Went for a short evening/night hike and saw several pairs of eyes. None of which were of any concern. Didn't run into anyone else on the trail so that was cool.
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the real assholes are possums. those fuckers are satan incarnate.
Ever heard a bobcat at night ? Sounds like a woman screaming at first. Pretty spooky.
We have 40lbs coywolves in the hood. The last one I saw on the trails wasn't worried about my presence at all.
Had they just stayed there or ran off, it'd be NBD. The fact they were slowly walking towards me when not looking right at them is what freaked me out. Not sure what they were, but they were large enough I initially though they were deer, as I've seen them in there 2-3 times, but could tell they weren't. My guess is some type of cat, but I wasn't exactly in a curious mood to find out.
I should have prefaced the story with the fact I'm terrified of the dark to begin with, something I'll openly admit. But I have ridden solo at night easily 50+ times over the years and never been scared like that.
We have a pretty healthy mtn lion population out here - in person sightings (including one by my wife in the vineyard), game cam pics and even neighborhood security cam footage have been relatively common this year!
Luckily there are plenty of other easier tastier prey in the forests and fields to keep them occupied.
That said, yeah, solo night rides are prolly out until the hunting bans get lifted or something.
Luckily there are plenty of other easier tastier prey in the forests and fields to keep them occupied.
That said, yeah, solo night rides are prolly out until the hunting bans get lifted or something.
Opossum.
Pog Opossum
I have seen two Mt Lions , One in the early morning booking up a hill from a watering hole while I was topping the climb on my Mt Bike and the other in my front driveway in the Santa Cruz Mts. It was right behind me as I took my bike off my roof rack. Damn glad I hade my 95 pound Bouvier in the yard with me. She charged past and put herself midway between me and the cat. She made damn sure the cat knew what type of a fight it was in for if it got closer. It backed off. Carry bear spray on night rides in the woods. works great on meth heads too
Dafuq is going on with that capitalization? You having a stroke??
Cell phone auto correct and I didn't give enough of a fuck to fix itDafuq is going on with that capitalization? You having a stroke??
My neighbors setup their grill by the street and served Hotdogs and Beans on paper plates. It was very neighborly. I donated $40 for the next time. The Fireman donated $50. The Cops donated Rolls and the Pizzas donated to them after the Hotdogs ran out. Adult beverages where had. I was polite and respectful. Watching the bats fly low over my roof now.
Not comfortable with Bats.
Counterpoint: Bats are more comfortable than the mosquitoes/bugs they consume...
But as a youth, we used to target shoot bats at dusk with shotguns in bumble-fucky 'Bama til I nearly Cheney'ed my cousin
#Batshaveeraticflightpatterns
As an old, I like to walk down to the River at dusk with my kids in Idahooze and drink a beer as bats come out and feed on insects.
#Lifeisaflatcircle
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we go out in the cul de sac in front of our house in the summer and throw pebbles to see the bats dive. pretty sure the 10yo named them. bats are awesome. they eat mosquitoes. might build some houses for them next year.
We have bat houses here and at the camp. Both seem to be populated by big browns.
I've already been back twice, to watch Tenet x 2. It was good, just super confusing the first time through!
Will definitely rock Dune and Bond 25 in theaters amongst others.
But please remember to cook them properly!