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Post by Plainsman on Jan 18, 2021 11:14:34 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 18, 2021 12:24:23 GMT -5
If he gets a chance he will steal a Dunhill. 😉🤣 |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 18, 2021 13:19:15 GMT -5
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Post by jay on Jan 18, 2021 18:06:23 GMT -5
But he'll steal it only after he washes his hands. Leave him a pouch of good stuff to go with the pipe.
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Post by urbino on Jan 18, 2021 19:13:40 GMT -5
If he gets a chance he will steal a Dunhill. 😉🤣 Heck, he probably stole that cob. |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 18, 2021 19:22:33 GMT -5
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Post by mrlunting on Jan 19, 2021 20:36:48 GMT -5
Rocket gets respect. That's good 👍. Wonder what he's smoking. Another note +1. |
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Post by Winton on Jan 21, 2021 9:31:09 GMT -5
Growing up in a wooded area, we often encountered racoons. I remember laying on the floor, next to the sliding glass door. A racoon was checking us out, a foot or so away.
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Post by mrlunting on Jan 21, 2021 14:13:15 GMT -5
I hate when they eat my corn. They only eat half the ear off every plant. Buggers are going to get a taste of hot sauce this year!😎😈
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Post by urbino on Jan 21, 2021 19:22:08 GMT -5
I hate when they eat my corn. They only eat half the ear off every plant. Buggers are going to get a taste of hot sauce this year!😎😈 Raccoons love spicy food. It is known. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 21, 2021 19:30:38 GMT -5
‘Coons are interesting critters. I’ve only killed one, which I regretted then and still. But they can be real pests.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 21, 2021 21:07:31 GMT -5
‘Coons are interesting critters. I’ve only killed one, which I regretted then and still. But they can be real pests. Friend had a pet one when we were kids. I don't know what happened to it, but I remember that it was causing a lot of trouble around the house. I've trapped and relocated 4. I couldn't bring myself to kill one with that face. 😔 |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 21, 2021 22:02:57 GMT -5
They can be hungry little bastards. I had some friends that had a chicken coop, while they were at church the coons reached through the wires and ate the chickens paw by paw. The kids were the ones to find the shredded mess.
They built a deeper coop after that with more robust defenses.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 22, 2021 5:40:25 GMT -5
Another thing we don't have over here...not complaining about this one though. I think I'd rather do without them.
Closest we would have would be badgers, I suppose (for pest and annoyance - certainly they're a pest for farmers, bringing TB to the cows). As for getting into rubbish, maybe foxes, but I've only seen them dead on the road (and not often). With wheelie bins, I think they seem to stay away.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 22, 2021 11:06:09 GMT -5
Another thing we don't have over here...not complaining about this one though. I think I'd rather do without them. Closest we would have would be badgers, I suppose (for pest and annoyance - certainly they're a pest for farmers, bringing TB to the cows). As for getting into rubbish, maybe foxes, but I've only seen them dead on the road (and not often). With wheelie bins, I think they seem to stay away. I would rather have raccoons than badgers. We have an inside joke, when my wife sees a dead animal on the side of the road, she says someone hit a badger. |
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Post by gav on Jan 22, 2021 13:11:27 GMT -5
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 22, 2021 13:21:44 GMT -5
We have both ‘coons and badgers here. And lately ‘possums. No ‘dilloes yet, but who knows when they will arrive, too.
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 22, 2021 13:23:38 GMT -5
Kindly, perhaps, but not playing with a full deck. Other than the one filled with procyon lotor. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 22, 2021 14:03:51 GMT -5
I've seen some chunky raccoons in my life, but never morbidly obese. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 22, 2021 15:36:44 GMT -5
Something fishy about that...
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 22, 2021 16:05:27 GMT -5
I see a really warm coat for Toshtego in that group! 😁
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Post by jay on Jan 22, 2021 17:48:02 GMT -5
The next door neighbor and his wife leave out a bowl of cat food for the raccoons. Every evening about 8 pm, give or take, our front door security camera records a couple of them walking across the yard headed for that bowl. An hour or so later, it records them headed back across the yard and street to the park.
They haven't every bothered our trash, thankfully. I pretty much have decided that if they leave us be, we'll return the favor.
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Post by urbino on Jan 22, 2021 18:03:03 GMT -5
The next door neighbor and his wife leave out a bowl of cat food for the raccoons. Every evening about 8 pm, give or take, our front door security camera records a couple of them walking across the yard headed for that bowl. An hour or so later, it records them headed back across the yard and street to the park. They haven't every bothered our trash, thankfully. I pretty much have decided that if they leave us be, we'll return the favor. Sounds to me like your neighbor is doing you a solid. |
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Post by briarpipenyc on Jan 23, 2021 9:42:07 GMT -5
I always wondered why the Red Fox and Racoons were never "domesticated" by our ancestors. Two, beautiful animals. If either could be tamed, I think I would enjoy caring for either, as a pet. Maybe I am just being too romantic, and, way too selfish.
