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For sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by rideit
I remember a thread someone posted on a local MTB forum asking what people carry on rides for protection. And a whole bunch of wannabe tough guys piped in how they carry knives to fight off mtn lions. I'm not sure they understand how lions attack people. Good luck fighting back when the cat has your face or neck in its mouth. Tough as she is this likely would have had a different outcome if she'd been solo.
Another one from today.... roadrunner
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Yesterday
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Exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
Some of my friends carry side arms during archery elk season, as a few have had cat encounters over the years. Our joke about the firearms is that the effective range must be less than an inch because you'll be shooting it while it's attached to your neck.
It's very, very unusual to know they're there unless they want you to know. Otherwise, you'll know it when it hits you.
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LyleCrumbstorm, is that you?Quote:
Originally Posted by evdog
If they mean you harm, you will know it when they latch onto your neck, but in all actuality, it is far more common for them to announce their presence because they do not mean you harm and are smart enough to not want anything to do with humans. I've been growled at by them twice. Each time just one single unmistakable growl in the darkness to make me aware of their presence, then nothing more as they could see me backing away. One followed for a few steps, I think just to get a better look at me walking away, but neither really seemed actually aggressive at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Reverend Floater
They're definitely out now that we've had some warmer weather.
Saw the first two plus a bobcat all within 1/4 mile of each other on Monday. Then the third one today. Also been rattled at by a couple that were nearby in the bushes.
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Saw these little morsels today on a walk near Sedona.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...4b88ac6300.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...20b3de0c6d.jpg
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A sad wildlife story. Sad for the young man. Sad for the lion.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...a/73085116007/
I'm not shedding any tears for that lion.
Would you shed a tear for a Nevada moose?
https://apnews.com/article/moose-hun...0a6e30116db0c2
Interesting that moose only moved into the US 150 years ago.
100 moose doesn't sound like too many but I guess there's not much for moose to eat in Nevada.
Skunk wouldn't get off the trail last night. Seems to like the bridges we built in this canyon
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It's Spring - probably in the mood.
kinda rare spy today: great gray owl
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Great shot
Had a pretty cool Great Horned sighting while sitting in the hot tub at the place we were dog sitting a few nights ago. Swooped in directly in front/above us and into the adjacent pine tree.
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From Moonshine Ink news briefs online--
"The Return of Sandhill Cranes
LAKE TAHOE
Sandhill cranes, birds that once upon a time had all but vanished from the Tahoe region, are migrating to Lake Tahoe this spring. “More and more, these cranes are stopping to spend the summer here,” says Tahoe Institute for Natural Science co-founder and executive director Will Richardson.
Formerly a popular game bird, only an estimated three to four pairs were believed to nest in the entire state of California in 1944. In 1970, lawmakers in the state took action granting sandhill cranes fully-protected status. Six years later, nests were documented in the Sierra Valley, but it was still many decades before they started to reach the Tahoe region. In 2015, a milestone was reached when a breeding pair with a colt was discovered at Teichert Ponds in Truckee. In 2018, a pair began nesting at Grass Lake near Luther Pass, the first documented breeders in the Lake Tahoe basin.
“People need to be mindful that they are still highly susceptible to disturbance, and should be given plenty of space whenever a nest or a pair with a colt is found,” says Richardson.
The big winter of 2023 led to a major uptick in attempted nesting in Tahoe, with additional breeding either suspected or confirmed at Pope Marsh, Washoe Meadows State Park, and the Upper Truckee Marsh. Unfortunately, not all of these nests were successful last year.
“We believe that the Upper Truckee Marsh nest likely failed due to disturbance from recreational paddlers, despite the fact that the California Tahoe Conservancy posted clear signage for paddlers to stay away from the active nest,” says Richardson. Other nesting sites, such as those at Washoe Meadows State Park or the Teichert Ponds in Truckee may be subject to disturbance from people walking their dogs off leash.
To learn more about the research and conservation efforts led by the Tahoe Institute for Natural Science, visit tinsweb.org."
I saw one 2 years ago on Donner Lake. I hadn't realized it lived here (Teichert Ponds).
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Pretty lucky to witness this.
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Wow
In SoCal?? I had no idea they even existed there. They give no fuksQuote:
Originally Posted by evdog
This was actually NV just above Bullhead City, maybe a mile outside CA. But I saw one in Socal (Carrizo Plain) a couple years ago. Had no idea they existed here either.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcski
Is it just me or does that cat look like it may be pregnant?Quote:
Originally Posted by Woo-Dus
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I was thinking the same. The whole situation felt weird, the elk seemed like a roadkill, the guts looked to be gone but the cat was still being very protective of the carcass. Cats will have their litter about this time of year. Maybe she was pregnant, needed the meat and the coyotes had already been feeding that’s why they were hanging around.
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Heard a wolf howling the other night here in VT. I’ve listened to coyotes yip my entire life so definitely was them. Only other place I’ve heard wolves was in Montana when I was living there. It was pretty crazy. I was shocked to hear it.
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What? Yikes
Did a short hike last night on Grandeur and we saw a bit everything. Coyote was stalking some deer. Snake is a gopher snake.
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It's terrible photo quality but this little guy ran in front of my wife and I while we were walking to dinner last night. There were a bunch of turkeys around so I assume it was chasing one of them. On our way home I walked into the bushes where it had been and found a gut pile and fur from what looked to have been a cat or Pomeranian.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...87921a6897.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...c86dbd51cb.jpg
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This cute little northern saw-whet owl moved in next door. Tiny but loud, beeps through out the night. Sounds like a truck backing up.
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Gnarly spider I saw on the trail tonite
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Some hungry Robins wondering who I am
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Baby owl
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Mama owl
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Great pattern on that Barred owl.
2bJenny's pic of the little Saw whet owl was a winner too.
Daddy owl.
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this pic taken from inside the house
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A Vegas pool hawk.
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Don't let GG out with those hunting owls around. Cat killers supreme.Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry
Do owls rip heads off animals? The past week I found 2 rabbits on my street with their heads gone with their bodies intact. Just weird they weren’t eaten, just beheaded. Read somewhere owls may do that.
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