Now there's a classic...Originally Posted by wacojoe
...Ben
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Now there's a classic...
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Jerry Clower had a lot of funny stories. I like the one about Marcel and the beer joint.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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You guys have to be getting close to the end of youtube.
"Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.
don"
Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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I've actually seen a couple of those videos twice...You guys have to be getting close to the end of youtube....Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Knowing what our bobcats sound like I can only imagine the effect of those guys have on the hair on the back of your neck.This particular picture is off of a trail camera but we have seen several in person while up there. Scary part is I know I have been seen a hell of a lot more than I have seen them. My heart skips a beat every time I see one.
Down in Az near my hometown they have one of those Africa wildlife places. Once when we were quail hunting a mile or so away a male lion went off roaring and bellering and the sound was absolutely terrifying. I want to hear it in person in Africa someday.
This BIG guy was breeding a female all day one day about 125 yards off the deck (I play with a rangefinder sometimes). They made a hell of a racket. The neighbors came by to watch and everything. Sorry about the crappy cell phone pic.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
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Not to mention the effect on the seat of the pants......Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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Story time
At about 12 years of age I made my first trip to deer camp with my uncle. His cabin was rather "rustic" and I got to sleep in the loft---which was at best 3 feet clear at the peak.
I was laying toward the side and gone to sleep--with no light. During the night a bobcat went off, seemingly, standing on the roof above my head. I sat bolt upright ---at least until my forehead came into contact with the rafter above.
Trying to find my way out of that dark loft and down the ladder while trying to stop the bleeding almost made me want to go home to my mamma
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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And after thousands of pictures, I finally got one of a lion after a deer - one with sharp pointy things on his head. Lose some resolution sizing them for here but ....
Thats my house at the primary compound there in the background.
"Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.
don"
Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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Now that's not something you see everyday! Thanks for sharing.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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Excellent
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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The spots on the critter do not look like a mountain lion to me. Also, the tail does not seem long enough. Do you have lynx in Colorado?
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Bobcat sightings have increased a lot around here in the last couple years.....
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What am I missing? I'm seeing the tail and back end of a Puma
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Lynx and Bobcats do not have long tails......
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible - Arthur C. Clarke
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The deer and lion are both running on a little 2-track that goes diagonally across the frame. And the grass is verv deep this year. In ordinary years i get pictures of little stUff like rabbits. This might help, I am turning left onto the road. You can see the back of my german shepard a little closer to the camera than the lion was.
I have several pictures of lions at night on this camera and even a daytime bear. Deer are an everyday occurrence except for Jan/Feb. it was a matter of persistence.
I think those things you see that look like spots are grass seed heads. The lions tail is sticking up and back. I have had the good fortune of watching a lion attack and chase a bighorn sheep and you remember the tail distinctly because they are very large and apparently important to their balance.
"Back after 5 years. I thought you had died.
don"
Splitting my time between the montane and the mesas
The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.
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