Coyotes killed my last cat Wilbur. He was my last inside/outside cat.
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Yup.....keep your mouth shut.
Yotes got one of my cats years ago. Now when a yote wanders past the house I shoot him in the ass with a pellet gun.
I will never let a cat out of the house again.
Not sure how much they started with. My last knee surgery I showed up at 0800 as required and they didn't get to me until 1630.
We keep our cats confined to the house and the fully enclosed courtyard. The average life expectancy of an outdoor cat here is only a couple years between cars, coyotes, et al.
OleReynard
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That's funny, was on my way somewhere some years back. After a storm I saw where city boy tried to jump the median.Morning chaps!
I was standing outside in the 14 degrees drinking coffee and waiting for the dog to do dog things and a state trooper spins out in front of the house. I live on a straight as an arrow road lol. I couldn't help laugh. He got it turned around and must have seen me laughing cause he sent the window down and flipped me off!?!
Which caused further laughter and me yelling learn how to drive Roscoe!!
Which caused him to hit the brakes and the dog and I to retreat into the house like giggling schoolgirls
I had to roll up in front of him roll the window down point and laugh at the idiot
moose eater
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We have close to 5 south-slope permafrost-free acres, and the (typically) greatest nemesis to our dogs is moose, especially cows with calves, who seem to confuse pups with their cousins, the wolves.
But we see lots of fox here, off and on, and when they're mating, they can let out the most bizarre call from down in the bowl below our house. It can sound like someone's torturing babies and rabbits.
No cats since my wife's 20+-year-old Sylvester (Sly) got too old to continue onward many years ago.
But we see lots of fox here, off and on, and when they're mating, they can let out the most bizarre call from down in the bowl below our house. It can sound like someone's torturing babies and rabbits.
No cats since my wife's 20+-year-old Sylvester (Sly) got too old to continue onward many years ago.
dogzter
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Moose are a problem to everyone and everything almost as bad as bears.
moose eater
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Statistically, we have more moose incidents in Alaska, involving aggression toward humans, than we have bear attacks. Though in a small portion of those it can be related to 'stupid human tricks'/harassment, and in a number of them, involving sheer ignorance. For some reason many lesser experienced folks see that odd homely elongated, drooping nose and gangly body and make the hazardous assumption that they're inherently benign.
I've been charged a couple of times over the years in my own yard, had them come up behind 2 of our now-adult kids when they were much younger and sorting the carrot harvest out on a trailer, had to escort my children to the end of our driveway for the school bus many years ago while carrying a large caliber firearm, and had one cow kicking my giant malamute 15-20 years ago.
Near home, the only place I like to see them anymore is in the freezer in white wrapping paper.
We don’t have any moose down here to deal with in Florida but boy we have some hogs that will run you over and spit you out…
We have both black bear and moose here. I spend lots of time in the wilderness fishing..... Believe me and this is the voice of experience .... Moose are a lot more dangerous than a black bear.
dogzter
Drapetomaniac
I was referring to brother grizz and his ilk.
Though my understanding is black bears predate humans more often........A lot of grizz attacks are defensive in nature to the bear.
Black bears tend to eat humans in a attack scenario.
dogzter
Drapetomaniac
We had a crazy moose that decided our herd of Herefords was his.
He was very protective of them and tried to fight the semi when they got hauled to new pasture.
moose eater
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Yep, black bear attacks here outnumber grizzly/brown bear attacks. (*Though density of the species population can also explain some of this).
A black bear often attacks with its head down, like a doberman, whereas a grizzly or brown bear (geographic distinction in species/sub-species) tends to often rear up on hind legs when striking (though not always).
Black bears make for superior climbers, too, and this has figured into their chasing after humans.
moose eater
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Might've led to some easier-to-maintain hybrids?We had a crazy moose that decided our herd of Herefords was his.
He was very protective of them and tried to fight the semi when they got hauled to new pasture.
dogzter
Drapetomaniac
Maybe but I suspect the bulls may have had something to say about their girls going moose.
OleReynard
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We had 3 black bears go thru the property last year.
One was less than 20' away we were eating lunch on the deck when one went thru surprised it didn't smell our food.
Occasional coyote, fox, otter, turkeys and quite a few deer here recently
moose eater
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With the right CCTV services, there might be some profitable wagering or gaming to be had there.Maybe but I suspect the bulls may have had something to say about their girls going moose.
I see moose all the time in the back country of Colorado. I took this picture while fishing the confluence of the Colorado River and Williams Creek a couple of years back. The cow and calf crossed right in front of me. Should have seen the look the cow gave me as they passed. I could have had a much better picture if it hadn't taken me so long to dig out my camera.
A moose won't run from you where as a black bear will. That is unless you get between one and her cubs.
A moose won't run from you where as a black bear will. That is unless you get between one and her cubs.
