Quote Originally Posted by Shellkat View Post
Fish survived because otters had predators, mainly trappers, now when I said otter watching I meant with my monocular that has a plus sign in the middle
I don't entirely disagree about trapping, but otters were an also-ran during the height of the fur trade. Beaver are where the money was. Btw, not sure I would discuss shooting otters on a public forum unless you have all your ducks in a row!