Outdoorsman Thread

[bighomer]

This little gal comes by each night to eat her special pile of corn.

[treefarmer]

bighomer,
Do you beat on the bucket to call her up or does she just stand around lookin' hungry and you feed her?
You sure had some fine antlers coming up in the yard last year. We are watching, with a game camera, several different bucks growing their antlers this year. I'll get busy and share some pictures maybe tomorrow after church.
Love to see the critters whether on camera or in person.
Treefarmer

[treefarmer]

We've been watching several different groups of young bucks grow their antlers this season. Here are the latest pictures of them:

This little feller is a yearling, he is usually with his mamma.

These two will be 2 years old this season. they are still with a doe.

We've been hearing reports of several Red Foxes being seen in the community. I know one of these is a coyote but not quite sure about the other one. What do y'all think?

This is a coyote

Is this a fox or a coyote?

Treefarmer

[Colonel26]

When I first glanced at it I thought fox, that’s what it’s head looks like. But looking closer at the body, I’m not sure either.

[Quick Steel]

I think we are looking at coyotes. Degree of certainty = 0

[TPK]

Cool pics bighomer & treefarmer!

I'm with Garry in the coyotes.

[cudgee]

I have never seen a coyote, it looks too big for a fox, or an Australian fox anyway. We used to to go spot lighting for foxes, and on the posted photo the reflection of the eyes looks too big for a fox. Do not know if this helps. Have a good week everyone.

[djknife13]

They both steal my hens. I'd shoot and figure it out later. We have coyote's, red fox and the bigger grey fox around here.____Dave

[Doc B]

I'm gonna vote young, lanky coyote. Seems legs are to long, for the foxes around here.

[cudgee]

They both steal my hens. I'd shoot and figure it out later. We have coyote's, red fox and the bigger grey fox around here.____Dave

[Dinadan]

Treefarmer - I would say coyote. Or maybe a small chupacabra?

[Paladin]

Here are a couple of photos of a local marsupial. On her 1st trip she had a pair of young'uns hanging on to her back and I assume she was moving the brood. On this trip she was going down my back fence on a return trip to her nest and I assume she had more of her young to relocate.
If I remember correctly the 'possum is the only marsupial we have in North America.

Ray

[Dinadan]

If I remember correctly the 'possum is the only marsupial we have in North America.

Ray

You are correct, Ray. Since we only have one marsupial, we are sure lucky to have such a beautiful species!!

Nice photos!

[treefarmer]

Those are good pictures, Ray, especially the one with the sun shining through her ear! Those critters are very useful in controlling the tick population. The last year or so I learned how many ticks that are responsible for eating annually. That number elevated them from pest to a useful critter!
Treefarmer

[Paladin]

Those are good pictures, Ray, especially the one with the sun shining through her ear! Those critters are very useful in controlling the tick population. The last year or so I learned how many ticks that are responsible for eating annually. That number elevated them from pest to a useful critter!
Treefarmer

Thanks Mel and Phil. I guess I'd just as soon that they didn't get too comfortable in my back yard but if they get to be a problem, I'll relocate them.

Ray

[cudgee]

Possums are everywhere over here, they have adapted to suburban living very well, and do not worry about them making themselves at home in your backyard. Ours have gone upmarket, their residence of choice is in your roof.

[Dinadan]

Cudgee - at least some of y'all's possums are pretty. I have always thought it was very unfair that we have only one marsupial and it is right next to a rat when it come to attractiveness.

Possums come to my garden whenever there is food. In the winter when I feed the birds they are here pretty much every night rooting for sunflower seeds under the feeder. I have a couple of dwarf persimmon trees. I get almost no persimmons to eat. I think that persimmons are possums number one favorite food.

[Paladin]

Possums are everywhere over here, they have adapted to suburban living very well, and do not worry about them making themselves at home in your backyard. Ours have gone upmarket, their residence of choice is in your roof.

Jeez! I will put a contract out on their lives if that should happen. A bounty maybe!

Ray

[Colonel26]

There’s currently a contract out on every possum I see here. They like to get into the hay in the barn and mess all in it spreading all manner of diseases, especially to horses.

My boy caught several this past winter coming to eat the bait in his coon traps. And I must say that the Lord called each and every one of them home in a very quick manner.

[doglegg]

Not to move the topic off of pole cats but a photo I got recently while visiting my son in the Seattle area. This was up at Mt Baker and you may need to view it on a bigger screen or blow up the pic some to see the shy participant.

[Colonel26]

lol sneaky little bugger!

[garddogg56]

Going from camp vaca to the picket line all in one week

[Doc B]

Looks nice garddogg! Could definitely use a "water break" around here. Hit 104, in the shade, this week.

[garddogg56]

We had sum wicked storm Doc all week.A local car dealership had quite a few car dimpled from hail,our little pond ya could have surfed on it at times

[doglegg]

A few flower pics from our recent trip to Seattle and area.