But, upon reflection...they really should be wild and live free, as God intended.
Reading thru some of the comments, I find it curious that when God's creatures interact or compete with Man, they become a nuisance and need to be eliminated, or dominated. Rarely accommodated, and almost never tolerated.
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 23, 2021 10:30:27 GMT -5
I always wondered why the Red Fox and Racoons were never "domesticated" by our ancestors. Two, beautiful animals. If either could be tamed, I think I would enjoy caring for either, as a pet. Maybe I am just being too romantic, and, way too selfish. But, upon reflection...they really should be wild and live free, as God intended. Reading thru some of the comments, I find it curious that when God's creatures interact or compete with Man, they become a nuisance and need to be eliminated, or dominated. Rarely accommodated, and almost never tolerated. Both have been domesticated. Foxes just stay too wild to make a good pet. They really don't do well around humans, especially as they get older. Too nervous a temperament. Raccoons make great pets if you have the patience. You have to be ready to deal with a very smart and willful critter that will do whatever is necessary to get what it wants. They can be very affectionate though. |
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Post by briarpipenyc on Jan 24, 2021 7:21:08 GMT -5
I always wondered why the Red Fox and Racoons were never "domesticated" by our ancestors. Two, beautiful animals. If either could be tamed, I think I would enjoy caring for either, as a pet. Maybe I am just being too romantic, and, way too selfish. But, upon reflection...they really should be wild and live free, as God intended. Reading thru some of the comments, I find it curious that when God's creatures interact or compete with Man, they become a nuisance and need to be eliminated, or dominated. Rarely accommodated, and almost never tolerated. Both have been domesticated. Foxes just stay too wild to make a good pet. They really don't do well around humans, especially as they get older. Too nervous a temperament. Raccoons make great pets if you have the patience. You have to be ready to deal with a very smart and willful critter that will do whatever is necessary to get what it wants. They can be very affectionate though. ******************************************************************************************* And, now I know. I suspected as much. Love to look at both, and could easily imagine either being curled up on a couch or chair next to me, like a dog. But...it's not in their DNA. It's better they remain wild and independent creatures. I had a pet monkey when I was a lad about 12 years old. Filthy animals....terrible as a pet! Also, a compulsive wanker....but that's for another forum. Do I have some stories! |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 24, 2021 10:17:15 GMT -5
Yeah, growing up watching Lancelot Link, and Tarzan and Cheetah I always wanted a pet monkey. Then in my high school years, I had to walk by a house that had a monkey collar chained that threw turds at us... but then again if I was in that situation, I would be pretty cranky.
I have had reptiles including an alligator, birds, and such. Family members with miniature ponies, and potbelly pigs. The only animal that makes sense to me is a dog, I don’t mind cats I just don’t want one.
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 24, 2021 12:43:48 GMT -5
Both have been domesticated. Foxes just stay too wild to make a good pet. They really don't do well around humans, especially as they get older. Too nervous a temperament. Raccoons make great pets if you have the patience. You have to be ready to deal with a very smart and willful critter that will do whatever is necessary to get what it wants. They can be very affectionate though. ******************************************************************************************* And, now I know. I suspected as much. Love to look at both, and could easily imagine either being curled up on a couch or chair next to me, like a dog. But...it's not in their DNA. It's better they remain wild and independent creatures. I had a pet monkey when I was a lad about 12 years old. Filthy animals....terrible as a pet! Also, a compulsive wanker....but that's for another forum. Do I have some stories! I had a red fox, for a while. Ambushed him outside a den. Grabbed him up and took him home. I guessed he was about 6 or 7 weeks old. Weaned. He never warmed up to me. (Why should he have?) I could walk him on a leash and he had a nice pen to live in. Gave him all the affection and care you would give a pup but he was always a fox. Never even close to a dog. Had a friend that really wanted him, so after he built a pen for him I let him have him, having tried everything to "civilize" him. He got away from my friend's pen a few weeks after he went to live there. A good thing probably. I would never do such a thing again, but I was young and stupid. Foxes belong in the wild. |
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Post by chasingembers on Jan 24, 2021 20:00:36 GMT -5
If he gets a chance he will steal a Dunhill. 😉🤣  |
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Post by Ronv69 on Jan 24, 2021 20:04:19 GMT -5
Anybody fond of gophers? I put 2k gallons of water down a whole today and nothing ran out. But the lower part of the back yard is a soggy mess. This will delay the new septic system by 3 days. 😕 Shite.
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