I’m not positive this was a Manatee and my picture didn’t come out to good. It was either that or a small hippo. After reading up on them it seems a little odd for it to be this far north with our water temps dropping? Any thoughts? It also didn’t look fully grown.
R.D.S. IV
Caster 12.5
Pictures? What pictures?
The unremarkable picture will have to wait till I get home to the computer. Also this sighting was about 200 yards up river of the Hwy 41 bridge on the right.
R.D.S. IV
Caster 12.5
I have heard of Manatee sighting up that far and we don’t have hippos so I would rule that one out haha
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I’ve either seen one twice or two down here in Beaufort earlier this year. They are around. The SCDNR tracks these guys you should reort your sighting.
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I have seen them in Shem Creek. I would expect any around here would be heading south as fast as they can. My understanding is that they do not like water under 72. We’re probably not there yet but should be shortly.
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Originally posted by DFreedomI have seen them in Shem Creek. I would expect any around here would be heading south as fast as they can. My understanding is that they do not like water under 72. We’re probably not there yet but should be shortly.
Thanks, I just filled out the reporting form.
R.D.S. IV
Caster 12.5
be careful or you will end up w a new no wake zone up there.
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be careful or you will end up w a new no wake zone up there.
Amen to that, be real careful. Years ago I was the service manager at Landings Harbor Marina on Skidaway Island. We had 2 manatee come into the harbor one day and they were swimming around the docks. I called DNR to report them, and they came out and CLOSED the marina down! No boats in, no boats out until the manatee decided to leave, 4 days later [:I]
Let me tell you, the marina director was so angry that he almost fired me! After that he gave standing orders that nobody better make any more manatee reports.
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I was diving up that way in a gray wet suit and I did put on some weight over the summer. However, I take offense to the small hippo comparison.
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Originally posted by fishtalesI was diving up that way in a gray wet suit and I did put on some weight over the summer. However, I take offense to the small hippo comparison.
One word…Hilarious! Well played Sir!
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I have seen them up past the 41 bridge the last few summers
after the show I watched on Discovery Channel the other day, I am betting it was just an overweight mermaid. Apparently - they are real… must be, they did a show about it.
I think it was a sasquatch that was swimming after his fraternity pledge of being shaved bald and thrown in the river.
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I saw my first ever up that way about 6 weeks ago, between Beresford and Horlbeck. First I’d ever seen one. My favorite mammal.
Vinman
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