Outdoorsman Thread

[zoogirl]

That is really sad, but I totally understand. Hopefully there’s an outdoor lady or two around who could start something for the girls. I think everyone should at least know the basics of building a fire, setting up a tent or shelter and a little simple camp cooking.
I live in a semi urban area. Go west and you’re in downtown Vancouver, go east and you're camping! I honestly don’t think some of the people I know would have a clue in the bush. They’d be the ones using poison ivy for TP! Someone like you would have been great for them.
Hey, here’s one thing you could do - encourage the boys to go home and teach their sisters everything they’ve learned, under adult supervision, of course!
The girls learn, the boys get to show off and maybe the parents interact with their kids! Everyone wins!

[KnifeSlinger#81]

In tulsa you don't have to be an outdoorsman to see wildlife.

[Quick Steel]

I don't know what is going on in the world of Scouting but hope Girl Scouts get some outdoor exposure besides selling cookies.

[zoogirl]

We went to a camp in Brownies. I think Guides does quite a bit of camping. (You have Scouts, we have Guides.)
It can get expensive, though. Something like this would be much better.

[samb1955]

Been seeing commercias on TV about abuse in the boyscouts. Shame what this world has come to.

[Quick Steel]

Predators go where there is prey: scouts, schools, athletics, churches etc.

[doglegg]

In tulsa you don't have to be an outdoorsman to see wildlife.

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Paul that is a knice looking fox.

[treefarmer]

How about this for an almost outdoor picture:

We generally keep the screen doors on the front screened in porch open, there are always all sorts of small critters in and out. The lizard, a green anole has caught some sort of a moth for dinner. The green anoles can change color but are not a true chameleons according to the researchers articles.
Treefarmer

[philco]

Cool photos Phil

[doglegg]

Whoa Philip, that is a great couple of pics. Caught him in action. Excellent.

[jmh58]

That is Sooo Kool Philip.. But I guess not so much for the moth!!!
John

[Quick Steel]

treefarmer, excellent. A miniature wild kingdom.

[bighomer]

Farmer I love it great photos .

[carrmillus]

..........great pictures!!!!................. .....................

[big monk]

How about this for an almost outdoor picture:003.JPG006.JPG
We generally keep the screen doors on the front screened in porch open, there are always all sorts of small critters in and out. The lizard, a green anole has caught some sort of a moth for dinner. The green anoles can change color but are not a true chameleons according to the researchers articles.
Treefarmer

AWESOME Phillip ___ as you know,we never stop being amazed,with ""mother nature"" _________thanks for sharin' !!!!

[zoogirl]

I think ‘dinner’ is in the Sphinx Moth family. They are both beautiful animals.
Anoles used to be in all the pet stores here and I’ve had several. They are amazingly fast.
A number of years ago, when I was doing presentations with my own animals, I took one to my sons school. As I was doing a number of classes, I left the cages in a classroom during lunch. When I came back, the anole cage was open and he was gone.
I finished the day and went home, thinking that I’d seen the last of him. About 5:30 I got a call from the school. A parent had called in to say that her son had found a lizard at the school, on the outside of the building, and we have no lizards in the area. On talking to the boy, she found out about my presentations and put two and two together! I was very happy to get him back!

[RobesonsRme.com]

Probably shouldn't tell this, but we used to catch those lizards and tie a string to a hind leg and the other end to the top button of our shirt, giving just enough length to roam around our shoulders and chest.

Kept them like that for a day or two, then released them back into the shrubbery, as they would not eat while we had them captive.

Charlie Noyes,guilty of childhood animal cruelty,but remorseful. Honest.

[TripleF]

Prepping for Poppy's Brains & Bushcraft Camp this week....starts on 6/10.

[Steve Warden]

So what's on the itinerary?

[TripleF]

So what's on the itinerary?

Numbers, measurements, tools.....using hand tools, identifying hand tools, cutting, reading maps, converting miles to speed, converting measurments to percentages, cooking, chopping wood of course, finding "perfect" wood ready to burn now, and who knows what else....LOL.

[Steve Warden]

Niiiiiiiice!

[Paladin]

So what's on the itinerary?

Numbers, measurements, tools.....using hand tools, identifying hand tools, cutting, reading maps, converting miles to speed, converting measurments to percentages, cooking, chopping wood of course, finding "perfect" wood ready to burn now, and who knows what else....LOL.

Good stuff, Scott and good job by you.

Ray

[Unk]

Scott - great work!

Phil,

Cool pics of the Anole Lizard! We have those all over the place here in Houston. Here's a few pics of one on my wife's amaryllis I took a few weeks ago. This one is missing his tail (they grow back). That must have been a close call!

I also saw a couple in the flower bed last week - they were circling each other and puffing you their red throats. Must have been a couple of males squaring off. I have also seen the fighting on the fences in my backyard. They are entertaining to watch.

https://www.backyardnature.net/n/a/anole.htm

[doglegg]

Cool pics of the lizard and the flower Unk.

[zoogirl]

Great pic! My amaryllis is blooming too.
Charlie, as long as you let them go, I forgive ya!
Scott, I so want to go on one of those bushcrat excursions! They sound wonderful!