Nature's Critters

[TWINKLE_TOES]

Nature\'s Critters

I followed the Skunk and Beaver posts with delight and was wondering if there are more tales (or tails) about the trumphs and failures in dealing with natures critters. I thought the post using an infared motion detector turning on the sprinkler to deal with deer was ingenious./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[gordon]

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> Even if you were born to do a job, it doesn't necessarily mean that you're
> going to automatically do it safely....You've carefully thought out all
the
>
> angles. You've done it a thousand times. It comes naturally to you. You
> know what you're doing, it's what you've been trained to do your whole
> life.
>
> Nothing could possibly go wrong, right ? ? ? Think again...

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

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Gordon,

It's not fair to have to follow your post. No more phone calls we have winner. Great post/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

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"Having a bad day" or "Not my Job"
http://www.public.usit.net/roth/possum.htm

 

[gordon]

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Nature can be very dangerous!!! So remember be careful and never take your eyes off a falling tree, bad things happen when you do that.
Gordon

 

[PaulB]

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No real tale here, just an observation. I have deer, lots of them, on my property. I almost never see them except from a distance when I am on foot, but when I am on the tractror, mower whirling, engine running at 2600, hydro whining, I can get amazingly close to them before they run off - I mean 25 feet sometimes. seems they are so dumbfounded by this loud orange contraption they don't know if to be curious or scared!

 

[Anonymous Poster]

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Paul, same thing here. We have 3 herds of deer around our place. They all keep their distance. But let me get on the tractor and cut the pastures...there they are, a stone's throw away.

I think hunter's have it all wrong. They should wear day glow, take a radio with that plays nothing but loud disco, maybe put a stairmaster next to the tree where they used to have their camo deer stands, this way there's movement and the hunters get exercise. Deer, being very curious, would have to come up to see what all the commotion is.

Bill Cook

 

[TWINKLE_TOES]

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Paul.
Same here, I have a homebuilt finish mower that runs three 5 horse briggs engine plus the tractor motor. I wear ear plugs plus head ear protection. I can get within 25 feet of coyotes that normally take off at a 100 yards. I am afraid of damaging their hearing/w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[gordon]

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Same holds true on my property, if walking I might see a deer but when running the tractor I see alot of deer. Maybe it's the sound of the diesel that draws them close. Shame I'm not a tractor poacher for deer I could clean house.

But also when driving around on the roads we see alot of deer until hunting season then all of the sudden you don't see any. Those deer are alot smarter than we give them credit for. They know when to head for deeper woods!

There is alot of talk on this board about land clearing but it seems never any talk about replanting. So remember if your cutting trees down also take the time to plant a few as well. The woods are not only for us but for our childern to enjoy and natures critters do need somewhere to live!!!
Gordon

 

[jimmoore]

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Our local Game and Fish officer once told me that if I should ever get lost in the woods,just find a possum and follow it because it was going to the nearest highway to get ran over. JIM