Best I can do in So Cal suburbia although we did have the neighbors cat in the yard once.
Best I can do in So Cal suburbia although we did have the neighbors cat in the yard once.
gamby wrote:bravenrace wrote: Deere? They're like squirrels around here. I have a family of 6 that live in my back yard.6 of them?!
Yup, and not 2 are the same model!!!! It's not a herd, it's a collection!!!
pinchvalve wrote: Deer have replaced raccoons as the most likely animal to find routing through your trash around here.
Funny. I was just about to mention my family of raccoons in my back yard. They don't mess with my trash. They just berkeley with my pup. My family lives in outlying areas and its common to see deer, turkeys, bobcats, coyotes, etc. Even found dead voles in my Nissan. What fun that was!
I see them just about every day. 2 weekends ago, there were 6 in my yard. One just did $2700 worth of damage to the Lexus on the way to work. Possum clean out my cat food (kat fud) every night. I'm kinda out of 'coon. I think. They keep "havin' accidents." They'll be back. I came home one evening at dark-30 and there had to be 50+ hawks or some other kind of big bird of prey sitting in my trees. You wanna talk about weird. I took a picture once of 3 buzzards in one of my trees, with the center one spreading his wings out. Had to be >6' across. Rabbits. Squirrels, fox, various snakes, a few coyotes (never around very long.) Neighbor found bear tracks a few years ago. I'm 4 miles from town.
In reply to Dr. Hess:
You're also right next to the oldest mountain range in the world, which leaves me in no way surprised.
I get the usual stuff in the backyard; squirrels, groundhogs, possums, hawks, and the occasional racoon. What I don't expect is the wild turkey, red fox, and just last week a couple deer.
That may not sound like much to some, but I live on the main street in the city. We are about 2 miles inside the city limits and my lot is only 70' x 150'.
All I get are two-legged ghetto rats, outside the fence at least. Our 80# Boxer keeps them on that side.
Watched a nice 10 point on a hot doe for hours one afternoon. Every time he'd line her up for a mount she moved away. He was pretty cool about it but kept his nose tuned on the prize as they continued to browse the hillside. Then the perfect opportunity as he happened behind her, he reared up on his hind legs and took the go for broke shot, she side stepped his advance like it was a animal kingdom sight gag... missed by >| |< that much, she casually laid down while he pounded his hoof repeatedly in the ground, shook his head back n forth and snorted louder than I ever heard any deer.
I can watch deer all day.
fasted58 wrote: I can watch deer all day.
Yeah. Til you're blistering through the mountains, knee down, throttle whicked open and you're barely keeping the line as the tires start stepping out scratching for traction......
OMFG BAMBI !!!!@!&!~(&&$%@)^&(^(^)^
Butt pucker.
914Driver wrote:fasted58 wrote: I can watch deer all day.Yeah. Til you're blistering through the mountains, knee down, throttle whicked open and you're barely keeping the line as the tires start stepping out scratching for traction...... OMFG BAMBI !!!!@!&*!~(*&&$%@)*^&(^(^)*^ Butt pucker.
Butt pucker is a sign from the universe you should reconsider what you are doing and where
I like deer on my plate.
the occasional coyote , saw a fox the other day that tried to make a meal out of some of our wild turkey chicks ( about 6 mo old ) after what mama did to him ... doubt that he'll be trying for any thanksgiving dinner any time soon... she beat the E36 M3 out of him with wings and feet ...
bear are constant around here, the rare dear sighing ( they've come walking through the yard a few times) possum, raccoon, squirrel, rabbit... a variety of birds of prey
actually the bear population in this area is huge... "downtown" Black Mountain has them on a regular basis ... they've even been seen in the middle of downtown Asheville on occasion
think of it... you walk out of a bar headed for your car and there in the parking lot is a mama black bear and her cubs... time to go back in for another beer
neon4891 wrote: I like deer on my plate.
My neighbors back in PA used to like to feed the deer hay and corn. Then get pissed when hunting season came around and I had corn and hay fed deer.
I usually just shrugged my shoulders and told them that it is illegal in PA to feed the deer.
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