This guy and his little buddies have been tearing up my young fir trees and have snapped one of my quakies in half (last year it was a 10' weeping birch). Had to put fencing around all the trees and the wife bought a paint gun. Of course my big game permit is no good in the back yard; right area but no shooting. However, there have been a couple bigger than this taken from the golf course; one with a .357 by a police officer (former) and another this year with a bow. Can't say it isn't tempting.
Ahhh man, those guys a good eatin. Not sure what you can do to keep them away, they're pretty stubborn.
Hey Gary.Maybe you could put a stuffed one in the yard with an arrow through it`s head!! He might get the message...Sorry,I couldn`t resist!! Good Luck.Later,Tony.
We use some kind of stuff here to keep the deer away. Smells like old cigarette butts and moth balls. I can't remember the name but come in bags at our local feed store. Works well.
Yard Pets Man -o-man, I sure would like to see that through the crosshairs of my deer slug gun scope. Do they make a silencer for 870's?
How about, get out of my 3rd floor APARTMENT!! After a week of NO sleep, my buddy, who had already ridded his apt. of one squirrel earlier this week, decided it was time to call pest control, after opening up his closet this morning, only to have this thing lunge at him!! When I say no sleep, I'm dead serious!! This thing would keep him up all night long, running around in the walls, scratching, knawing, deficating.... Below is his "kill" as of 4 pm today....the guy from pest control just came by here about 20 minutes ago to take the little guy to his new home....where ever the hell that may be.... So long, disease riddled VARMINT!!! note: Gary, I'm not trying to hijack your thread, I just figured these are somewhat similar instances.... :laugh:
Try this site. http://www.plotsaver.com/index2.html It's supposed to be good for 3 months. Check it out.
Simple... Gary, all you have to do is throw a little party for all the gearhead friends. :beer :beer :beer :beer Then don't let them use the bathroom. Have them just go whiz in the yard. They won't come near it anymore!!! :Smarty:
Just put a sign in the back yard saying "Deer season is open". Seems all the animals here can read. They can be all over the place off season. They tend to disappear late September. Our local kill rate is up about 8% from last year. 1572 deer "registered kills" during the first week. Healthy herd of 50,000 animals in the province.
Steve, 50,000 in the province seems very small. I read in the local newspaper that they estimate 3 million deer in Mississippi versus a population of 3.5 million people. The one in Gary's pic is a fine looking specimen. Wouldn't bow and arrow be okay in your back yard even in a residential area? The plotsaver stuff in Reynold's post also looks pretty impressive and something good to know about too.
Pretty healthy herd for here. We have a different climate & loose a lot to winter kill. Coyotes get hungry too.Road kill another issue, though I'd rather hit a deer than a 1000lb. moose. Legs get clipped by the front end & the whole animal comes through the windshield.Seen them open up the roof on a full size car just like a sardine can. Very, very messy. Survival rate for the occupants is very low when this happens. No hunting allowed within 500 metres of any residence. Yes, a bow would be quiet but there's always a fellow who hears about it & has a few beer too many!
Season is over now and even then a bow would be illegal in the residential area. Oh, I could pull it off, at least until the new house behind me is occupied but wouldn't do it then. Buddy of mine trying to get me to put a salt lick and water out there for them so I can shoot one. I just have to stop spending $$$$ on the Buick(s) and build a good fence (NOT!). I am looking forward to shooting a few with the paint ball gun, tho'. I hear those things can be pumped up pretty well and made to really sting. Of course, we got Hugger Orange paint balls. Could become a real neighborhood sport/competition.. everyone with a different color.
Be careful there pal, some states have animal harassment laws. I just don't want to see any of your Buick money going to the federalis.
Try going to the ladies beauty salon and collecting lots of hair! Bring it home and put in the wifes old stockings and place these near the trees and they usually stay away. Worked for my Mom for years. The paintball idea sounds like a lot of fun. I have some green ammo?
We got 'em!! The Mid Western Jackelope (Lepus-temperamentalus) was first seen by George McLean in 1829. Jackelopes are one of the rarest animals in North America. A cross between a now extinct pygmy deer and a rabbit, it is an extremely shy and wild animal. Jackelopes were known by the ancients as "deer bunnies". The name of Jackelope was not adopted until the 1960's. No Jackelope has ever been captured alive. The truth is that, when approached, these creatures can be aggressive and unpredictable. Rare photos have been taken of them at their feeding grounds in the high country where the jackelope roam. One strange characteristic of this animal is that it has the ability to imitate the human voice. Cowboys singing to their herds at night on the prairie were sometimes startled to hear their songs being repeated. The eery echo was coming from a herd of jackelope on a hillside nearby. Jackelope sing only on dark nights before a thunderstorm. It is written that you can extract milk from the Jackelope as it sleeps belly up at night. The milk is believed to be medicinal and can be used for a variety of afflictions. Here is my Dad's trophy hanging on the wall!! :laugh:
The backyard Here is a pic of Dad's backyard. About 12 sections to the next road!!! Man, I hate living in the city after growing up here!! :rant:
