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B-I-L’s deck, 10 feet from their back door.

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Sent by the other neighboring wildlife to tell BIL it's time to take down the xmas lights.

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Originally Posted by lifelinksplit

Umm no. Your California is showing. Look up wolf killing people stats. And lots of coyotes get shot in Montana because they harass livestock etc and it's perfectly legal(whether or not I agree with it).

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It was a dad joke. And IRL most people aren't going to get close enough to either one to identify by ear and snout shape.

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Originally Posted by skiJ

I have seen what I consider to be two classes of wolves on the U.p. -
the Grey wolves I see do not greatly concern me - to me, they are the size of a large Labrador retriever ;
years ago, I saw one several times that was using cty hwyQ as a trail ;

I have also seen a Timber wolf that was bigger than the deer it was chasing - almost four feet tall at the shoulder and unbelievably long ( probably eight feet nose to tail ). Unbelievably Tall and long !
I thought it was an Irish wolf hound that someone had let run...
I have had two encounters that confirm the Timberwolves.

years ago, in the middle of a Winter night, Blue, my companion Chesapeake let out the most instinctive Warning growl I have ever hear from a dog
( it was a once in a lifetime experience for Blue ) ;
in the morning I went out and the wolf prints were Almost the size of my hand ( size10 ), and a stride-length that seemed to approach six feet...
Just passing by. . .

coyotes are not big - but
sometimes I get confused by photos with nothing to reference size.

in my experience, I believe I was more likely to see coyotes who did not mind being seen and had no interest in interacting, and could disappear in a matter of seconds ;

again in my experience, wolves are more interested in never being seen
( we never saw the wolf on hwyQ from less than fifty years).

Good luck ! skiJ

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Timber wolves aren't actually a species nor sub species. Most folks refer to Eastern Wolves as timber wolves, but they're smaller than a grey wolf. "Timber Wolf" has become a catch-all for a few different sub species of Grey Wolf along the northern US. Sort of like calling a Robin a songbird.

If you're lucky enough to see a grey wolf in the wild, there's no mistaking them for a coyote. They're giant. So tall that at a distance, you might think they're mule deer or something similar... until they move.

Our coyotes are around 30-35 lbs. They look bigger because of their coats, especially this time of year. Grey wolves here are 75-100 lbs and are much lankier. When you see one walking, it's sort of like seeing a shark swim in that your brain immediately screams, "predator!" They're badass animals.

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Speaking of wolves, we were lucky to have an encounter last Sunday in Lamar Valley. So cool. My third one ever.

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Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater

Timber wolves aren't actually a species nor sub species. Most folks refer to Eastern Wolves as timber wolves, but they're smaller than a grey wolf. "Timber Wolf" has become a catch-all for a few different sub species of Grey Wolf along the northern US. Sort of like calling a Robin a songbird.

If you're lucky enough to see a grey wolf in the wild, there's no mistaking them for a coyote. They're giant. So tall that at a distance, you might think they're mule deer or something similar... until they move.

Our coyotes are around 30-35 lbs. They look bigger because of their coats, especially this time of year. Grey wolves here are 75-100 lbs and are much lankier. When you see one walking, it's sort of like seeing a shark swim in that your brain immediately screams, "predator!" They're badass animals.

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noted. Thank you

skiJ

Excellent shots Swimmy

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Burns, CO

There is a bunch of bighorns that hang out near the road by the church there too.

Couple of otters making a mess of the dock
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Any mags make it in this vid?

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Seen a pretty big river otter about a month ago on the Potomac river.

One of maybe two sightings in 40+ years of time on the water.

Pretty kewl.

Saw what I initially thought was a weird bushy tailed coyote trying to cross the road next to my house the other evening. Looked like a fox, but was gray, not red. Well, a little googling and I discovered there is such a thing as gray foxes! So that’s what it was. And this thing was big, about the size of a coyote but with a long bushy tail going straight back from the body. Probably scouting out our chicken coop.

Our neighbor has spotted a large bobcat outside her house. She thinks it’s responsible for killing several fawns last spring.

I dig otters. They're maybe my second favorite animals after bears

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Originally Posted by evdog

Any mags make it in this vid?

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I'd like to think that mags would have given it more space instead of stressing it out to try to get the video clicks :cussing:

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Originally Posted by babybear

I dig otters. They're maybe my second favorite animals after bears



I'd like to think that mags would have given it more space instead of stressing it out to try to get the video clicks :cussing:

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Yeah, that’s super shitty. Quit following the poor thing and let it mosey away.

Mountain lion attack just outside Beaver Mtn:

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Mini tarantula. Guy could comfortably sit on a nickel with his feet barely touching the edges.

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We have grey foxes here, less common than the red variety.

Nice arachnid.

I hear they can be people friendly but can not bring myself to get that close.

Several years ago some foxes denned up in my nextdoor neighbor's back yard and had a littler of like 6 or 8 pups. 2 of them were black and the rest red. It was super cool to look out in the back yard at first light to see them running and jumping and playing back there.

Sadly, as a result of an outbreak of mange The country wildlife officials began culling foxes in our area shortly after that and their populations still haven't rebounded but we still see a few here and there, especially in the spring.

Just missed either Bobby, Bobbette or Non-binary Bob the neighborhood Bobcat on their daily mission today.

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Constant battle with the squirrels attacking the bird feeder. Slingshot doesn't quite cut it. They even wandered within ten feet of this goshawk chowing down on one of their brethren the other day. Buggers!

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Colorado man dies after being bitten by pet Gila Monster

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Originally Posted by billyk

Saw what I initially thought was a weird bushy tailed coyote trying to cross the road next to my house the other evening. Looked like a fox, but was gray, not red. Well, a little googling and I discovered there is such a thing as gray foxes! So that’s what it was. And this thing was big, about the size of a coyote but with a long bushy tail going straight back from the body. Probably scouting out our chicken coop.

Our neighbor has spotted a large bobcat outside her house. She thinks it’s responsible for killing several fawns last spring.

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Grey foxes are very cool. They can climb trees and are way less timid then their red furred brethren. I've been following along online a NPS effort to track their (along with native river otters and black bear) rebound in Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park.

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Grey foxes are very cool. They can climb trees and are way less timid then their red furred brethren. I've been following along online a NPS effort to track their (along with native river otters and black bear) rebound in Cuyahoga Valley Nat'l Park.

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I wasn't feeding her. She somehow got obsessed with my camelback nozzle and kept trying to steal it. Had some kits, in some bushes nearby.

This guy swung by for a visit this morning.

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^Looking for a ball of yarn perhaps

saw these 2 chillin’ through the spotting the other day
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Saw the first two sneks of the season the other day.

Gopher snake that was injured. It was barely moving and was found right next to the trail. Probably got ran over by a MTB on the trail.

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A bit later saw a California king snake. Which means the rattlesnakes are also coming out (they eat rattlers).

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Sitting at the kitchen table trying to eat my breakfast in peace but nooooooo


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Looks like a scene from an Alfred Hitchcock movie, or the Twilight Zone.

100% of the time that coyote is going to bite you if it gets a chance.

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WOW.

https://www.kuow.org/stories/cougar-...state-cyclists

Dayum…

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Holy shit. Good friends indeed.

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Dayum…

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Ha.. read that as swallowed her ear originally. Earring is better, and makes a lot more sense.

Wow, those chicks are badass. 45 minutes fighting an enraged mountain lion? Smart to get the bike on top of it and pin it down. One chick stabbed it repeatedly with a small knife. Holy shit.


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So, does this top the killing a cougar boy stabbing it in the head with a pen, or is it just a variation on a theme? Definitely high mark for team work.

Nice red diamond this afternoon. 3.5 to 4ft

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It coiled up kinda lazy and barely rattled. They're just waking up

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Total badass.
I might choose not to show my wife this story.

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