Wildlife...

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Your very lucky Chris, all we get other than birds is the odd fox or hedgehog.

I remember being fascinated at the sight of squirrels in Neals back garden during the 2008 SubSim Meet.

The squirrels are fascinating right up to the point were they chew through car wiring and outside light wiring. Destroy plant pots when they knock them over . Empty the feeders by shaking the poles. Just generally being a nuisance. I'll send you some Royal Post!

[Red October1984]

Glad that somebody else can enjoy this!

We used to drop scraps of food right behind our house and watch the foxes come up and take it at night.

I have deer walk through my yard every day...turkeys too. There are more squirrels than you can count and plenty of woods.

I wouldn't trade it for anything.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Red October1984

Glad that somebody else can enjoy this!

We used to drop scraps of food right behind our house and watch the foxes come up and take it at night.

I have deer walk through my yard every day...turkeys too. There are more squirrels than you can count and plenty of woods.

I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I would not trade it for anything either. Our last home the only wildlife was yahoos that parked non-running cars and drive 4 wheelers all day in the backyard. Throw in sport bikes racing up and down the street to boot. We would watch this nonsense from our deck. It was time to go. We are now on a private drive with three other homes. Our homes all back to a conservation area. No more building around our homes! No road with bikes whizzing by doing wheelies. No cars with outrageously loud sound systems thumping on by. Just us, nutty squirrels, hawks, deer, rabbits, fox, ground hogs, assortment of birds and more frogs then we can count. Oh, we also have a barred owl. I have heard him twice. Have not seen him. I constructed a 10x16 deck specifically to sit, drink beer and enjoy the wildlife. It is working well. The wildlife is now enjoying our deck as seen today with a visit from a broad shouldered hawk.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

I would not trade it for anything either. Our last home the only wildlife was yahoos that parked non-running cars and drive 4 wheelers all day in the backyard. Throw in sport bikes racing up and down the street to boot. We would watch this nonsense from our deck. It was time to go. We are now on a private drive with three other homes. Our homes all back to a conservation area. No more building around our homes! No road with bikes whizzing by doing wheelies. No cars with outrageously loud sound systems thumping on by. Just us, nutty squirrels, hawks, deer, rabbits, fox, ground hogs, assortment of birds and more frogs then we can count. Oh, we also have a barred owl. I have heard him twice. Have not seen him. I constructed a 10x16 deck specifically to sit, drink beer and enjoy the wildlife. It is working well. The wildlife is now enjoying our deck as seen today with a visit from a broad shouldered hawk.

I'd hate that too...all the crap going up and down the road. I live on an old hundred year old farm road that branches off of a state highway. The only things off of this very short road is my house and the neighbor's farm.

...and of course the woods.

The only thing I can see wrong with your situation is that the woods are a conservation area. You can't hunt those animals...and you may not want to...it's something you decide for yourself. Sometimes the conservation areas have controlled hunts.

If I was going to live in the woods, it'd be my own woods that I can know like the back of my hand and hunt whatever lives in it.

Again...a you thing. Hunting is not for everybody. Like you said, you sold the rifle because you couldn't imagine shooting a deer. That's understandable and I'm really glad that you like your new place.

Also, there's a thing...You got to watch those Owls....I don't know if you have Screech Owls...but if you hear one 3 times in a row, it means you're going to have very bad luck. I'm not superstitious....but it's not a good thing to hear 3 times in a row.

And the frogs....the Tree Frogs will get everywhere at least in my experience.

Ever wake up to see a tree frog sitting on your toothbrush? Or on all of the windows?


Livin' in the woods.... 'Merica

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Destroy plant pots when they knock them over .

I'm sorry but a quick scan of the whole post I saw.........
Destroy pot plants

Man! My eyes snapped back to that REAL quick!

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by privateer

I'm sorry but a quick scan of the whole post I saw.........
Destroy pot plants

Man! My eyes snapped back to that REAL quick!

Not legal in Maryland......yet. They are working on it. Just something else that can be taxed.

[Armistead]

I love living by the river, surrounded by 1000's of acres. Bear and I don't walk by the river as much in the summer, ticks, numerous snakes, etc, but I love walking it during late fall through spring. I do take Bear canoeing, he seems to enjoy it.

I've seen about every critter known, deer to bears and we even chased a bigfoot.

I've tried about everything to keep squirrels out of my feeders and deer out of my garden, but can't do it.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Armistead

I love living by the river, surrounded by 1000's of acres. Bear and I don't walk by the river as much in the summer, ticks, numerous snakes, etc, but I love walking it during late fall through spring. I do take Bear canoeing, he seems to enjoy it.

I've seen about every critter known, deer to bears and we even chased a bigfoot.

I've tried about everything to keep squirrels out of my feeders and deer out of my garden, but can't do it.

You live next to a river?

Got Beaver problems? Those are more annoying than squirrels.

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

LOL

I'd have thought the best way would be to have a dog.

No...not the best way. Everybody has dogs around here and the local cats do more killing than the dogs.

[AVGWarhawk]

Our poodle will chase them off. But, the attraction of a fat feeder of seed has the squirrel returning in a few minutes. I need that hawk to start making a daily snack of squirrel.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

The squirrels are fascinating right up to the point were they chew through car wiring and outside light wiring. Destroy plant pots when they knock them over . Empty the feeders by shaking the poles. Just generally being a nuisance. I'll send you some Royal Post!

Oh dear...wasn't aware of that

[AVGWarhawk]

No worries. I'll fix their little wagon. Squirrel proof feeders.

[AVGWarhawk]

This is what I'm talking about. Persistent little bugger. Looks like Circus de Soleil in my backyard for crying out loud. Time for that squirrel proof feeder.

[Jimbuna]

I get that with pigeons, they chase off the Wood Pigeons and Collar Doves so I reciprocate whenever I see them.

[fireftr18]

Get one Spiced Rum's bears. That might work.

[Red October1984]

Squirrel Proof feeders never have worked for me. The squirrels knocked it down and broke it open. We just quit putting out feeders.