Mission NOT Accomplished!!!!!!!

1/23/2011

David lookin' local!

Today could have been a VERY special day! We thought we finally had a great opportunity to rid our lake of "Greg the Menace"! (Check out blog entries from 8/15/2010, 8/21/2010, 10/31/2010) This morning, what looked like our squatter, Greg the Beaver, taking his last lap around the lake munching on our fish! David grabbed the rifle, first shot! No more Greg!!!! Or so we thought! David definitely hit something large (and it wasn't a fish!). As we waited a few hours, watching it slowly move close enough to the side of the lake so we could reel it in with a rake. We started to doubt, if it was Greg. As David raked the 2nd (not so innocent) innocent victim from the water, where there should have been a paddle was a tail! An Otter! It was a big guy, too! At least he won't be harassing our fish any longer! So, the hunt for Greg continues! (PS - I've got to say what a great shot! Not just David, but I caught the gun smoke and the hit!)

2 Comments

Joanna Wilcox link

1/24/2011 05:17:21 am

[sad], do you have to be killing beavers and otters? oh my :-( They're just doing what Mother Nature gave them for instincts. poor things.

Paula link

1/24/2011 06:58:04 am

Don't waste too many tears for these fella's! The beaver has currently mowed down some substantial trees that surround the lake to support the health of the lake environment for frogs, turtles and fish. Our lake feeds to thousands of acres down stream , and if the beaver were successful in his "natural tendencies" he would succeed in cutting off the water flow to a huge habitat that relies on it for survival. So the question we ask ourselves, "Lose our trees, which shade the lake, that provides shade and shelter for lakedwelling critter, added protection for the deer that visit on a daily basis for drinking? Cut off water flow to an infinite amount of land and critters that are our neighbors? Or let Mr. Beaver do what Mamma Nature wants him to do? Sometimes there are no good choices, just right choices. Hope this helps to ease your mind :)

Mission NOT Accomplished!!!!!!!

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