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There are more of them out there, and closer to us, than you would
think. I used to live in a town of appx. 23,000 people, one block off the main street through town. When I got home late, I routinely scared a bobcat out of the dumpster of our apartment complex; he'd leap out and run when my headlights would shine on the dumpster as I turned in. I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running across the road. The local police have said that you could be *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. Krista, if that happened here, every Bubba with a 12-gauge would march on the Capitol hollering "Overpopulation!" and have an open season on them declared. My dad is a rancher, and he is amazingly tolerant of coyotes/bobcats. If a newborn calf gets killed, he just shrugs and says, "You have to expect to lose a few." He never lets the coyote-hunters on his land. Back to the Bubba-hunters, there's a restaurant here that has 2 stuffed bobcats on the counter as "trophies." I ate there once and marched my butt to the manager and told him I thought dead cats as decor was disgusting. DH was quite embarrassed. It's such a no-win. Bobcats are such magnificent creatures and you have to respectt them just for survivinng on their own. But they can be so dangerous, too, when they start coming into populated areas and getting so bold. Sherry |
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There are more of them out there, and closer to us, than you would
think. I used to live in a town of appx. 23,000 people, one block off the main street through town. When I got home late, I routinely scared a bobcat out of the dumpster of our apartment complex; he'd leap out and run when my headlights would shine on the dumpster as I turned in. I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running across the road. The local police have said that you could be *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. Krista, if that happened here, every Bubba with a 12-gauge would march on the Capitol hollering "Overpopulation!" and have an open season on them declared. My dad is a rancher, and he is amazingly tolerant of coyotes/bobcats. If a newborn calf gets killed, he just shrugs and says, "You have to expect to lose a few." He never lets the coyote-hunters on his land. Back to the Bubba-hunters, there's a restaurant here that has 2 stuffed bobcats on the counter as "trophies." I ate there once and marched my butt to the manager and told him I thought dead cats as decor was disgusting. DH was quite embarrassed. It's such a no-win. Bobcats are such magnificent creatures and you have to respectt them just for survivinng on their own. But they can be so dangerous, too, when they start coming into populated areas and getting so bold. Sherry |
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Yeah, Sherry, I don't like stuffed dead things either.....several gunsmith
shops in this area have taxi'd wild boars (they live in the 'Glades) right by the front door and even though I don't especially like wild boars (who would, except another wild boar?) it turns my stomach to go past them into the stores. God knows what's in stores out in western USA. There are bears as well as bobcats here but they stay deep in the Everglades. Not to mention the FL Panther, a protected species (who is on my license plate, BTW). "Sherry " wrote in message ... : There are more of them out there, and closer to us, than you would : think. I used to live in a town of appx. 23,000 people, one block off : the main street through town. When I got home late, I routinely : scared a bobcat out of the dumpster of our apartment complex; he'd : leap out and run when my headlights would shine on the dumpster as I : turned in. : : I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county : that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running : across the road. The local police have said that you could be : *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the : night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. : : Krista, if that happened here, every Bubba with a 12-gauge would march on the : Capitol hollering "Overpopulation!" and have an open season on them declared. : My dad is a rancher, and he is amazingly tolerant of coyotes/bobcats. If a : newborn calf gets killed, he just shrugs and says, "You have to expect to lose : a few." He never lets the coyote-hunters on his land. : Back to the Bubba-hunters, there's a restaurant here that has 2 stuffed bobcats : on the counter as "trophies." I ate there once and marched my butt to the : manager and told him I thought dead cats as decor was disgusting. DH was quite : embarrassed. : It's such a no-win. Bobcats are such magnificent creatures and you have to : respectt them just for survivinng on their own. But they can be so dangerous, : too, when they start coming into populated areas and getting so bold. : : Sherry : |
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Yeah, Sherry, I don't like stuffed dead things either.....several gunsmith
shops in this area have taxi'd wild boars (they live in the 'Glades) right by the front door and even though I don't especially like wild boars (who would, except another wild boar?) it turns my stomach to go past them into the stores. God knows what's in stores out in western USA. There are bears as well as bobcats here but they stay deep in the Everglades. Not to mention the FL Panther, a protected species (who is on my license plate, BTW). "Sherry " wrote in message ... : There are more of them out there, and closer to us, than you would : think. I used to live in a town of appx. 23,000 people, one block off : the main street through town. When I got home late, I routinely : scared a bobcat out of the dumpster of our apartment complex; he'd : leap out and run when my headlights would shine on the dumpster as I : turned in. : : I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county : that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running : across the road. The local police have said that you could be : *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the : night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. : : Krista, if that happened here, every Bubba with a 12-gauge would march on the : Capitol hollering "Overpopulation!" and have an open season on them declared. : My dad is a rancher, and he is amazingly tolerant of coyotes/bobcats. If a : newborn calf gets killed, he just shrugs and says, "You have to expect to lose : a few." He never lets the coyote-hunters on his land. : Back to the Bubba-hunters, there's a restaurant here that has 2 stuffed bobcats : on the counter as "trophies." I ate there once and marched my butt to the : manager and told him I thought dead cats as decor was disgusting. DH was quite : embarrassed. : It's such a no-win. Bobcats are such magnificent creatures and you have to : respectt them just for survivinng on their own. But they can be so dangerous, : too, when they start coming into populated areas and getting so bold. : : Sherry : |
