Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: loosanarrow]
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11/18/21 08:32 PM
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It's normally a two person job. I've used a catch pole on a few and I've dropped a tote over a few and dragged a leg out and set them free. And yes I had one come in the boat after me once.
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: loosanarrow]
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11/19/21 08:24 AM
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I have released them from 1.5 Dukes set for coons. Always with a catch pole. Definitely an adrenalin rush.
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: eastwood44mag]
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11/19/21 09:55 PM
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Try cutting a snare set for beaver off one
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: loosanarrow]
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11/20/21 12:11 AM
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You guys sure gave me a lot of great methods, tips, and tricks. Neck grab method wins. I will let you know. Don't wear gloves...makes them go nuts!
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: loosanarrow]
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11/20/21 02:45 PM
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Good thing you guys aren't in mountain lion country. Catch and release takes on a whole new meaning.
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: Larry Bowden]
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11/20/21 08:38 PM
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Good thing you guys aren't in mountain lion country. Catch and release takes on a whole new meaning. Amen to that. Every time I check my line I'm praying there's not a lion in one
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: loosanarrow]
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11/21/21 01:51 AM
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If I had a big one, and could not get a helper and/or release tools, I really do think boco is right, my only option would be to knock it out. Side story… In the book “The Falcon” - which is the the narrative of John Tanner who was taken captive and and raised as an Ojibwe, and became a very respected member of that community and refused to go back to the settler/colonizing culture - has a story about otter. He says that the elder Ojibwe hunters had told him that a man could not kill an adult otter without a weapon. One day, he spots an otter out on an open frozen lake, chases it down, and proceeds to try every way he can, stomping, beating, even choking it toward the end. He was unable to kill the otter. He says that just when he would think it was choking out, it would pull its head down and get a breath. Of course, he did have weapons with him, and he goes on to say that after he killed the otter he proceeded on with moose hunting.
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Re: Releasing Otter
[Re: loosanarrow]
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11/21/21 05:46 AM
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I tried to knock one out once and It didn't turn out so well. Had to turn It In to the DNR.
Last edited by The Beav; 11/21/21 05:46 AM.
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