Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/03/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Actually feral pigs tend to avoid humans. Javelina's on the other hand act more like a certain species of dinosaur in Jurassic Park. On Mar 1, 2018 9:39 AM, "Bernard Quinn via LUG" <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > They might get fairly feisty, too! > > Barney > > Barney Quinn, WK3Z > C: (301) 775-1386 > H: (301) 654-0938 > > > 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. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Sonny > > http://sonc.com/look/ > > Natchitoches, Louisiana > > 1714 > > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > > > USA > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information