old'un Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 27 minutes ago, Charliedog said: They eat a large quantity of water birds, people may change their outlook for birds but never fish if its edible and they can catch it they will eat almost anything, bit like Badgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, old'un said: With all the protectionists in this country now all we will have is predators, then when they see a decline in a particular species they will have a scientific study to find out why they are declining and then blame farming or something else. You missed climate change old'un? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MirokuMK70 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 I'm torn on otters, as an angler they are bad news, although they do eat an awful lot of signal crays which can only be a bonus. As a wildlife lover i still get a thrill to see them as i do when i see peregrines, and even buzzards and red kites - all species that were nigh on extinct in this country during my childhood in the 80s... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 Its like everything when it gets out of controll you get problems then you do something about it i myself wont shoot Hares i love to see them plus you got more chance of finding rocking horse ,,,. this way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 36 minutes ago, old man said: You missed climate change old'un? Farming is getting the blame for that these days so it was covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 I like to see Otters. They’ve made a bit of a comeback in our area, and I used to enjoy watching them when I was out fishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted October 10, 2022 Report Share Posted October 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Scully said: I like to see Otters. They’ve made a bit of a comeback in our area, and I used to enjoy watching them when I was out fishing. I feel the same about Cormorants, I keep hoping one will choke on the next 2lbs trout it is swallowing ! 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 At the end of the day its there habitat and we are the ones interfering we was the reason for there decline and now making a come back we don't (well some don't ) like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Westley said: I feel the same about Cormorants, I keep hoping one will choke on the next 2lbs trout it is swallowing ! 🙄 A fishing lake close to where I am must have 200 odd resident things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Charliedog said: They eat a large quantity of water birds, people may change their outlook for birds but never fish Quite. 15 hours ago, Rim Fire said: Its like everything when it gets out of controll you get problems then you do something about it i myself wont shoot Hares i love to see them plus you got more chance of finding rocking horse ,,,. this way You simply can't with otters!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 I obviously doesn't know that "all birds are protected?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 I like seeing Otter's. Someone got some great photos locally of one killing a Cormorant in the sea. I've also watched them chasing Swans about and a few Cygnets were lost to them on a local lake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted October 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 Ive lost more than a few free range ducks to otters, still like seeing them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 15 hours ago, Westley said: I feel the same about Cormorants, I keep hoping one will choke on the next 2lbs trout it is swallowing ! 🙄 The thing is, everything needs to eat. Us shooting and fishing lot have a long established history of trying to eliminate everything that kills what it needs to survive, that which we want to rear and preserve so we can just kill it for sport. Times change, and that is less acceptable these days than it once was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rim Fire Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 6 hours ago, Penelope said: Quite. You simply can't with otters!! That's just the way it is suck it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted October 11, 2022 Report Share Posted October 11, 2022 I like watching googlebox folk sitting watching the telly commenting on it must all be townies as they dont know natures hard , Last week it was killer whales killing seals of the ice flows they where covering there eyes and screaming at the telly LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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