cuda
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Nov 4, 2005, 12:13 AM
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Re: [koifishgirl] a few pics, enjoy, & visitors to the pond
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 Sure. We live out in the woods and never had bear that we knew of until this past year. That was one of the older cubs that had just broken away from a mama and her two cubs that had been coming around. The pond is right next to my house so I can't believe they feel too safe staying around for long. They drank out of the pond, however, I have a gator head in the pond and a sprayer pest control as well. Also the first stable step into the pond is pretty deep. I've never missed any koi due to bear, .... yet. I had a net last year over the pond but if a bear really wanted in the net wouldn't do it. It was more to keep flying pests away. I did not have a lot of faith in the gator head or sprayer but it appears they have worked for flying pests. My dog hates the gator head and every time it floats towards him his hair goes up. Gives him the willies. Of course if we hear the bear, which we have many times, we scare them away. I won't stand by and just let them get the idea that the pond is fair game. They'd have a brutal mama bear to have to face if I saw them trying to get my koi. It would be me or them. But I really don't think they want to take the drop off as a first step or just jump into the pond. It's 3 1/2 feet or more in places. Lowest place is 3 feet and the pump and airator is there and would hinder them or make them think twice. The koi have many places to hide in the pond, etc. (sometimes I hate). I am more concerned about it checking the debth out and ripping the lining which would cause me a real head ache, however, most of it is lined with rock. We stopped feeding the birds to get rid of the bear!!! It's all been a learning experience, I'd never thought I'd have to deal with bear! cuda
Once I tried too hard to control things in the pond....the frogs left.
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It wont take him long to do away with you koi. Was that bear really around your pond? 
You gotta be kidding me. that's awful!!!!!! I tell ya, I don't care if they are protected, I'd ping him if I could, if I caught him at my pond! Once they have incorporated your pond into their feeding territory it is really hard to get rid of them. I used weedeatter line before I got net. I wanted it to be able to see it and decide not to even land. I tell ya, the gator head worked with my heron after the net came off. 600 koi? you must have wonderful mud ponds. It's hard to take that kind of loss. Take care KFG. 
post a pic of your pond. I'd love to see it. Really sorry about the small koi.