Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Baymule]

Excede ain't the greatest, but it sure beats the heck out of the BW! I hope you get connected soon!

 

[Ferguson K]

We have a black buck and a white doewe constantly capture on the game cam. A few weeks ago a neighbor claimed they had a record setting bobcat on camera. I said I need pics.

That's an average coon behind her. Record setting all right!

 

[samssimonsays]

Maybe that is a record setting coon

 

[Mini Horses]

Well, even an "average" bobcat can be a formidable foe!!! I know that I do not want to meet up with one at night!!!!

 

[Devonviolet]

I've never seen, nor heard of panther sightings, in our area. However, that doesn't mean they aren't here. With their stealthy ways, and black fur, it's almost impossible to see them under the cover of darkness.

We have been told, by the previous owner, that he saw big cat tracks - he was assuming they were Bob Cats. But, again Bob Cats only seem to come out under the cover of darkness. I'm told there have been sightings of Bob Cats here.

I'm so glad to have our Maremma LGDs. They sound off at night, so I know they are seeing/hearing something. Sometimes it is a rabbit or armadillo. But, other times we have shone our flashlight into the adjacent farmer's field and seen coyotes - about 200-300 feet out. Keeping their distance from those big white dogs, no doubt! We have never lost a chicken, and I know people who don't/didn't have LGDs, who lost as many as 100 chickens.

We also know we have racoons, in our part of East Texas, because the previous owners lost a chicken, that was beheaded (the body was left), which I'm told is typical racoon behavior.

Ah, the joys of living in the country!

 

[CntryBoy777]

Here in Mississippi I've seen bobcats during the day time...and when driving a truck...have seen mountain lions in Texas and Oklahoma....they have panthers in Louisiana too...so, it wouldn't surprise me if ya have them there in eastern Texas.....having dogs would be a great idea for sure.

 

[samssimonsays]

We have cougars here. We know we are on the edge of ones territory for sure, a female. And Either we have two or one was just passing through because I spotted one to the other side of us about 8 miles away. But the DNR insists there are none in Minnesota At least they did. People have hit them with vehicles, trail cams pick them up, horses taken down by them. Waaaaay too many occurrences not to have a permanent population of them. Big cats, gotta love the fact that you never know they are there unless they want you to.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

We've seen a cougar(s) here. Been a decade or so since I actually put my eyeballs on a cougar. A bobcat was seen in the pasture next to mine earlier this year. I think they go around my pasture because of the dogs. Thank goodness!

 

[Latestarter]

Latest update... Closing is set for next Wednesday 10/12/16 at 9am. Everything that needs to be done has been done. Anything that could potentially derail this has been rendered moot. I have reviewed the closing disclosure (used to be called a HUD1 form) and all is as it should be. Effective next Wednesday I will once again be a home owner... This time with 19 acres and lots of work to do . I have heard from the internet provider and installation is scheduled for Monday, so no more driving up to the best western for free WiFi... I'll be paying for internet, but no driving involved. My DirecTV is up and operational and not surprisingly there are 100+ channels of crap that I have zero interest in, 50+ channels showing movies they want me to pay extra to see, and the stuff that I am interested in is primary on a loop, repeating endlessly. <sigh> At least I'll now be able to watch my Patriots play every week... the one highlight to having this service.

Have been contemplating a road trip in the next week or two over to a certain place in NC to visit Mel's siblings, parents & their owner(s). I do have some rather immediate repairs that I need to do around the place once it's mine. And then I need to start stretching fencing and building additional out buildings to house the animals I expect to join the fold next spring. This fall/winter I really need to concentrate on getting a tractor and implements as well. I have sooooo much to do before next spring comes. I guess I better get the camera battery charged up as well... I know y'all are going to insist on pics and I know I can't always be expecting @Devonviolet to provide for me...

OK, getting hot sitting here in the truck typing. Time to head back to my air conditioning. Will update again soon.

 

[Bruce]

Pictures? We don't want no stinking pictures!

UM, YES WE DO!!!

At least with all you have to do before spring you can work on it all winter. Kinda hard to put up fence at 0F and the ground is frozen 3 or 4 feet down.