River otters

[one more]

For your information:  High metabolism animals like otter often need to eat as much as 1/3 their body weight each day.  They eat crayfish and clams, too.  (When I read the info on how much weight they eat, it did not say if it included the weight of the crayfish shell.)  I've caught 30# otters.  Like wolves, they hunt together and are very efficient killers.

Otters like every other fur animal should be caught during the winter when their beautiful fur is prime.  It is a natural resource that should be enjoyed.
Diane

[Phantom Gobbler]

Was checking one of the ponds recently planted by the Snohomish Sportsman Association and guess what I saw ............. yep  .........  Otters!!! 

I have not seen any trout rising in this pond since.  Last Fall the pond was full of trout dimpling the surface!!  I agree that Otters are neat to see in the wild, but they are very very efficient predators!

[brew]

I'll adimit I don't know a lot about the biology standpoint but IMO this is the best place to view a river otter

[Boss .300 winmag]

Is it legal to trap them? If so who wants to do it?

when is the season over?

[Hannibal]

I'm cuter................ and wwwwaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy more fun to watch!!




Trapping is a management tool

[rasbo]

I'm cuter................ and wwwwaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy more fun to watch!!




Trapping is a management tool

a 10 at 2 you are LOL

[Hannibal]

Is it legal to trap them? If so who wants to do it?

when is the season over?

It is legal..... season ends the end of the month...

[Boss .300 winmag]

Is it legal to trap them? If so who wants to do it?

when is the season over?

It is legal..... season ends the end of the month...

Well I guess next year I can pursue that.

[brew]

nice work Hannibal.....they're pretty cool ....not sure though about calling you a "10" at 2:00

[wingnuts]

 we most certainly do not have a shortage of otter here in western washington, and most of eastern washington either.With trapping the only way to legally take them, there is actually a serious excess. I took the two to four otters per year from the same small stream/swamp location for twenty years before moving last year. I believe most small streams can be treated that way, and even more taken on streams entering salt water.

[Boss .300 winmag]

Whats your general area?

[TeacherMan]

have fun skinning those. I HATE fleshing otters. Nice catch