Otters

[Guest tigger]

Yeah, they have these spikey things around them.

 

 

I think hedgehogs taste very nice in a stew with other ingredients such as Otter and Rabbit with big dumplings on top.

[Guest tigger]

I never thought I'd say this but ..... I wholeheartedly agree with Rabbit!

 

Rich

 

 

But why they taste lovely in soup, stewed or baked whole in the oven. Once you've eaten one then you'll be addicted as their meat is like candy floss and just drops off the bone. That's probably why there's a shortage of them, with them being so tastey. I bet there's been a few in Hugh's River Cottage feasts.

[Sportsman]

Unless they are cooked right they can taste a bit fishy, but nothing like as bad as Osprey

[Guest tigger]

Unless they are cooked right they can taste a bit fishy, but nothing like as bad as Osprey

 

 

 

I must agree about the Osprey not being very palatble. That's why I only eat their eggs now..........LURVELY scrambled on toast with salt and pepper to season. Nice cup of tea to wash it down.

[SPSwallow]

Yes - without a doubt

[Anderoo]

Hmmm, perhaps I've suffered a sense of humour failure

[SPSwallow]

I am glad these otters were killed; and I am sorry there are no more otter-killers; for I know that the want of otter-killers, and the not keeping the fence-months for the preservation of fish, will, in time, prove the destruction of all rivers.

 

Izaak

 

Ridiculous. Wildlife, natural or not comes first. Fishing is just a hobby, I would gladly give it up before I did any harm to wildlife. They have more right to the rivers than us.

[Guest tigger]

They have more right to the rivers than us.

 

 

Yes leave them their and then we know where to find them !

[gozzer]

Ridiculous. Wildlife, natural or not comes first. Fishing is just a hobby, I would gladly give it up before I did any harm to wildlife. They have more right to the rivers than us.

 

I wouldn't take too much notice of Mr Walton, he rarely posts on here, (in that guise ), as you can see from his membership date and post count. He often quotes from his famous book in his replies.

 

I have only ever seen a couple of otters and they were when fishing in Scotland. I don't mind them, they are preferable to the numerous mink I see especially when fishing the R Wharfe.

 

Someone mentioned seals. I don't mind them either, in the sea. It's a bit alarming when they pop up when fishing a river some 40-50miles from the sea! We've had a few over the years, both at Tadcaster on the Wharfe, and Linton-on-Ouse. They just bob up, and seem to grin at you!

 

John.

[Guest tigger]

Hmmm, perhaps I've suffered a sense of humour failure

 

 

 

Hmmm..............I think you along with several others have got one leg longer than the other