Wildlife...

[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