Thread: Feeding ducks and not swans on the estuary

Help,
Been feeding maize out on an estuary, ducks were building up nice. Then I noticed fewer ducks but maize gone, in fact huge amounts.
The mud had disappeared under the feeder, which is a trough at water level (high tide mark) in about a meter of water.

There were a few swans around, which weren't there before, watching them they chased away any mallards who swam a little close.

So I need a plan or system to stop the swan, I was thinking about netting, but the tide may clog it with weed and take it out to sea on the next out going tide.

Anybody got a good system.

Thanks

Shoot the swans

There is a guy up our way (Tauranga) who is pretty handy with his ski boat. What he did was sick - my comment is a sad attempt at humour!!

I would be suprise if he still owns that boat!

Have chased them off when we can but they keep coming back, shootings a no go.

My shooting mate topped it up and there were twenty odd swans now, what's the point if we are only feeding swans.

Was thinking about a roof system but wondering if the swans will just swim under,

maybe some stakes and nylon at neck level

Good thought, we did try that and they just plough through!
We have one in the area with a bit of fluorocarbon decoration,
We had thought about a hot wire as well just a bit higher than the ducks, that might just be enough a couple of good hits,

Piano wire?