Do I have a pond monster ?

[creekbend]

Seriously? I did not know that... My wife & girls think they are cute...

How do they destroy a pond?

My pond was originally made by Beavers, and they still live in it. But the prior owner built a big earthen dam and expanded the pond quite a bit.

It seems darned healthy.

Thanks,
David

Please read my earlier post in regards of what to look for. BTW, hello.Sincerely hope that everything is well for you and your entire Family.

 

[Short Game]

I was on this island navy base in Northern California with sloughs full of panfish sized striped bass. I used herring for bait and had to keep a sharp eye on it, as the muskrats were extremely bold and would steal the bait from right next to me. So I know they eat fish.

 

[Bdavis]

It may be a muskrat or mink maybe?


I doubt in all sincerity it is the Mississippi Wildman
as the furry northern cousins have been known to
empty long line set fish lines and fish traps in the
Hudson Bay too.

Did some research (google) .
Mink looks like a good guess based on the enviroment. Muskrats eat 95 % vegetation and my pond is vegetation poor.
Minks are carnivarous and live in wooded areas. I have about 300 -400 yards of woods then a small stream and a large river. Plenty of habitat for a mink.
still haven't ruled out Mississippi Wildman or IRS agent !

 

[BMW]

So I would put my money on muskrats and they are not worth anything.

My FIL says that muskrats are tasty. I'm not sure I could bring myself to eat one though.

 

[creekbend]

My FIL says that muskrats are tasty. I'm not sure I could bring myself to eat one though.

My FIL told me that opossum were good eating too, but only if you fed them corn for a few weeks prior to making supper plans. He said that they were too greasy otherwise.

 

[beppington]

Okay, I don't know how to do the quote I guess. The top paragraph is a quote from brin.

you just copy and paste the text into the quote brackets.

Or just click the

button at the bottom-right of any post.

 

[JD 4520]

I've got a crane that hangs out at our pond and he is too fast for me to ever get a shot at him...It is illegal to shoot them..but I have a law that it is illegal to steal my fish and that is what he is doing so if I ever get a clean shot at the sucker I am going to enforce my Law..

just make sure that you post your Law and the related consequence so that proper notice has been made to all interested.

 

[rjmack]

Or just click the

button at the bottom-right of any post.

now... that's fancy.

i wonder how many years it would have taken me to notice that button?:laughing:

 

[MossflowerWoods]

Still haven't ruled out Mississippi Wildman or IRS agent !

I'm with Fix,

I think it's one of them @#$%^&* IRS Agents.

Dang their hides!



David

 

[Arkaybee]

There is a strong possibility that the varmit is a SNAKE.

Here is my story in support of this conclusion:

(BTW, this is not another TALL TEXAS tale--I promise.)

My BIL and I were fishing in a farm pond in east Texas. We were using a metal clothespin-type stringer with the straight end just stuck in the soft mud just out of the water (usually works OK). We went to put another fish on and the stringer was gone, nowhere to be seen--figured that the fish had pulled the attachment out of the ground which has happened before. We switched to using a tree limb type stringer. Out of the corner of his eye, my BIL caught a movement up on the dam and went to investigate. To our amazement it was the stringer of fish (several fish) being pulled up on the dam by a good-sized water snake. Well, he didn't get to finish the job and we retrieved the stringer and fish (minus a portion of one).

Strangest thing we had ever seen and seemed impossible for the snake to do that but that is exactly what happened. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Wish I had a camera along to document the event.


Arkaybee