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LOL wrote: I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running across the road. The local police have said that you could be *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. You can find alligators basking on warm paved roads near ponds on any summer night. We also have panthers, but they are rare, and are mostly, but not always, found waaay out in the woods. One memorably stalked our in-the-city-limits neighborhood for several days before heading back to friendlier territory, and a few d*gs disappeared during that time. As man encroaches more and more upon their territory, the wild critters become bolder (if survival means a change of diet from their natural prey, they'll adapt). There was a PBS special, not too long ago, about the "wild life" in New York City, of all places! And raccoons and oppossums are quite common in many areas of Los Angeles (as well as coyotes, who venture a good deal further into urban areas, to hunt, than most people realize). |
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LOL wrote: I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running across the road. The local police have said that you could be *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. You can find alligators basking on warm paved roads near ponds on any summer night. We also have panthers, but they are rare, and are mostly, but not always, found waaay out in the woods. One memorably stalked our in-the-city-limits neighborhood for several days before heading back to friendlier territory, and a few d*gs disappeared during that time. As man encroaches more and more upon their territory, the wild critters become bolder (if survival means a change of diet from their natural prey, they'll adapt). There was a PBS special, not too long ago, about the "wild life" in New York City, of all places! And raccoons and oppossums are quite common in many areas of Los Angeles (as well as coyotes, who venture a good deal further into urban areas, to hunt, than most people realize). |
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I have been told several times that feral cats are such a problem in
the Dakotas that they are supposed to be destroyed if some specified distance from a building. They have caused great destruction in Hawaii according to conservationists. There is no danger of cats becoming endangered. And no excuse for allowing them outside. That being said, my pet of preference is a cat. |
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I have been told several times that feral cats are such a problem in
the Dakotas that they are supposed to be destroyed if some specified distance from a building. They have caused great destruction in Hawaii according to conservationists. There is no danger of cats becoming endangered. And no excuse for allowing them outside. That being said, my pet of preference is a cat. |
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 10:12:07 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
yodeled: LOL wrote: I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running across the road. The local police have said that you could be *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. You can find alligators basking on warm paved roads near ponds on any summer night. We also have panthers, but they are rare, and are mostly, but not always, found waaay out in the woods. One memorably stalked our in-the-city-limits neighborhood for several days before heading back to friendlier territory, and a few d*gs disappeared during that time. As man encroaches more and more upon their territory, the wild critters become bolder (if survival means a change of diet from their natural prey, they'll adapt). There was a PBS special, not too long ago, about the "wild life" in New York City, of all places! There is plentiful wildlife here in NYC, for a couple of reasons. One is our long, convoluted shoreline, and another is the huge parks that we are fortunate anough to have. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 10:12:07 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
yodeled: LOL wrote: I live in a very small town (pop appx. 3,000) in a fairly large county that's mostly rural, and it's not uncommon to see a bobcat running across the road. The local police have said that you could be *amazed* at the wildlife roaming the street in the middle of the night. Bobcats, coyotes, the occasional bear, etc. You can find alligators basking on warm paved roads near ponds on any summer night. We also have panthers, but they are rare, and are mostly, but not always, found waaay out in the woods. One memorably stalked our in-the-city-limits neighborhood for several days before heading back to friendlier territory, and a few d*gs disappeared during that time. As man encroaches more and more upon their territory, the wild critters become bolder (if survival means a change of diet from their natural prey, they'll adapt). There was a PBS special, not too long ago, about the "wild life" in New York City, of all places! There is plentiful wildlife here in NYC, for a couple of reasons. One is our long, convoluted shoreline, and another is the huge parks that we are fortunate anough to have. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) |
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