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To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (2352)	11/16/2001 3:12:30 AM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23786

ROTFLMAO!!! I'm Dyin' I think I've finally hit upon an idea for the heron problem, though. They're territorial, so maybe they won't visit a pond that has a fake heron in it. Failing that, maybe they would get the hint if the surface were littered with barely-floating fake herons and maybe a few hanging from the trees for good measure. And maybe coon-skin hats for the ducks?

To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (2352)	11/16/2001 5:59:21 AM
From: MulhollandDrive	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23786

>>That said, when I got home tonight, my wife told me she heard the ducks carrying on quite a bit. Went out and only saw 4 instead of the expected 5. Later, when I was trying to get them into their shed (they're new, so they haven't figured out that's where the food is yet -- the shed is also new and guaranteed varmint-proof), I found the missing one. Some animal had killed it right on the shore of the pond then left it there. It looked like its neck had been broken. No blood. Very few feathers scattered about. Not one bite taken out of it. What on earth does that???<< We actually saw a bass explode out of the water at our lake and swallow a baby duck that was trailing behind the mother. It was a very disturbing visual. Even worse the next morning we noticed that another baby was missing. There were originally 7 and suddenly there were 5. I spent hours trying to figure out how to make a cute litte "ducky" lure and experimenting with "feathery" lures in the tackle box so I could catch that evil bass bitch. We never did catch it, I'm sure it was at least a 7 pounder. Guess it was full.

To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (2352)	11/16/2001 7:22:15 AM
From: Patrick Slevin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23786

Some animal had killed it right on the shore of the pond then left it there. It looked like its neck had been broken. No blood. Very few feathers scattered about. Not one bite taken out of it. What on earth does that??? Dog, perhaps?

To: (Bob) Zumbrunnen who wrote (2352)	11/16/2001 7:29:18 AM
From: Patrick Slevin	Respond to of 23786

That's true in spades for the herons. single heron can completely wipe out a pond in a matter of days. In Canada, on a lake where my wife's family owns property, they have wiped out fishing on the far west side. Two ways of keeping them away might be either to find a fake "dead" one and allow it to float in one of the ponds. If they are too smart for that, I guess a trained dog would keep them away but the downside is that the dog would also have to be trained to leave the ducks alone. Also, it would have to be big enough to contend with the raccoons. Quite a menagerie that you have there.