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Not quite as good as spotted owl or golden eagle but comparable
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But their sooo Cute![crazy] How many pounds of fish do they eat? I forget.
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What I find interesting is down toward the bottom of the article Prettyman states the Otters could possible migrate up stream up into the Uinta's. Wonder how its going to impact fishers up there.
Also state they could migrate to Utah lake I think it may be a good idea if they feed on the carp up there but I read Idaho Ecologists who studied these animals mainly feed on slower moving fish like Sucker fish. The JUne Sucker maybe more endangered now LOL[laugh][laugh][laugh]
Ecology of the river otters in Idaho:
Food and Feeding Behavior: River otters are carnivorous. They eat fish, amphibians, reptiles, and aquatic invertebrates. Occasionally, river otters may kill and eat birds and mammals, especially young beavers, and muskrats. Fish and crayfish make up a substantial part of the diet. Bullheads, suckers, and other species of slow-moving rough fish rather than game fish represent the majority of the fish in the diet. River otters overtake or outmaneuver fish underwater, and carry them to the shore, or the surface of the ice before eating them.
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I love seeing them when I float the Green. And even with all those fish in the Green, there don't seem to be that many otters. I've only seen them twice in a dozen floats.
There are enough chubs in Jordanelle to support hundreds of the critters but all that boat traffic may not be conducive to young otters learning to swim, plus the way they raise and lower that lake can't be good for building den sites.
I will fish the middle more often this winter just to get a chance to see these amazing creatures.
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I think this is a great idea. The MP is overpopulated with trout anyways and most fishermen won't keep fish from there.
If there is an animal that likes the taste of MP trout, more power to them!
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