Saw 2 that were hit together here in Raleigh on blue ridge rd. near crabtree. I have never seen one in the wild hated to see that.
I have seen several of them ran over. Back when they were scarce I saw a female and 3 kits trying to cross a 4 lane highway all had made it but one kit and it had almost gotten hit twice. I decided to play good samaritan and stopped turned on my lights and got out and walked across the one side of traffic to the median and found the kit in the tall grass. I proceeded to step on its tail to catch it and of course it was squeaking and pitching a fit. Well momma came back across and was on me before I realized it. I kicked her off on her first rush but she got me the second time. I had a brand new pair of Dunham boots on, back then they were some of the best you could buy and weren't state issue. She bit through the top right behind my little toe got my sock and just nicked my foot. I had the boots sewn but needless to say they weren't waterproof after that. And I haven't tried to rescue any damn beavers either.Seen some in the wild on a couple of coastal creeks. Never seen one ran over. Saw a beaver ran over.
Saw 2 that were hit together here in Raleigh on blue ridge rd. near crabtree. I have never seen one in the wild hated to see that.
Over the past several years I have had one in my pond for a week or so each spring. I have tried to trap him but have not been successful and understand they are hard to catch. I didn't want to shoot it and lose the pelt but the thing plays havoc on the fish population. I have some grass carp in the pond and found the remains of a couple of them after the otter had left. One would have gone and easy 20 pounds.
,,,,,,,. Strange thing to me is that my pond does not have a stream running into it an what goes out is fairly small and is nearly a mile from a large creek.
the one killed on the road by me was 800 yds from the nearest stream/body of water,,,,,,,,,all I can assume is he was moving from one to the other,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I wasn't successful at all. ............ Strange thing to me is that my pond does not have a stream running into it an what goes out is fairly small and is nearly a mile from a large creek.
Is that all?...they've crossed Rt 421 over 1/2 mile from water during my travels.
That last 80 yds makes a huge difference I guess,,,,,,
hahaha I was thinking the exact same thing
I see roadkill otters at least three or four times a year around here. They are cool critters for sure, but they are sure working on the bigger trout in our local creeks.
I see roadkill otters at least three or four times a year around here. They are cool critters for sure, but they are sure working on the bigger trout in our local creeks.
All I had was a conibear that I use for the occasional beaver that gets in the pond and like I said, I wasn't successful at all. Had them set where they exited the pond to sit on the bank and eat. That was pretty obvious from all the scale filled scat and large bones left behind. I finally decided that he was a nice enough oddity to watch when they came by so I would just put up with them eating some fish before they moved on. There has never been but one at a time and they only stick around a week or so. Strange thing to me is that my pond does not have a stream running into it an what goes out is fairly small and is nearly a mile from a large creek.
back home they'd get into the trout hatcheries and tear up some fish,,,,
Saw 2 that were hit together here in Raleigh on blue ridge rd. near crabtree. I have never seen one in the wild hated to see that.