We use a couple of these < http://www.contech-inc.com/products/home-and-garden-products/animal-repellents/scarecrow-motion-activated-animal-deterrent> to keep deer and raccoons out of our yard. It might work on otters if you can find a good spot that won't bother anyone else. They are also really good at shooting you in the back with a blast of cold water when you forget they are there.
Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C&C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 26 January 2014 07:25, Pierre Tremblay <tremblay.pie...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > No otter, but we also have mink at our club. They come on the dock only to > catch fish, not to poop. Also have a blue heron fishing on the dock (Henry > as we call him, or her, or whatever). We like him better on the dock than > the masthead. > > Pierre Tremblay > Avalanche #54988 > C&C38-3 WK, hull #76 > *De :* Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca> > *À :* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Envoyé le :* dimanche 26 janvier 2014 9h16 > *Objet :* Stus-List Otter Problem > > A few years back, we had a family of 'mink' at our club....they were no > problem (that I know of) until they started coming aboard boats. 'Final > solution' was to eradicate them...I believe they were trapped. > > I saw a another mink at the club just a few weeks ago. Guess it wasn't > the 'final solution.' > > Rob Abbott > AZURA > C&C 32 - 84 > Halifax, N.S. > > > > > > > > On 2014/01/26 10:02 AM, Chuck S wrote: > > Chasing Otters sounds like an endless battle, like chasing squirrels from > my back yard. > Suggest somebody provide the Otters a place to do their business away from > people? > Maybe anchor a small 6 x 10 floating dock away from the yachtclub docks? > > Anybody at the Yacht Club have a dog to police the docks? > A friend has a Labrdor who loves to poop in the water. He actually jumps > into the bay behind his house to poop, or he'll squat in ocean waves and > take a dump. Friendly, loveable dog otherwise. > > What is attracting the Otters to the docks? > Where is their natural habitat place to crap? > Request population control of some kind? Open Otter day? > > Chuck > Resolute > 1990 C&C 34R > Atlantic City, NJ > *From: *"Tom B" mailto:t...@sv-alera.com <t...@sv-alera.com> > > *To: *cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Sent: *Saturday, January 25, 2014 12:26:12 PM > *Subject: *Stus-List Otter Problem > > Yesterday we relocated Alera to our a Yacht Club's brand new docks. We > have been on the wait list there for years and this is closer and cheaper. > We were assigned a slip on the inside of the hammerhead at the end of the > dock. When we tied up I noticed a large amount of poop on the dock. It > looked bigger that any raccoon poop, like we had at our prior dock. > > As I was walking up I saw an otter on the dock. Apparently it is very > bold and seemed to be nearly domesticated by the way some of the guys were > shooing it away with little effect. > > My research revealed that otters develop habitual latrine areas and will > go back to the same spot, out of the water where they live, to crap. > Apparently, our finger pier is that spot. > > Any suggestions or crappy remarks are appreciated! > > Tom Buscaglia > S/V Alera > Vashon WA > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com/ > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > >
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