For most invaders of a private trout pond the heron are the big carrier and
killers of trout, minks and other species also carry eggs on their
feet. I find in our pond the snapping turtle is the biggest killer of
trout, and for me the biggest problem, they are a easy shot for someone
willing and able to hunt, I have a .22 but I hesitate before the shot, then
I miss the thing sometimes, then they get me so mad with dead trout in the
12-18 inch range, I just hunt/shoot em . I also have a moose permit for
this year, but I know its wasted on me, In my life there is nothing that
says I have to feed a famiily, but they look so good....
Peggy b
Its like our neighbor says, do you want trout to c.a.r or snappers to kill
your trout?
At 06:54 PM 7/21/2003 -0400, you wrote:
. Great blue heron have been mentioned as the transport vehicle.
Count me as a recent convert to the "air transport theory of fish invasion".
