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Subject: [Leica] Wednesday Weeds, where are the squirrels?
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018 10:06:47 -0500
References: <CA+3n+_=17zgbr4TR+W3H7DnTniz99DWkNpOtxXqwV7XLZrA-gg@mail.gmail.com> <d220bb8a-520e-eaac-4df8-562cb4082de6@lighttube.net> <CA+3n+_kx=_zPWt6uZmKWOJ=td1Ej_me6hSHHMrwaMJGwJ=xT1A@mail.gmail.com> <426d9515-79b2-6be3-ee6f-8452a140f0bf@lighttube.net> <421131B1-8916-458B-AE5C-3E15DEEFAF27@gmail.com> <987fda1e-07fc-1208-2636-37e015bbe6ea@iol.ie> <CAFfkXxtymr4x_u0Z674GrYnKM7QLeUB7vz+gqw=ba7aNCXQxhA@mail.gmail.com> <15741408-596C-48C7-9B86-816F3F83A317@mac.com>

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.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
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> > Regards,
> >
> > Sonny
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