Hogs are back

eSGEe said:
bet the new neighbors are FREAKING OUT
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Hahahaha, that sir, is an understatement.
When they bought that place, they had no idea what little treats were instore.
Their idea of wildlife was birds & squirrels.
The lovely manicured and gated subdivision that they came from didn't have hogs, possum, armadillos, racoons, bobcats, coyotes and localized flooding.
 
We may be northern Illinois but you hit on several of our critters….. and flooding. (Just not at our house) We don’t get the hogs, armadillos or bobcats. Do get the occasional skunk. Lotsa deer. We’ll have a Fox roam thru once in awhile. And mom and dad Red Tailed Hawks call one of our trees home. Quite fun actually.
 
Hackmaster said:
Hahahaha, that sir, is an understatement.
When they bought that place, they had no idea what little treats were instore.
Their idea of wildlife was birds & squirrels.
The lovely manicured and gated subdivision that they came from didn't have hogs, possum, armadillos, racoons, bobcats, coyotes and localized flooding.
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not to mentioned rednecks with MESAs!!! ;)
 
iblive said:
We may be northern Illinois but you hit on several of our critters….. and flooding. (Just not at our house) We don’t get the hogs, armadillos or bobcats. Do get the occasional skunk. Lotsa deer. We’ll have a Fox roam thru once in awhile. And mom and dad Red Tailed Hawks call one of our trees home. Quite fun actually.
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We have a nice selection of wildlife in the Northeast. We also have Fishers, or Fisher Cats. Nothing like a cat, and from the weasel family. Some are the size of a coyote. Quite viscous fvckers if you ever see one. Best to pay attention on walks in the woods, and turn the other way before they notice you.

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SG John said:
We have a nice selection of wildlife in the Northeast. We also have Fishers, or Fisher Cats. Nothing like a cat, and from the weasel family. Some are the size of a coyote. Quite viscous fvckers if you ever see one. Best to pay attention on walks in the woods, and turn the other way before they notice you.

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I see these in my backyard….right around this time of year. They come for the rabbits and turkeys that survive the hawks, eagles, and osprey…they creep me out when I hear them at night.
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Thatbastarddon said:
I see these in my backyard….right around this time of year. They come for the rabbits and turkeys that survive the hawks, eagles, and osprey…they creep me out when I hear them at night.
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They also smell quite foul. There is quite a bit of wooded wetlands here in Essex County, so they are actually quite abundant here. We were playing with model rockets at a friend's parent's farm one day, and one of the kids said "Hey look at the big kitty!" We had to round up the kids because they would make a nice snack, and leave the rockets where they fell for a while. When I lived a little closer to Gloucester, it was heavily wooded due to all the old estates, and the many different types of wildlife you would see walking along the side of the road was amazing. Then there are the eagles, owls, osprey, hawks, and many flying predators also.
 
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