land streight on top of it. A heron cant land on the water and has to wade in so the mono is placed around to stop it wading in. Cheers bob Thats a very good point... didn't think a heron would try that. In which case i agree that it would be a crying shame if it flew into some lead... by accident... poor wee thing. :whistle: Quote Link to post
ferreterno1 0 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 plastic heron works for me havnt had and trouble since i got it about 5 years ago and everyone else looses fish ( they dont have herons) just move it around the pond every couple of days Quote Link to post
foxlamper 5 Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 he has a plastic one at the side of the pond but doesnt seem to do anygood lead it will be flying into if it doesnt piss off shel have a 410 cartridge up the backside :whistle: Quote Link to post
Rabbithunter 456 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) put a heron decoy up.... herons wont feed at a pond where there' is another heron just noticed your reply, saying there is a decoy already in place...... not sure then as i always thought herons wont feed at a pond where there' is another heron Edited January 10, 2007 by Rabbithunter Quote Link to post
BLACKBOB 9 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 he has a plastic one at the side of the pond but doesnt seem to do anygood Make sure its a male plastic heron as a female will only attract a male heron in. cheers bob Quote Link to post
ferreterno1 0 Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 put a heron decoy up.... herons wont feed at a pond where there' is another heron just noticed your reply, saying there is a decoy already in place...... not sure then as i always thought herons wont feed at a pond where there' is another heron That's not true mate where i have permission there's sometimes 3 to 4 heron's on there especially in the summer when it's full of tadpole's.. i would say lead poisoning would be the best bet.. .. Millet well we were having trouble with a heron got a decoy one and havnt had a problem since got to have been five years now Quote Link to post
foxlamper 5 Posted January 10, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 ill try and get some pics up lads and ive seen more than one heron feeding at the same time Quote Link to post
Guest Nightwalker Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 (edited) Thats one way I see people with plastic herons at the side of their ponds, but dont know if it works, mus be something to do with teritory i think. Cheers bob Used to have this problem at our old place. Just stuck some garden canes round the pond with some fishing mono round it and sorted the problem right away. That will work fine on an open pond, but he says he has a heavey duty cover over it, the herons will just land streight on top of it. A heron cant land on the water and has to wade in so the mono is placed around to stop it wading in. Cheers bob A heron can land on water, some years back, I worked in a place overlooking a lake with big shoals of golden orfe in it and many times watched a heron belly flop onto the water, stick his head underwater, grab an orfe and take off again! Edited January 10, 2007 by Nightwalker Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,102 Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 As long as you are not in a row of terraces mate ,Im sure the law is on your side if you shoot it and have tried all other reasonable methods of prevention ?. Quote Link to post
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