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River otter
« on: January 23, 2017, 06:32:18 PM »
Just talked to the local native trapper here, he's gonna help out with a vagrant problem on our dock.  Showed him this vid and asked if it was gonna be worth his time - he said "Oh yeah, this should make a decent payday."

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Re: River otter
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2017, 06:50:46 PM »
Wow! I wish I lived there!

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Re: River otter
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2017, 08:23:33 PM »
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Re: River otter
« Reply #3 on: January 23, 2017, 08:46:44 PM »
What the heck are they rolling in?  You baiting there brother??

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Re: River otter
« Reply #4 on: January 23, 2017, 09:25:20 PM »
 :drool: sweet I love trapping them. Thanks for sharing
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Re: River otter
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2017, 06:08:14 AM »
What the heck are they rolling in?  You baiting there brother??
:chuckle:  No baiting - think they're just trying to make snow angels
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Re: River otter
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2017, 06:55:02 AM »
Cool video! thanks for sharing  :tup:

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Re: River otter
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2017, 07:51:50 AM »
Pretty easy to find them down here this time of year too.  Do they commonly have five in a litter?  Have never seen more than three.  They seem to enjoy whatever they are doing. 
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Re: River otter
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2017, 08:21:07 AM »
Cool vid, Skillet.
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Re: River otter
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2017, 12:27:58 PM »

I've watched it several times.  It looks like three adults and three young ones.
Did you see them going over to the corner and urinating there.  I think they are marking their territory.
Plus with them rolling around in the snow, there are cleaning their fur.
Pretty cool video.  Two thumbs up   :tup: :tup:
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Re: River otter
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2017, 12:32:19 PM »
They are cool critters.  I've always been amazed at how much character they have. 
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Re: River otter
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2017, 02:03:21 PM »
Are they in Tomsen?

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Re: River otter
« Reply #12 on: January 24, 2017, 03:06:30 PM »

I've watched it several times.  It looks like three adults and three young ones.
Did you see them going over to the corner and urinating there.  I think they are marking their territory.
Plus with them rolling around in the snow, there are cleaning their fur.
Pretty cool video.  Two thumbs up   :tup: :tup:
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Thanks, thought you all would enjoy it.  Trapper I showed the vid to said he thought two female adults, one young from last year and three from this year.   :dunno:

Yah, I've hosed that corner off for months now.  The guy moored next to me finally had enough and called up his trapper friend.   Going to do a conibear water set right between my neighbor's boat and the poop spot.  If he sets it up before I leave I'll try and get a pic of it.
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Re: River otter
« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2017, 03:07:34 PM »
Are they in Tomsen?

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Eliason.  There's a good-sized creek that flows in right under TrueValue.
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Re: River otter
« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2017, 08:02:06 PM »

Thanks, thought you all would enjoy it.  Trapper I showed the vid to said he thought two female adults, one young from last year and three from this year.   :dunno:

That is what I think too.  I think the pair held over one from last years litter.  It will be a female.
Raccoons will do the same thing and its always a female.  The males take off late fall / winter.
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