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Originally Posted by bigdave60dog  Yeah! It is always a problem reconciling interests. In tha past I have had problems with foxes eating lambs, Foxes eating hens,ducks,peafowl -in the daytime too. Carrion crows killing cavies. In many areas they have problems with magpies and crows pecking living lambs eyes out.
I NEVER get all holy and righteous whith caring folk who express frustration about herons killing their favourite fish.
I have seen ponds with life sized, plastic herons around them which may work right now. We have loads of herons feeding on the shores here and they hold feeding places about 80 -120 metres apart. I reckon that they are territorial at this time of year. Later on young herons will gather together in a good feeding spot. ie, when a fish pond is drying up and the fish are forced to areas where herons can reach them. I have seem young herons so stuffed with fish that they can barely get off the ground at these times.
Herons have limit on the depth of water that they can fish in. I never see one standing in water deeper than 400cm (just above a herons` knees) You could try wiring or netting the shallower parts of your ponds. This would prevent herons fron landing in the parts where they could fish.
I don`t shoot these days but I have never shot a heron. Does anyone know what they taste like? |
This was the advice i acted upon, and my comment as to trying to catch all the herons relatives was supposed to be taken as the above comment on eating them,ie not seiously, anyway on close inspection the bird has its legs bound for some time with fishing line and some embedded muck with hook/fly/stuff, can,t tell, too far in, so probably the reason it got stuck,and maybe would have died anyway, sorry guys, i do not partake in angling,