Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

We have hawks that get the chicken of the trees regularly. Saw one snag one off 
the top of a fence last year.  A beautiful thing.

-D

> On Dec 29, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Up Nort, it is the Eagles and ospreys that git the pocket pups.
> 
>> Dan--- via Mercedes 
>> December 29, 2017 at 9:35 AM
>> And new shoes/boots/pocketbook!
>> 
>> If I was wandering about with coyotes in the area I would probably pack a 
>> pistol.
>> 
>> We just had a gator lunge at a neighbor playing with their dog next to one 
>> of our retention ponds. I don’t have a lot of sympathy for them, as anyone 
>> with half a brain around here knows that small animals are food for these 
>> things. There was an incident over in Clearwater a year or two ago where a 
>> woman was walking her (little) dog along side a pond, and a gator jumped out 
>> and grabbed it. She later admitted that she saw the warning signs but chose 
>> to ignore them
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Up Nort, it is the Eagles and ospreys that git the pocket pups.


Dan--- via Mercedes 
December 29, 2017 at 9:35 AM
And new shoes/boots/pocketbook!

If I was wandering about with coyotes in the area I would probably 
pack a pistol.


We just had a gator lunge at a neighbor playing with their dog next to 
one of our retention ponds. I don’t have a lot of sympathy for them, 
as anyone with half a brain around here knows that small animals are 
food for these things. There was an incident over in Clearwater a year 
or two ago where a woman was walking her (little) dog along side a 
pond, and a gator jumped out and grabbed it. She later admitted that 
she saw the warning signs but chose to ignore them


-D




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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

Wily and company are everywhere.  We used to hear the pack nightly in 
Awa.  Any cat that ventured outside was eaten, except for old 
snaggletooth.   We figgered she lost part of her lip  tangling with 
coyotes, but she bloodied them and got away.  She was the scaggliest cat 
I ever saw, but no mouse or vole (or free meal) escaped her.  The lazy 
cats that hung around the barn and waited to be fed survived, the ones 
who hunted, died, except for Snaggletooth.  Kind of a reverse Darwin.  
In the end a pit bull killed her, probably because she was not afraid of 
dogs.


Either the coyote hunters decimated the pack or they moved on.  I hit 
one several times at long range with 40 grain LR.  It was hilarious.  It 
was so dark I really could not see much, but I'd shoot, then could hear 
the plop when the 40 grains hit; apparently hit it in the a$$.  The 
coyote would chase its tail and I'd laugh because it did so little 
damage that they coyote only chased its tail.  After a few nights of 
that, that particular coyote took a different route in the evening.  It 
must have been about 1000 feet, as the delay was close to a second.  I 
think the tail chasing happened twice and other times I hit elsewhere.  
At any rate, it was hilarious to watch ol wily chase its tail.


Mitch's neighbor's experience makes a case for 17 before reloading.  I 
can see where a pack could number 15-20.  Other than a sandrat attack, 
(or the kind 'bummer's buddies did in the 70s) I don't see need for 
popos to pack 16 or 17.



Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
December 29, 2017 at 9:06 AM

Yotes everywhere. Black bear are more isolated.

My neighbor quit going on walks after she met up with a pack of 'yotes 
about a mile from home. (yeah, they don't work in packs, except when 
they do)
Her strongest memory of the meeting is the perception that they 
weren't at all afraid of her. But she was afraid of them.
I hear their group sing-a-longs at night 2-3 times a month. Haven't 
actually seen on in this neighborhood, yet. Beginning to think I 
should be less lazy about arming myself around home. The neighbor's 
story hit close to home, where she met them is near the far end of my 
dog walking range.


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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Trouble is getting a clean shot before it gets you.  I think the folks 
here called a gator wrangler who snagged it and hauled it off, they have 
to be killed as once they settle on a place they will come back.  Not 
sure what happens to the carcass but that would make some nice boots and 
a few pounds of tail meat.  I could probably find a dozen of them within 
a mile of the vast estate, if not more, but not right now.  (Up the road 
a bit there are some old rice ponds that have some 12 footers that hang 
around)  Hell I had one in the marsh out by the garage a few years back, 
bellowing for a girlfriend.  My neighbor's worker had a little one last 
year he got from my neighbor's pond, he was cutting up the tail, it had 
been eyeing the dogs a bit too longingly...


--FT


On 12/29/17 10:09 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

On December 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
 wrote:


I think that pic was taken up in Max's neighborhood last spring or
summer.  If not, there was a very similar incident with a gator on the
front porch trying to get in.  Freaked out the homeowners.

