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Frankentruck wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 11:29 am

1911Colt wrote: ↑Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:27 am Yeah, very destructive fellows. I have "removed" 5 groundhogs using a non-politically correct method at my place.

Did you Phil them with hot lead?

Wireless hole puncher

Very tech savvy!

more badger footage from early this morning.

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:10 am more badger footage from early this morning

Are they soft?

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:27 am

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:10 am more badger footage from early this morning

Are they soft?

I guess so , they've got very dense fur on their bodies , you don't ever get the chance to stroke them though except road kills and I've never tried stroking road kill , if you see one in the wild they kind of look like very small sheep as they run away .

Fire at the farm , 150yards from my house , we are safe as are the livestock and farmhouse , its a hay barn , probably arson .

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:17 pm Fire at the farm , 150yards from my house , we are safe as are the livestock and farmhouse , its a hay barn , probably arson .IMG_20240113_211349.jpg

Great, just great! I do hope everyone, including livestock were safe. If arson, may they find that bastard and drop him down a deep dark hole for eternity!

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:17 pm Fire at the farm , 150yards from my house , we are safe as are the livestock and farmhouse , its a hay barn , probably arson .

It's crazy how we were just talking about the farm, and then that happens! I bet it was those damn badgers! But seriously though, I'm glad everyone is safe like you said. That could have easily gone sideways real quick.

Lowgear wrote: ↑Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:00 am

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 4:17 pm Fire at the farm , 150yards from my house , we are safe as are the livestock and farmhouse , its a hay barn , probably arson .

It's crazy how we were just talking about the farm, and then that happens! I bet it was those damn badgers! But seriously though, I'm glad everyone is safe like you said. That could have easily gone sideways real quick.

It's mid winter now , if it had been summer it would have been a lot lot worse , the stables are right next to the barn it's a miracle it was saved and the horses are fine ,could have been a very different story , four hay barns have burnt down locally this winter , one was proven arson so its highly likely they all were .

Let's hope that the remaining stables/barns put up security cameras and catch this arsewipe.

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 10:27 am

Dadio wrote: ↑Sat Jan 13, 2024 6:10 am more badger footage from early this morning

Are they soft?

Saw this today and couldn't resist.

I was sitting here a half an hour ago (2:30am) when I heard a weird animal noise coming from outside I've never heard before. I didn't feel like getting up to investigate so instead I looked up what I guessed it could be, and I was right. It was a red fox.

Here's the noise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VJBWTypVNU

Would've never guessed that was a fox call. Red fox are rare to see in my parts, but there's plenty of them around. Well the ones that have avoided coyotes anyways. The coyotes will kill them if found in their territory.

It was a lucky guess as I've never heard a fox make any noise before but they've been lurking around lately due to seeing their tracks in the snow. I figured I'd look up the sounds they make first. It has similar qualities to a deer's warning call. I've heard the coyotes numerous times over the years but have yet to lay eyes on one.

Lowgear wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:48 am I've heard the coyotes numerous times over the years but have yet to lay eyes on one.

Same here until the day one just sauntered right through my back yard like he owned the place My neighbor has chickens, so I grabbed a gun and went outside, but he had disappeared into the woods. I could hear him howling. The chickens all went berserk and clucked for an hour afterwards.

The new neighbor has a huge white furball of a dog. Put some black spots on him and, from a distance, he could pass for a baby calf. I used to hear coyotes howling literally every night but that stopped when the big dog arrived. He must have informed them that this is his neighborhood now and they need to keep the noise down after 9