Caught 1.5 miles offshore!

pullandbang

Didn't know whether to post this here or in the fishing forum, but check out what these guys caught a mile and a half off shore!

http://www.animaltalk.us/for/Animals/caught-1-1-2-miles-offshore-while-fishing/

foxshooter243

Thats makes for a real good fishing story:D:D

Dusty87

Yea imagine the looks you'd get telling that in the local ha ha

johngalway

My dad used to be a fisherman. They were out checking nets or pots or some such one day. They saw a cow swimming along in the sea on her own. What had happened was that we've a fair few islands around here and a farmer had swam some of his cattle out to a different island. People unfamiliar with the practice will get that hard to swallow but it happens. This one had become separated and was pretty tired at this stage being a good distance away from her original destination. So my dad and uncle put a halter on her to keep her head above water and towed her down to the right island

There used to be a man who had sheep out on the commonage where I have some grazing. He'd swim sheep a short distance across a narrow point in a lake at times. The odd thing was he'd do it after dipping as well, which kinda defeats the purpose. Sheep hate swimming and aren't very good at it either. A wooly horned sheep will get waterlogged and sink so that's why only the shorn ones did it.

I've also heard of deer swimming narrow parts of the Corrib.

Deer Hunter DL

so thats how the muntjac got over from england :D:D:D:D:D

meathstevie

Must have been one of those Chinese water deer for sure.....

CJhaughey

Deer are good swimmers, I have seen them swim across rivers and lakes.
In Indonesia they commonly swim between islands when the populations get too big to support themselves.

terminator2

Good story mmm i wonder what he was using for bait:D:D:D

johnner1

deer oh deer, must start bringing a gun out in the boat with me in future you just never know:D thinking of that does anyone know if they going to put seals on the shooting list again, as they are in pest numbers at the moment;)

pullandbang

johnner1 wrote: »

deer oh deer, must start bringing a gun out in the boat with me in future you just never know:D thinking of that does anyone know if they going to put seals on the shooting list again, as they are in pest numbers at the moment;)

That only happens on 1st April - the annual seal cull license is issued then.

smallfry

A stag turned up on Achill Island last year. Apparently the NPWS ranger said he must have swam across from Erris! Must have been dissapointing for him when he realised there were no Does to be found there... Don't know if he swam back again or if somebody nabbed him...

smallfry

westwicklow

I've seen of (African) land loving animals take to the water to get away from predators.... sometimes it works as an effective escape route as long as there's nothing lurking in ambush mode in the water!

maglite

pullandbang wrote: »

That only happens on 1st April - the annual seal cull license is issued then.

i had problems with that last year, When i sent up the requested ears i got a rather impromptu visit form my local ranger. Lets just say they were not impressed...

pullandbang

maglite wrote: »

i had problems with that last year, When i sent up the requested ears i got a rather impromptu visit form my local ranger. Lets just say they were not impressed...

Ah, but did you shoot the seal or smack him on the head with a hammer? You're not allowed shoot them, you have skull them with a sledge.

johnner1

pullandbang wrote: »

Ah, but did you shoot the seal or smack him on the head with a hammer? You're not allowed shoot them, you have skull them with a sledge.

:D i wonder could i look for a foreshore licence for dublin/wicklow to include SEALS as there was on released down brittas bay way yesterday:eek: so there is at least one out there for the taking, his name is BRITTAS i wonder why, here brittas here brittas is the only call needed to cull him:) think he would be tame enough for the sledge approach.

Grizzly 45

Have actually seen a HARE take to the water as well.It looks mad as they try and run in the water.Seems to work though.

pullandbang

I shot a fox in the water one day. He was running ahead of my lab along the edge of a small lake and he went onto a little penninsula where he left himself with no option but to jump in. He made the mistake of trying to double back on my dog and swam straight back to me :cool:

Gave the dog an interesting retrieve

stylie

johngalway wrote: »

I've also heard of deer swimming narrow parts of the Corrib.

See them at it down in Killarney a lot towards the end of the trout season and as the rut starts..pretty funny...makes some interesting Nessie stories