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Subject: [Leica] Wednesday Weeds, where are the squirrels?
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn)
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2018 09:39:20 -0500
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They might get fairly feisty, too!

Barney

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> On Feb 28, 2018, at 9:01 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> 
> wrote:
> 
> I own three firearms, all inherited.  A Ruger .22 rifle, a .22 pistol, and
> a 12 gauge shotgun.  I haven?t fired any of them in the years I?ve owned
> them, though I hunted squirrels with the shotgun as a kid.
> 
> I think the Ferel  hogs might be a hunting task beyond my skills or
> inclination, and I?d expect the meat to be pretty gamey.
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 7:22 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>> 
>> Sonny, I always thought all of you are armed to the teeth, sharpshooters
>> from birth, and no feral hog could dream safely of a bit of corn
>> devastation without the whizz of a fusillade?
>> :-)
>> 
>> Douglas
>> 
>> 
>>> On 28/02/2018 19:35, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote:
>>> Yes, feral hogs are a huge problem here, they can devastate a corn crop
>> in a hurry.  They also damage levees and fences.  One thing being tried
>> here is sound cannons, somewhat effective but also a pollutant to quiet
>> spring and summer evenings.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sonny Carter
>>> http://www.SonC.com/look
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Feb 28, 2018, at 10:57 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Good Luck!
>>>> 
>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2/28/2018 10:07 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
>>>>> Interesting that you bring up pigs.  They are in fact moving north from
>>>>> central GA and southeast from AL.  They are projected to affect
>> Atlanta in
>>>>> the very near future.  Maybe more successful species than rats.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Feb 28, 2018 9:35 AM, "Jim Nichols" <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Nice!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> You could be worse off;  pigs also love acorns! :-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Jim Nichols
>>>>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On 2/28/2018 6:43 AM, Don Dory via LUG wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Good morning,
>>>>>>> My wife and I were walking back from lunch and I saw todays image.
>>>>>>> Perhaps
>>>>>>> it needs a little context.  We live in an interesting neighborhood;
>> on one
>>>>>>> side is a fairly developed urban mid rise cityscape and on the other
>> side
>>>>>>> are large to very large estates measured in hectares.  On the estate
>> side
>>>>>>> there are frequent problems with deer, coyotes(for my asian and
>> european
>>>>>>> friends a canine that weighs around 15-20kg and travels in packs as
>> well
>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>> being as smart as a poodle perhaps smarter).  As well, we have been
>>>>>>> feeding
>>>>>>> birds for twenty years and have had all the issues with squirrels
>> that
>>>>>>> anyone with bird seed will attest to.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Anyway, seeing the bounty below I wondered where all the squirrels
>> were as
>>>>>>> I could certainly export entire families of squirrels and a few deer
>> the
>>>>>>> few city blocks to:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/don_dory_gmail_com/Wednesda
>>>>>>> y+Weeds/green+and+brown.jpg.html
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> All the best.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
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> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://sonc.com/look/
> Natchitoches, Louisiana
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> 
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