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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #45 on: December 08, 2014, 06:34:48 PM »
I put the rat line back out today. I was very surprised to find a pair of otters in the canal. The canal feeds into the Columbia River but the river is probably five miles away. The canal has a handful of carp in it but it is not what I would consider otter habitat.

I have very little experience with otters, maybe someone can help with a few questions. 

I'm assuming that otter will eat muskrats and could this explain why my rat numbers are nothing like they have been in years past?

Is this otter scat? I have heard people refer to otter toilets. Do otter return to the same toilets similar to muskrats?
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #46 on: December 08, 2014, 06:35:34 PM »
More sign
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #47 on: December 08, 2014, 06:36:35 PM »
Last one
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #48 on: December 08, 2014, 07:02:54 PM »
Yep, otter sign. They will reuse otter toilets but sometimes they will crap on the bank and maybe not return. A good otter toilet will show signs of use over a long period of time.
I'm not sure why you think it is poor habitat for otter. Water, fish = otter habitat. Otter will eat just about everything fish, birds, rats, clams. They love crawdads.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #49 on: January 04, 2015, 05:53:54 PM »
Haven't been posting much lately. Thought I would get caught up.

Been a good year for coyotes and I have been doing very well on rats.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #50 on: January 04, 2015, 06:14:25 PM »
Mink have been few and far between but still managing a few.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #51 on: January 04, 2015, 06:16:00 PM »
Couple of nice beavers today. The big one weighed 57 pouds.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #52 on: January 04, 2015, 06:17:05 PM »
Another good day on the trap line!
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #53 on: January 04, 2015, 06:20:17 PM »
cool pics!!! Doug is that an otter sled or an off brand? where did you get? had one when i lived in WI. loved it should have never gotten rid of it.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #54 on: January 04, 2015, 06:36:26 PM »
 Nice Carp! More pics please.  :tung:
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #55 on: January 04, 2015, 06:47:05 PM »
Quote from: trapperguy22 on January 04, 2015, 06:20:17 PM
cool pics!!! Doug is that an otter sled or an off brand? where did you get? had one when i lived in WI. loved it should have never gotten rid of it.

I have a large black one that is made by "otter" the one in the picture is a much smaller off brand called a "Jet Sled". Don't remember where I got the Jet Sled but I dont know what I would do with out either of them.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #56 on: January 04, 2015, 06:50:18 PM »
Quote from: 3nails on January 04, 2015, 06:36:26 PM
Nice Carp! More pics please.  :tung:

I have a few more but with the way the web site is acting I think I will do it later tonight or tomorrow. Been getting alot of "gateway errors". Whatever that means!
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #57 on: January 05, 2015, 04:43:35 PM »
Big beaver!
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #58 on: January 06, 2015, 04:00:11 AM »
Wow! That's a dandy beaver. Congrats.
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Re: Doug's 2014 Season
« Reply #59 on: January 06, 2015, 04:06:56 AM »
Nice work!!
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