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I've seen Bobcats, Javelinas, Golden Eagles, Coyotes, Tarantulas, Scorpions, and more, and that is just in my yard and house.
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When I visited Death Valley, I woke up early from jetlag, and went for a walk. I saw some footprints in the sand of a guy wearing boots. Superimposed on his tracks were those of a cougar, big paw prints!
That cat was on the hunt.....
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"When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."Comment
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I saw Meule in a Scottish kilt once....
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"When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."Comment
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When I lived in Panama I once saw a small money run across the road. I also got to see a lot of wild Sloth.~~~ Jess ~~~
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I've taken boat trips up in the Farallon Islands for whale watching...seen my share of majestic animals such as blue whales, humpbacks, great whites, orcas, dolphins, sea lions, etc...pretty awesome.
And when I used to volunteer at the Oakland Zoo a decade ago...there were tons of exotic and rare animals there as well...but of course...not in their wild natural habitat...lol.
Down in southern Mexico...in the states of Tabasco and Chiapas...I saw caimans, tons of monkeys, snakes...and even a glimpse of an ocelot.
Northern Mexico...scorpions, armadillos, coyotes, rattlesnakes...and even a gila monster (scary sucker).
Oh...and of course that one encounter with a Chupacabras...
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Mountain Nyala,
Pine Martin,
Mountain Lion - not rare here, but rarely seen.
Bobcat,
Serval Cat,"Steel-like jaws clacked away, each bite slashing flesh from my body - I used my knife and my hands, and when they were gone, my bloody stumps - and yet the turtles came."Comment
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I live in Central/Northern Alberta, very close to the Rocky Mountains. I've seen most of the wildlife at a distance. I don't like to get too close as it's unnerving -- for both them and me. Up in the Swan Hills there is a dwindling population of Grizzlies that roam free. Years ago the common consensus was that they were a remnant population of the Great Plains Grizzly. These days most Grizzly experts say that's untrue; however, no genetic testing has been done to back that assertion up.
These Swan Hills Grizzly are fricken huge, some have been measured up as matching the Alaskan Kodiak in height and weight. Here's a picture of a one time World's Record largest Grizzly bear, and the woman who shot it. It's a Swan Hills Grizzly...
Bella Twin
The woman's name is Bella Twin and that little .22 she's holding was what she used to take down the bear. She was lucky...
Anyway, I was up in the Swan Hills years ago slogging on the cut lines in the rain. When it rains the clay up there sticks to your boots and makes for a hard walk. Well there I was, a 10 minute walk from the truck, in the pouring rain and I come across a Grizzly track. The pad print of the rear paw was bigger than my boot and the toe/claw marks looked like knife gashes in the mud. The owner of that print was very obviously a big male.
The creepiest part about standing there in the rain staring down at the mud was that no water had collected in the track -- it was that fresh.
Talk about extreme pucker factor... I spent the longest 10 minutes in my life walking back to the truck.Last edited by Joe90; May 16, '11, 2:57 AM.90, Joe 90.... Great Shakes : Milk Chocolate -- Shaken, not Stirred.Comment
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What a shame...
Why in the world would anyone want to shoot a bear for?
Unless the bear tried to attack the woman (or was a potential danger to a populated area)...but if it was for pure sport...that's really sad to me.
I don't have anything against hunters as long as it's for consumption...you are going to use the whole thing for eating, clothing, survival...etc.
But to me...trophy hunting is not something I agree with.Last edited by Hector; May 16, '11, 3:04 AM.sigpicComment
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90, Joe 90.... Great Shakes : Milk Chocolate -- Shaken, not Stirred.Comment
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I was stalked once by a black bear.
About ten years ago I went for a long walk along the railroad tracks through woods --- about a 7 mile walk.
It started to get dusk
Half way through I heard something in the brush following me.
It was a black bear.
He didn't make any moves against me but he did follow me a good mile and a half.
I eventually chickened out and got off on a road crossing and hitch-hiked home
We got a lot of black bears around these partsComment
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We stayed in Death Valley, in a place called Stovepipe Wells.
Early one morning, we saw footprints of a tourist (big size shoes) in the sand surrounding the building. Somebody who took a morning stroll, I guess.
Superimposed onto his tracks were those of a mountain lion, huge paws, following the guy.
We turned around and went for an early breakfast instead of the intended walk.
I think the mountain lion also went for an early breakfast.....
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"When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."Comment
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I have seen black bear, bald eagles, foxes, turkey...most of the stuff already mentioned.
I don't know how common or uncommon they are but do see Orioles from time to time (the state bird of Maryland).
Also, have seen sharks. Nothing huge but have seen a couple that were caught live off the Eastern shore. Not sure what type of shark but still kind of freaky to see them right there in the ocean."The farther we go, the more the ultimate explanation recedes from us, and all we have left is faith."
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