Just so you guys know, it is ILLEGAL to relocate those turtles to public property/waterways. It is illegal to relocate any wild or domestic animal from one property to another property without the property owner's consent.
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Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View Post
Good info. Relocation was not on my mind.
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Just had 2 big turtle traps given to me , got us covered Bob...
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Originally posted by Kingfisher789 View Post
That’s how I am on the basketball court!
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So what am I supposed to do (legally) if I don’t want to shoot them (assuming that is legal on my private pond)? I know they’re coming from the bayou a half mile or so away, I didn’t think it would be a big deal to send them home...Originally posted by SaltwaterSlick View PostComment
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All I know is with the 22 they sure are some fun shooting!Comment
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You might contact animal control in your area to come get 'em after you trap 'em. Or you might contact TPWD, maybe you'll get lucky and find someone who actually knows what they're talking about and will be able to help you (though that's a long shot).Originally posted by bullets13 View PostComment
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We have a few turtle traps on some of our ponds and it made a difference. When we thought we only had a few, turned out to be a ton. Great to hunt predators afterwards over the dead turtles.Comment
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I'm a student at TAMU-C and we've been taught that turtles are like invasive species. With a pond like yours and no depredation ( like 22's) these turtles will keep increasing and most aquatic turtles eat fish. I've personally seen a red ear slider in a tank with minnows and eat them. So small fingerlings of bass, catfish, bass are on the menu to being eaten also. Any small animals they may eat like bugs, dead fish, dead animals, lizards and some plants that's food taken away from your fish. Whether its for food or cover your fish are missing out. Please don't trap and relocate, all your doing is spreading your problem to others. Contact TPWD or if you trap them afterwards just put them into a cardboard box and spray an ether
Ether used to be used worldwide as an anesthetic, and you can buy a can of either at your local auto parts store. Make sure you get starting fluid, and not anything else like lighter fluid.
Take an air tight container and put the turtle in it, take a smaller container and put a wash rag or paper towels in it. Spray the ether into the wash rag to saturate it, you don't want the turtle to come in contact with the liquid, you want it to breathe the vapors and fall asleep.
Put the container with the either in the larger container and close the lid.
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For folks who own pet snakes, the easiest way they do it is to put them in a sealed container with a block of dry ice. The Carbon Dioxide created by the ice will put the snake into a deep sleep and eventually kill it.Comment
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Many a summer doing this over family tanks. My Grandparents would supply ammo and I would shoot.Originally posted by denimdeerslayer View Post
I killed over 200 off of one tank in an afternoon. It teaches you to aim well.Comment
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I'd just use a .22.
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Red Eared Sliders won't catch big fish, but they will absolutely catch minnows and fry of big fish. It's more of a, "They're eating the food" issue, but I can see it stunting growth for bass.
And if I had a bayou half a mile away and I wanted to trap but not kill some turtles, I'm pretty sure I know what I would do.Comment
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We use the turtles for target practice and seem to keep having more each year than the year before.
As for their effect on fish - I don't really know because no one fishes the pond where they are.Comment
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I have a similar size tank and my Grandkids keep the population well under control with their .22's.
Good practice, Great fun.........For them, Not the Turtles.
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