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I was just sharing some meds with a friend, with Family Feud in the background...anyways, I had a brain fart!! :D
I turned to my friend, and said, 'you know humans are the most dangerous animals." Why else would nearly every other animal other then those domesticated, and that's not totally reliable, turn and go the other way when they know humans are around. :jointsmile:
In the deep scheme of things it speaks loudly about our species. :pimp:
I walk around unarmed amongst bears, mountain lions, wild boar, lynx, coyotes and many other critters in my woods. The only animal I fear is man.
Years ago, when I was herding sheep......it wzs during the winter breaking to spring, and where we were, were a lot of small gulches and gullies that ewes could hide in.
Well one day, I came up out of one, and turned out into an opening, and there sitting on a knoll was a coyote. Now I had the dog with me as usual, but I guess we were both stunned a little as the frickin' coyote didn't budge in inch. So, we sat there, me on the horse, the dog standing next to me looking up waiting, the the coyote sitting on its ass!!! :stoned:
I was so taken by the moment, I pondered it, and thought wow, this is something that doesn't happen every day. And, after a time and it not moving, I told the dog, git up.......:lol5: And he took off, the coyote took off with the dog in the chase...I let it happen for a while then called the dog back while watching the coyote with binoculars for some time. In the end, I saw it pounce on some rabbit or something. And, then went about my business. :smokin:
Just one of my tales of being out in the wilderness with very little to no other humans around for miles. :stoned: And I didn't have any weed either. :D
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Originally Posted by rudy2010
I told my third ex-wife the same thing...:stoned:Quote:
I turned to my friend, and said, 'you know humans are the most dangerous animals." Why else would nearly every other animal other then those domesticated, and that's not totally reliable, turn and go the other way when they know humans are around. :jointsmile:
I used to work on a HUGEEE golf course as a greens-keeper, an most holes were rather secluded, not to mention the course was built in he middle of the woods. Used to just ride around on a golf cart smoking herb, would run into all types of animals. When I would see them I would stop and chill by em and smoke, they would all always come over by me and just chill while I talked to them about things and run off if anyone else came... lol (yes was pretty lit talking to rabbits..).. always wondered if an animal could sense I don't eat meat so they don't feel threatened by me, cause it is kind of bugged out how animals react to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by gypski
Well, being honest, I left out the part that if I had brought the 22.250 with me.......:D Twixt and between!!!!!!!!! :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by RedLocks
Thats a nice high speed round. When I am in my truck I usually have 10-22 25 shot, .270 or 12 ga or all three. The only thing I would really want shoot on site would be the dam bear that tears my camp up or a wild pig to eat. I do hunt deer, mountain quail, ruffled grouse, blue grouse and turkeys on my property during the respective seasons as well.
I still fear the two legged predator the most.
I hear ya. I've come up on wildlife so many times, like the coyote incident, and have it go the same way nearly, not always a dog with me, it amazes me. And, I close enough that I could hit them with a rock!!! :S2:
I've hunted, and who knows, may hunt again. My brother hunts for the homeless. :thumbsup: Providing venison!!! :lol5:
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Originally Posted by rudy2010
Since when did humans become animals, always was taught we are mammals instead.. guess I must have went to the wrong schools...:(
Nice story though... them coyotes are not very nice animals.
I could show yual a whole different world and make some intriged and some sick with my life style. Been in the jaws of many critters been torn up been eatin on them afterwords cause I be winnin, Interestin thread be askin any questions and I will post pics of my torn body as well as the dead that made me that way. I keep consideration for those of the weak guts.
BWD
I wouldn't mind seeing some of those critters though I am not to excited at seeing any wounds. So far I have never been bitten by any real wild animals. Got bit by gopher snakes, had a squirrel run up my arm when I was trying to kill him with a shovel and had two lizzards run up my pants leg on different occasions.
I always have one or two dogs with me so I don't get snuck up on. One is real crazy and will never start a fight but will always finish it. She can keep up with deer running through the woods. Not sure what would happen if a bear, mountain lion or boar came along. I usually have a gun not far away.
Looks like we will have a nice spring with plenty of rain and snow for the water supply from this winter. It helps my situation since I water with spring water. It will also increase the numer of critters in my woods and the surrounding national forest. There will be a particular time in the morning during spring that it seems like every bird in the forest is calling at once. It just lasts a few weeks at that decibel level but I really look forward to those mornings.
The only animals that have really bothered me have been bees. Stung a lot, but twice in the throat....now that is freaky!!! And I do mean inside the throat!!! :D
I hate bees lol.. Few years ago went fishing after work with my friends, had to walk through the woods to the other side of the lake to get where we fished. Wasn't getting bites for jack so decided to go scavenge some bait, found a half buried tire.. perfect something gonna be under there! yeah a bee hive LOL
My friend that could see what was going on wasn't close enough to see the bees, he just saw me running slapping myself from my ankles to my head.. They got caught in my dreads, freaked me the hell out, could hear the buzzing real good. :jointsmile:
I have a buddy who hit a yellow jacket nest with a little bobcat bucket. :( They went after everyone in site. One of the guys had a shaved head and ran off waving his hands on his head in a wierd way so they could sting him anywhere else. I LMAO on that one.:D
arrrgghh...walk the plank...:rasta:Quote:
Originally Posted by rudy2010
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NAIROBI, Kenya â?? Pirates in Somalia said Wednesday they are ferrying ammunition and men to the 30 hijacked vessels still under their control, and they threatened to kill more captives following the violent end to a hostage standoff that left four Americans dead.
The U.S. military said that 15 pirates detained after the Americans were slain Tuesday could face trial in the United States.
The military, FBI and Justice Department are working on the next steps for those pirates, said Bob Prucha, a spokesman for U.S. Central Command in Florida. The Somalis are currently being held on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which is in the waters off East Africa.
A pirate aboard the hijacked yacht Quest on Tuesday fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a U.S. warship that had responded to last Friday's hijacking. Then gunfire broke out aboard the yacht. When Navy special forces reached the Quest, they found the four American hostages had been shot and killed.
I imagine that would suck, I can see me scrambling to raise the bar that holds you in and jump out of the damn thing with yellow jackets swarming me right now///Quote:
Originally Posted by rudy2010
Random funny Bobcat story.. We hired some fat bastage as a driver, and he was just sitting in the truck doing nothing so we put him on the bobcat, was one of the ones with a door and glass window. Fat bastage was too fat to lean forward and pull the door closed so he left it open, raised the bucket, tore the damn thing off, managed to get it back on, he did same shit again, except this time the door fell on a pile of retaining wall bricks and he dropped the bucket on it and mangled the damn thing.. he didn't get his first paycheck for a while LOL
I gotta agree..... Humans are the most dangerous! If my dog could talk? He'd be dead!!!
Yep. Last year 3 people in my area got killed by law enforcement by pointing guns or running and not dropping their guns. There are some pretty stupid people running around in the woods. Fortunately I am 4.4 miles from the locked gate and the only other way to find the place would be to hike most of that distance.
The most painful thing for me is always something to do with wood. I get more injuries from splitting, cutting, breaking and just walking through the woods. The main pests I face are still the yellow jackets and black flies.