Wildlife, living next to nature - Page 54

Griff · 03-11-2016, 04:47 PM

Gravdigr · 03-12-2016, 12:08 AM

Gravdigr · 03-18-2016, 03:51 PM

Move along, sir. Nothing to see here...

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...just a bear, eating a goose on the front porch...

(I tried to embetter this pic, but, it didn't help much.)

xoxoxoBruce · 03-18-2016, 10:01 PM

Yeah, not much detail in the shadows, but it's definitely bird for lunch.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-19-2016, 08:14 PM

Now there's a pet that can feed itself, I guess. Looks to me more like a dog that caught a car... what now?

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2016, 08:01 AM

Two rangers release a large pissed off Cougar from a foot trap. Tense.

Griff · 03-22-2016, 06:00 PM

heroic

fargon · 03-22-2016, 09:08 PM

Good on them.

lumberjim · 03-23-2016, 02:06 AM

That would be freaking intense. You can tell that the Ranger that was directing had done this before, and that the other had not. Talk about on the job training... Imagine the new guy telling his lady about his day that night....

So, how was your day, honey?

Well, I grabbed the tiger by his toe.....

xoxoxoBruce · 03-23-2016, 04:13 AM

Quote:

Utah wildlife conservation officer Mark Ekins was called to help release the cougar on December 17 and decided to film the encounter because of the animal's size. The footage, uploaded to YouTube just this month, shows Ekins slipping a catchpole over the cougar’s neck and then working with a trapper to release it. At one point, the cougar leaps as Ekins reaches for its paw, snapping a tree limb the men were using to control it. Ekins then calmly grabes the pole, which is only a few feet long, and calmly reins in the frantic cat. Ultimately, Ekins throws a blanket over the cougar and releases its paw, and after a moment, the animal sheds the blanket and runs away, shaken, surely, but with only a small cut on its paw.

It was purportedly all in a day's work for Ekins, who says that a healthy respect for the animal helps him stay safe when releasing large cougars. He told ksl.com, “I’m nervous and I’m extremely careful when doing it. …I’ve probably only done three in my career that were as big as the one you saw.” Typically, he said, large cougars can free themselves from traps, but occasionally officers are needed. Ekins said that tranquilizers are preferred to catchpoles in these situations, but the drugs aren’t always available in remote areas.

According to the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources trapping guide, cougars must be released unharmed, and authorities are to be notified within 48 hours. Despite the restrictions on trapping cougars, it's legal to hunt them in certain parts of the state.

From Field & Stream

xoxoxoBruce · 03-23-2016, 07:15 AM

I just discovered the inept dude in the video is the trapper who accidently caught the cougar while legally trapping Bobcats in season.

This picture from Utah Game Wardens Magazine had no explanation but I'd guess it's cats taken illegally.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-24-2016, 12:53 AM

It's not easy being a leader...

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2016, 10:16 AM

OMG, she survived, she defeated the voracious beast! Must have been just one of them... or she has supernatural powers.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-27-2016, 07:20 PM

Even the medieval scribes knew the danger of bunnies.

Gravdigr · 03-28-2016, 08:58 AM

What do ya do when Tigger wants to share lunch?

Ya share ya fuckin' lunch.

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03-18-2016, 03:51 PM	#798
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Move along, sir. Nothing to see here... ...just a bear, eating a goose on the front porch... (I tried to embetter this pic, but, it didn't help much.) __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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03-19-2016, 08:14 PM	#800
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Now there's a pet that can feed itself, I guess. Looks to me more like a dog that caught a car... what now? Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2016, 08:01 AM	#801
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Two rangers release a large pissed off Cougar from a foot trap. Tense. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-22-2016, 06:00 PM	#802
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03-23-2016, 02:06 AM	#804
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	That would be freaking intense. You can tell that the Ranger that was directing had done this before, and that the other had not. Talk about on the job training... Imagine the new guy telling his lady about his day that night.... So, how was your day, honey? Well, I grabbed the tiger by his toe..... __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-23-2016, 07:15 AM	#806
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I just discovered the inept dude in the video is the trapper who accidently caught the cougar while legally trapping Bobcats in season. This picture from Utah Game Wardens Magazine had no explanation but I'd guess it's cats taken illegally. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-24-2016, 12:53 AM	#807
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's not easy being a leader... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-27-2016, 10:16 AM	#808
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	OMG, she survived, she defeated the voracious beast! Must have been just one of them... or she has supernatural powers. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-27-2016, 07:20 PM	#809
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Even the medieval scribes knew the danger of bunnies. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-28-2016, 08:58 AM	#810
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	What do ya do when Tigger wants to share lunch? Ya share ya fuckin' lunch. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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