One guy on the forum where I found that picture said something to the effect 
that he'd be thrilled to find that much free vittles on his front porch.
I guess he takes the Granny Clampett point of view, critters = vittles.

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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

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Are they still officially protected in FL?

On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes  wrote:

> And new shoes/boots/pocketbook!
>
> If I was wandering about with coyotes in the area I would probably pack a
> pistol.
>
> We just had a gator lunge at a neighbor playing with their dog next to one
> of our retention ponds.  I don’t have a lot of sympathy for them, as anyone
> with half a brain around here knows that small animals are food for these
> things.  There was an incident over in Clearwater a year or two ago where a
> woman was walking her (little) dog along side a pond, and a gator jumped
> out and grabbed it. She later admitted that she saw the warning signs but
> chose to ignore them
>
> -D
>
> > On Dec 29, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >> On December 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> I think that pic was taken up in Max's neighborhood last spring or
> >> summer.  If not, there was a very similar incident with a gator on the
> >> front porch trying to get in.  Freaked out the homeowners.
> >
> > One guy on the forum where I found that picture said something to the
> effect that he'd be thrilled to find that much free vittles on his front
> porch.
> > I guess he takes the Granny Clampett point of view, critters = vittles.
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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

And new shoes/boots/pocketbook!

If I was wandering about with coyotes in the area I would probably pack a 
pistol.

We just had a gator lunge at a neighbor playing with their dog next to one of 
our retention ponds.  I don’t have a lot of sympathy for them, as anyone with 
half a brain around here knows that small animals are food for these things.  
There was an incident over in Clearwater a year or two ago where a woman was 
walking her (little) dog along side a pond, and a gator jumped out and grabbed 
it. She later admitted that she saw the warning signs but chose to ignore 
them

-D

> On Dec 29, 2017, at 10:09 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
>> On December 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I think that pic was taken up in Max's neighborhood last spring or 
>> summer.  If not, there was a very similar incident with a gator on the 
>> front porch trying to get in.  Freaked out the homeowners.
> 
> One guy on the forum where I found that picture said something to the effect 
> that he'd be thrilled to find that much free vittles on his front porch. 
> I guess he takes the Granny Clampett point of view, critters = vittles.
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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On December 29, 2017 at 10:00 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> I think that pic was taken up in Max's neighborhood last spring or 
> summer.  If not, there was a very similar incident with a gator on the 
> front porch trying to get in.  Freaked out the homeowners.

One guy on the forum where I found that picture said something to the effect 
that he'd be thrilled to find that much free vittles on his front porch. 
I guess he takes the Granny Clampett point of view, critters = vittles.

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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On December 29, 2017 at 9:48 AM Dan--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> I hear there are bears and coyotes in Michigan. 

Yotes everywhere. Black bear are more isolated. 

My neighbor quit going on walks after she met up with a pack of 'yotes about a 
mile from home. (yeah, they don't work in packs, except when they do)
Her strongest memory of the meeting is the perception that they weren't at all 
afraid of her. But she was afraid of them. 
I hear their group sing-a-longs at night 2-3 times a month. Haven't actually 
seen on in this neighborhood, yet. Beginning to think I should be less lazy 
about arming myself around home. The neighbor's story hit close to home, where 
she met them is near the far end of my dog walking range.

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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

I think that pic was taken up in Max's neighborhood last spring or 
summer.  If not, there was a very similar incident with a gator on the 
front porch trying to get in.  Freaked out the homeowners.


--FT


On 12/29/17 9:48 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote:

Heh.  As long as you don’t live on a “conservation lot” (fancy realtor/builder 
term for “waterfront”) you’re not going to see any of these guys around.  And 
that’s waterfront as in retention pond or lake.  It’s not like they’re 
wandering aimlessly around the neighborhood.

I hear there are bears and coyotes in Michigan.  And the deer around here are 
so small if you hit one with your car it’s a non-event, like hitting a dog or 
something.

You do have to watch out for the occasional armadillo, however. Those things 
will mess up the underside of your car bad if you try to run over them.

-D chillin’ at 68F


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Re: [MBZ] worse than a moose friday

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

Heh.  As long as you don’t live on a “conservation lot” (fancy realtor/builder 
term for “waterfront”) you’re not going to see any of these guys around.  And 
that’s waterfront as in retention pond or lake.  It’s not like they’re 
wandering aimlessly around the neighborhood.

I hear there are bears and coyotes in Michigan.  And the deer around here are 
so small if you hit one with your car it’s a non-event, like hitting a dog or 
something.

You do have to watch out for the occasional armadillo, however. Those things 
will mess up the underside of your car bad if you try to run over them.

-D chillin’ at 68F

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[MBZ] worse than a moose friday

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