Maned Wolf

I came out one morning to go to work and momma fox and her pups were walking by my car on the way to the field where they live. She had her eyes on me and I was watching her but I didn't move towards the car till they were clear.
 

MarciKS said:
I came out one morning to go to work and momma fox and her pups were walking by my car on the way to the field where they live. She had her eyes on me and I was watching her but I didn't move towards the car till they were clear.
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When the kids and I lived in a desert area just outside of Las Vegas I was taking them to school one morning and we saw a mother quail and her babies, like 5 or 6 babies crossing our driveway, and they did exactly like you see in a cartoon; all following her in single file. But what really blew me away was that the baby quail were hardly bigger than my thumb. One of the cutest things I've ever seen.
 

Aunt Marg said:
If ever you're confronted by a mountain lion, the worst thing you can do is take your eyes off it and turn your back on it. If you do you're done for.
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Heh, before we moved to the cabin, my lady confronted a cougar
There was about a half foot of snow, and she said she saw 'this big cat' peering at her from the bushes.
It turned away
She freaking followed it
Then it 'ran off'
Told her it coulda circled around and preyed upon her
She said she thought it was a big kitty cat
Said the tail was quite long

Told her about cougars (a bit of a city girl at the time)

Showed her the tracks

'That's one big 'kitty cat'

She stuck pretty close by me for awhile after that

I never saw the cat, but the tracks told their tail
 
Gary O' said:
Heh, before we moved to the cabin, my lady confronted a cougar
There was about a half foot of snow, and she said she saw 'this big cat' peering at her from the bushes.
It turned away
She freaking followed it
Then it 'ran off'
Told her it coulda circled around and preyed upon her
She said she thought it was a big kitty cat
Said the tail was quite long

Told her about cougars (a bit of a city girl at the time)

Showed her the tracks

'That's one big 'kitty cat'

She stuck pretty close by me for awhile after that

I never saw the cat, but the tracks told their tail
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Glad your wife had you to help bring her up to speed on the realities of.

I've learned a lot from hubby in regards to outdoor stuff, and it definitely goes to the good of making one more wise when exploring the great outdoors or coexisting with wild animals.

My husband said our saving grace as humans, is we walk upright, and that big cats aren't genetically or taught from birth to prey on upright things, even though it occasionally happens.

I know someone like yourself would know about this tip, Gary, but for others here who may not know, if you're ever confronted by a big cat, undo the buttons on your shirt, or unzip your jacket, and flare out your arms while grabbing hold of the front of your shirt or jacket to make yourself look bigger and more imposing.
 
Aunt Marg said:
My husband said our saving grace as humans, is we walk upright, and that big cats aren't genetically or taught from birth to prey on upright things, even though it occasionally happens.

I know someone like yourself would know about this tip, Gary, but for others here who may not know, if you're ever confronted by a big cat, undo the buttons on your shirt, or unzip your jacket, and flare out your arms while grabbing hold of the front of your shirt or jacket to make yourself look bigger and more imposing.
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Good to know. Thanks.
 
Aunt Marg said:
undo the buttons on your shirt, or unzip your jacket, and flare out your arms while grabbing hold of the front of your shirt or jacket to make yourself look bigger and more imposing
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Yup

And if no shirt, stretch yer arms up and out anyway

Heh, got faced with a buck muley and his harem

Pretty big boy

He made a move toward me.....a few steps

Then thought better

I'd raised my arms, but don't know if that helped make his mind up or not

While my arms were raised, I was thinking 'does he think I'm challenging him?'

I hadn't moved toward him, so he probably thought no interference to his ladies and moved on
 
Gary O' said:
Yup

And if no shirt, stretch yer arms up and out anyway

Heh, got faced with a buck muley and his harem

Pretty big boy

He made a move toward me.....a few steps

Then thought better

I'd raised my arms, but don't know if that helped make his mind up or not

While my arms were raised, I was thinking 'does he think I'm challenging him?'

I hadn't moved toward him, so he probably thought no interference to his ladies and moved on
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I'm glad you mentioned the deer happening, Gary, because far too many people think that deer are cute and cuddle little things, but what many don't understand is how powerful they are, the damage they could do if they want to, and how actually big they really are.

I'm glad the experience you had ended well for both parties involved.
 
Gary O' said:
Yes

Been more than a few times while just traipsing thru the woods

Bucks in the rut can be mighty aggressive
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Yes, excellent point.

Funny story related to rutting. When my husband was first starting out hunting (really young), dear husband was proudly telling of a recent hunt he had been on, and the man he was telling the story to, an older, well-seasoned hunter, asked dear husband, "were the deer rutting", and dear husband thought he was asking if the deer were running, so dear husband answered the man, "no, they weren't running", prompting the man to rephrase his question to my husband again, which prompted a back and forth between the two a number of times, before the man finally admitted defeat, because all that hubby was hearing was, "were they running", and holding true to his story, dear husband never veered from the fact that, "no, the deer were not running". LOL!
 

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