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Shooting otters #488911 01/02/13 09:33 AM 01/02/13 09:33 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,560 North Alabama BamaPlowboy OP 10 point
BamaPlowboy OP 10 point Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,560 North Alabama	Is it legal? We have an irrigation pond on our farm that my grandfather stocks with catfish, while hunting last week I saw 8 of them leaving our pond and heading back to the creek. Three of them had large catfish in their mouths! I was tempted to shoot one but held my trigger. I haven't seen them again so maybe they've moved on but I think the lure of an easy meal might keep them hanging around. What do you think?

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #488913 01/02/13 09:37 AM 01/02/13 09:37 AM
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 32,451 North Alabama YEKRUT Turkey Nut
YEKRUT Turkey Nut Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 32,451 North Alabama	I would delete this post and practice SSS. Some men are mere hunters; others are turkey hunters. —Archibald Rutledge—

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #488915 01/02/13 09:40 AM 01/02/13 09:40 AM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 51,956 Round ‘bout there C Clem Mildly Quirky
Clem Mildly Quirky C Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 51,956 Round ‘bout there	If they found food, they ain't moved on. Sounds like muskrats. Last edited by Clem; 01/02/13 09:42 AM. "Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter "Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013 "Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020

Re: Shooting otters [Re: Clem] #488950 01/02/13 10:20 AM 01/02/13 10:20 AM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 13,401 Mobile Alabama TChunter Booner
TChunter Booner Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 13,401 Mobile Alabama	Originally Posted By: Clem If they found food, they ain't moved on. Sounds like muskrats. X2, had MR's taking a PILE of fish out at work. On the Eighth day God created flounder.

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #488954 01/02/13 10:25 AM 01/02/13 10:25 AM
Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,651 Dothan, Alabama Clayton 8 point
Clayton 8 point Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 1,651 Dothan, Alabama	8 otters will clear out a pond in no time. They will catch all the fish and leave when its empty.

Re: Shooting otters [Re: Clayton] #488971 01/02/13 10:46 AM 01/02/13 10:46 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,547 Panhandle Florida PaschalBD Used to be TiderBD
PaschalBD Used to be TiderBD Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,547 Panhandle Florida	Originally Posted By: Clayton 8 otters will clear out a pond in no time. They will catch all the fish and leave when its empty. This is a fact!! I know from experience what just one of them can do. Get them gone and make it quick! Last edited by tiderbd; 01/02/13 10:46 AM. A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. USAF Veteran

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #488987 01/02/13 10:57 AM 01/02/13 10:57 AM
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 15,982 Brierfield Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns
Beadlescomb Old Mossy Horns Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 15,982 Brierfield	I'd kill em all and let god sort them out. Kinda off topic anyone remember the rapala commercial where the guy was fishing with a river otter? We will burn that bridge when we get there

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489080 01/02/13 12:01 PM 01/02/13 12:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover 40Bucks 14 point
40Bucks 14 point Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 7,153 Hoover	You certainly need to get them out of that pond. Trap them and have the pelts finished at a tannery, or do it yourself if you have the time. Otter pelts are nice.

Re: Shooting otters [Re: Beadlescomb] #489086 01/02/13 12:06 PM 01/02/13 12:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 13,401 Mobile Alabama TChunter Booner
TChunter Booner Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 13,401 Mobile Alabama	Originally Posted By: Beadlescomb I'd kill em all and let god sort them out. Kinda off topic anyone remember the rapala commercial where the guy was fishing with a river otter? I hadnt until now, thanks. I LOL'd http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxA06fLCB8w "hey gimme that fish"! ROFL On the Eighth day God created flounder.

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489087 01/02/13 12:06 PM 01/02/13 12:06 PM
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,100 Grant, Alabama, USA TR 10 point
TR 10 point Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,100 Grant, Alabama, USA	Depending on where you are in north Bama I know a good trapper. PM me if you want more info. "Make a difference, take a kid hunting".

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489090 01/02/13 12:10 PM 01/02/13 12:10 PM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 21,783 USA R Remington270 Freak of Nature
Remington270 Freak of Nature R Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 21,783 USA	I've never even heard of an otter in these parts.

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489115 01/02/13 12:29 PM 01/02/13 12:29 PM
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 51,956 Round ‘bout there C Clem Mildly Quirky
Clem Mildly Quirky C Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 51,956 Round ‘bout there	Alabama has otters: http://www.outdooralabama.com/watchable-wildlife/what/Mammals/Carnivores/ro.cfm Might want to double-check before shooting what you think is an otter - DCNR @ 334-242-3465 "Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter "Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013 "Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489117 01/02/13 12:32 PM 01/02/13 12:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,205 Pikes Peak J JDR4Bama Chit Show Connoisseur
JDR4Bama Chit Show Connoisseur J Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 14,205 Pikes Peak	I've seen quite a few in Alabama as well. Quite the graceful yet destructful animal.

Re: Shooting otters [Re: JDR4Bama] #489146 01/02/13 12:51 PM 01/02/13 12:51 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,547 Panhandle Florida PaschalBD Used to be TiderBD
PaschalBD Used to be TiderBD Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 15,547 Panhandle Florida	Get setup on the pond with your 22 and pick them off one at a time. A servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. USAF Veteran

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489202 01/02/13 02:21 PM 01/02/13 02:21 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,560 North Alabama BamaPlowboy OP 10 point
BamaPlowboy OP 10 point Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,560 North Alabama	Appreciate it fellas and judging by the link Clem posted it was definitely otters. Fixin to make a call to the local GW and hopefully have a nice start on a fur jacket for my wife this weekend!

Re: Shooting otters [Re: BamaPlowboy] #489458 01/02/13 05:56 PM 01/02/13 05:56 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,104 Sylacauga, AL poorcountrypreacher Booner
poorcountrypreacher Booner Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,104 Sylacauga, AL	Its legal to trap them; why would it be illegal to shoot one with a .22 during the trapping season? They will indeed clean out a pond in a short time if your water gets low in the fall of the year. My dad used to keep conibear traps out all the time around his catfish pond for beavers. If an otter happened into one, he would release him immediately if it wasn't trapping season. You can trap beaver any time. Of course, the conibears were not good for the otter's health, but he still released them. All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

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