guntotin_fool
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we just use a little RDX..... they just float up to the top then
.22lr enough for beaver??
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I thought it was People Eating Tastey Animals.
Beavers on the Yukon and tributaries and sloughs are becoming an infestation, THE CYCLE.?
The seals and beluga whale have been chasing salmon way up the Yukon. More fish for them to chase and feed on.
Except here they're toast. The word gets out and there will be a few guys chasing them down, subsistance.
Eskimo Stir fry: seal meat wtih equal parts soy and worchestershire sauce,
Rice and canned green beans,
And Tang and Pilot Bread and dry fish or strips.
Beavers on the Yukon and tributaries and sloughs are becoming an infestation, THE CYCLE.?
The seals and beluga whale have been chasing salmon way up the Yukon. More fish for them to chase and feed on.
Except here they're toast. The word gets out and there will be a few guys chasing them down, subsistance.
Eskimo Stir fry: seal meat wtih equal parts soy and worchestershire sauce,
Rice and canned green beans,
And Tang and Pilot Bread and dry fish or strips.
Nah, that's a scab organization. We were here first. And besides their recipes suck. :barf: Your stir fry one looks good though. Think I'll go down to the zoo in Milwaukee (about midnight).
Beaver here can be a nuisance, but they're not a major problem. There was one that dammed a creek across the road from where I worked, in an urban area 20 miles out of downtown Milwaukee. They relocated it under an urban renewal program. Our biggest headaches are flying carp (Canada geese) and hoofed rats (whitetail deer).
I was curious about the seal/fish relationship because the reports I've seen seem to indicate declining fish stocks in many areas. It seems logical that the predators would follow the prey further if they could not get enough due to fewer prey and/or greater competition. It's just a casual observation, I'm not looking for debate.
By the way, I have seen several recipes for beaver. Considering we eat squirrel, rabbit and woodchuck I can't imagine it would be too bad if properly prepared.
Oregongundude
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There are fewer salmon in the ocean.
I believe the Seals/Sea lions are following the salmon up the Columbia river here in Oregon because there are fewer and fewer salmon for them to eat in the oceans. My main concern is that Killer whales, and great white sharks feed on the seals are they going to chase the seals up the rivers as well. I don't think sharks can survive in fresh water very long, and that's a good thing. Killer whales are mammals, like seals/Sea lions and can survive in fresh water, can't imagine fishing in the Columbia river and having a Killer Whale swimming by me when i'm fishing over 100 miles up river away from the ocean. Now, that would be a real surprise.
In some ways I'm beginning to think that the only real fish remaining in the Ocean are being produce in fish hatcheries and that why the seal/sea lions are chasing them up stream.
Hopefully Mother nature can do her balancing act because we sure are blowing it when it's in are hands.
Here's a link that talked about the problem in more detail.
http://www.localfishermannews.com/news_releases/anglers_sea_lion_problems_04.pdf#search='seals%20in%20the%20columbia%20river'
I believe the Seals/Sea lions are following the salmon up the Columbia river here in Oregon because there are fewer and fewer salmon for them to eat in the oceans. My main concern is that Killer whales, and great white sharks feed on the seals are they going to chase the seals up the rivers as well. I don't think sharks can survive in fresh water very long, and that's a good thing. Killer whales are mammals, like seals/Sea lions and can survive in fresh water, can't imagine fishing in the Columbia river and having a Killer Whale swimming by me when i'm fishing over 100 miles up river away from the ocean. Now, that would be a real surprise.
In some ways I'm beginning to think that the only real fish remaining in the Ocean are being produce in fish hatcheries and that why the seal/sea lions are chasing them up stream.
Hopefully Mother nature can do her balancing act because we sure are blowing it when it's in are hands.
Here's a link that talked about the problem in more detail.
http://www.localfishermannews.com/news_releases/anglers_sea_lion_problems_04.pdf#search='seals%20in%20the%20columbia%20river'
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Oregongundude
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There are fewer salmon in the ocean.
I believe the Seals are following the salmon up the Columbia river here in Oregon because there are fewer and fewer salmon for them to eat in the oceans. My main concern is that Killer whales, and great white sharks feed on the seals are they going to chase the seals up the rivers as well. I don't think sharks can survive in fresh water very long, and that's a good thing. Killer whales are mammals, like seals and can survive in fresh water, can't imagine fishing in the Columbia river and having a Killer Whale swimming by me when i'm fishing over 100 miles up river away from the ocean. Now, that would be a real surprise.
In some ways I'm beginning to think that the only real fish remaining in the Ocean are being produce in fish hatcheries and that why the seal/sea lions are chasing them up stream.
Hopefully Mother nature can do her balancing act because we sure are blowing it when it's in are hands.
Here's a link that talked about the problem in more detail.
http://www.localfishermannews.com/news_releases/anglers_sea_lion_problems_04.pdf#search='seals%20in%20the%20columbia%20river'
I believe the Seals are following the salmon up the Columbia river here in Oregon because there are fewer and fewer salmon for them to eat in the oceans. My main concern is that Killer whales, and great white sharks feed on the seals are they going to chase the seals up the rivers as well. I don't think sharks can survive in fresh water very long, and that's a good thing. Killer whales are mammals, like seals and can survive in fresh water, can't imagine fishing in the Columbia river and having a Killer Whale swimming by me when i'm fishing over 100 miles up river away from the ocean. Now, that would be a real surprise.
In some ways I'm beginning to think that the only real fish remaining in the Ocean are being produce in fish hatcheries and that why the seal/sea lions are chasing them up stream.
Hopefully Mother nature can do her balancing act because we sure are blowing it when it's in are hands.
Here's a link that talked about the problem in more detail.
http://www.localfishermannews.com/news_releases/anglers_sea_lion_problems_04.pdf#search='seals%20in%20the%20columbia%20river'
I saw something on the tube that said Grt Whts and Orca's feed on the salmon and the seals (seafood buffet?) but I'm guessing the sharks don't get too far up river, and the Orca's are all friendly critters like Willie and Namu right?.
That's an interesting link. Sorry for hijacking the thread.
That's an interesting link. Sorry for hijacking the thread.