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Post by benmnwi on Sept 2, 2020 12:21:52 GMT -6
How do you know when you have a turtle problem?
My WI beaver pond has a boone and crockett snapper in it and the current goal for the pond is to provide duck hunting for me and frog catching for my kids.
I'm a little concerned this dinosaur of a turtle is eating the ducks I want to visit my pond. He ate the head off a beaver I shot, so this old reptile means business.
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Post by Reagan on Sept 2, 2020 12:30:36 GMT -6
Get a milk jug, strong string, large hook and a stinking chicken gizzard. Throw out in evening and collect in the morning.
We used to do this when I was a kid. I hated ponds with a lot of cattails because the turtle is going to be buried in them. Had to wade out and grab the jug. Pull the line enough to find his head then reach in and grab a tail. It probably would not scare that YouTube chick SD watches but it scared me.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 2, 2020 12:43:43 GMT -6
How do you know when you have a turtle problem? My WI beaver pond has a boone and crockett snapper in it and the current goal for the pond is to provide duck hunting for me and frog catching for my kids. I'm a little concerned this dinosaur of a turtle is eating the ducks I want to visit my pond. He ate the head off a beaver I shot, so this old reptile means business. Do the jugline thing posted above, or take the kids to the pond with a rifle and shoot it. Turtle hunting is a blast! Find a high point and sit patiently for a little bit, he'll show his head at some point and take the shot. I'm curious about the whole "how do you know when they are a problem?" thing. We have tons of huge turtles on our place. I seldom mess with them. Read that they mostly eat dead things or plant and are beneficial to a pond for cleanup. Ask a fish supplier and they'll tell you they eat a ton of fish eggs and need removed. My ponds seem balanced so I don't remove many turtles but will kill a snapper at first site as I know they are a predator more than a scavenger.
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Post by sd51555 on Sept 2, 2020 13:27:39 GMT -6
How do you know when you have a turtle problem? My WI beaver pond has a boone and crockett snapper in it and the current goal for the pond is to provide duck hunting for me and frog catching for my kids. I'm a little concerned this dinosaur of a turtle is eating the ducks I want to visit my pond. He ate the head off a beaver I shot, so this old reptile means business. Winona had a big brown beaver, didn't she?
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Post by benmnwi on Sept 2, 2020 14:40:46 GMT -6
Snappers and beavers cause all kinds of problems.
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Post by Sandbur on Sept 2, 2020 17:14:15 GMT -6
Snappers and beavers cause all kinds of problems. And ten inches that never measure up.
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Pond time
Sept 3, 2020 9:55:35 GMT -6
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Post by mnfish on Sept 3, 2020 9:55:35 GMT -6
When people come out to fish for cats, we use live and cut bait. The last couple of times out the snappers took the bait along with the hook. Maybe they will get hook smart...wishful thinking
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Post by honker on Sept 10, 2020 18:04:48 GMT -6
Winona had a big brown beaver, didn't she? Can confirm, and the bastard tried to bite me
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 10, 2020 19:09:28 GMT -6
Speaking of snappers... this one said "my name is mud".
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Post by biglakebass on Sept 10, 2020 19:11:04 GMT -6
is he dinner?
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 10, 2020 19:12:55 GMT -6
Nope! We had a large number of doves to clean and he refused to even be pushed off the highway. Left him to fend for himself.
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Post by Sandbur on Sept 11, 2020 4:12:59 GMT -6
Nope! We had a large number of doves to clean and he refused to even be pushed off the highway. Left him to fend for himself. Grab him by the tail and hold him away from your body as you carry him off of the road.
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Post by Catscratch on Sept 11, 2020 6:08:13 GMT -6
Nope! We had a large number of doves to clean and he refused to even be pushed off the highway. Left him to fend for himself. Grab him by the tail and hold him away from your body as you carry him off of the road. I've done that with big snappers before. This one was aggressive and was quick to turn towards you and attack, therefore was risky business by nature. Plus I really didn't care if he lived or not. Only reason I didn't run him over when we left is I didn't want to chance a flat tire.
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Post by Sandbur on Sept 27, 2020 18:42:56 GMT -6
When people come out to fish for cats, we use live and cut bait. Best beware if MnFish asks you to fish with live bait. Many don’t come back.
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Post by Sandbur on Oct 19, 2020 16:07:37 GMT -6
I always wondered why MnFish didn’t get that big catfish yet.
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