mattyg 1,862 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 been keeping an eye on a nice little 3 holer over the road from me, its about 10 feet up from a river. i know theres otters in the area as i saw one in the summer about half a mile away from this "fox" earth, since finding this place with plenty of fresh kick out theres never been anything at home or even any prints to give a clue. just took the lurchers for a walk and thought id take a look and found this not 5 foot from the hole. just to mention i dont own any terriers but do go out with some very good digging dogs on a regular basis. i just dont want to be getting into any bother for digging to things that are out of bounds. any opinions and viewpoints would be a great help.....anyway this is what i found..... Quote Link to post
riverman 3 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 hi,could be mink or corvids Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 forgot to mention that ive also seen mink in ther area and there are also cormerants.....could just be a coincidence that is was near some likely looking holes. Quote Link to post
GrCh 856 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 stay away from otter dens unless you wanna go to jail. Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 my thoughts exactly grch, was wandering if this mutilated fish was the work of otters. last thing i need is getting ,my collar felt! Quote Link to post
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Climb a tree and watch Quote Link to post
Millet 4,497 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I don't have a clue but would a otter not of eaten nearly all of it.. Quote Link to post
hedz31 1,308 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 I alway's thought otter bit the head's of fish when they caught them to kill them and what they took to a holt they ate below ground and they dont leave alot,i am no expert though just something i was told Quote Link to post
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Heard there very wasteful, leave fishes and eels after just biteing the heads off 1 Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 my thought exactly millet.....probably just a bored heron....lol Quote Link to post
Guest PIKEYLAMPER Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Heard there very wasteful, leave fishes and eels after just biteing the heads off Spot on seen a few lakes devastated by otters killing carp up to 20lb in weight an leaving them to rot. Quote Link to post
mattyg 1,862 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 thanks for the feedback fellas, anymore views would be great, this place is 10mins upstream from a pretty busy town centre of a provincial town if that helps... Quote Link to post
GrCh 856 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 did anyone on here hunt them pre ban (hate using them words lol sorry) Quote Link to post
reddawn 2,173 Posted February 11, 2012 Report Share Posted February 11, 2012 Heard there very wasteful, leave fishes and eels after just biteing the heads off Spot on seen a few lakes devastated by otters killing carp up to 20lb in weight an leaving them to rot. otter are becomning a pest in this area an they aint even been back that long Quote Link to post
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