fishinwrench Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I had a beaver come at me, like he meant business, when I was wading a pond flyfishing for bluegill. Quite a wakeup call ! Had a pelican try to attack my genitalia once too. I hauled off and tried to punt him across the lake......but it was like kicking a feather pillow. They are all head & feathers, no body, so I don't know how they can swallow any fish bigger than a minnow 🤷 I never considered otters to be an aggressive threat......but apparently they CAN BE. My grandma was petrified of CROWS her whole life because a crow attacked one of her cousins when my grandma was a kid. Tore his face, neck, and shoulders up bad. He lived his entire life without an eyelid because of it. snagged in outlet 3 1
BilletHead Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, fishinwrench said: My grandma was petrified of CROWS her whole life because a crow attacked one of her cousins when my grandma was a kid. Tore his face, neck, and shoulders up bad. He lived his entire life without an eyelid because of it. Have you not heard of a murder of crows? You live a sheltered life in your circle of counties you frequent. A capital offence But why a murder of crows? The most likely explanation lies in both the crow’s behavior and its perceived characteristics. Crows are scavengers, feeding on carrion and hunting small animals such as lambs, eggs, and baby birds. Historically, crows and other corvids were often seen near battlefields, medieval hospitals, cemeteries, or gallows, waiting for an opportunity to feast on dead bodies. This association with death gave rise to superstitions and folklore surrounding crows and other corvids. "We have met the enemy and it is us", Pogo If you compete with your fellow anglers, you become their competitor, If you help them you become their friend" Lefty Kreh " Never display your knowledge, you only share it" Lefty Kreh "Eat more bass and there will be more room for walleye to grow!" BilletHead " One thing in life is for sure. If you are careful you can straddle the barbed wire fence but make one mistake and you will be hurting" BilletHead P.S. "May your fences be short or hope you have long legs" BilletHead
Flysmallie Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, fishinwrench said: I had a beaver come at me, like he meant business, when I was wading a pond flyfishing for bluegill. Quite a wakeup call ! Beavers are more bark than bite. They will F you up if you want to mess with them, but they just charge and tail slap to scare you away. There were lots of beaver ponds where I grew up and I loved to fish them. There were several times, when fishing out of float tubes, where they would charge the tube and vanish underwater about 10 feet away. Cottonmouths would do the same thing. When you’re 9 or 10 years old it’s pretty terrifying.
jdmidwest Posted June 9 Posted June 9 I still say that was a caveman sorta mating cuddle they were going thru. And that coon was pimped out. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
fishinwrench Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, BilletHead said: Have you not heard of a murder of crows? You live a sheltered life in your circle of counties you frequent. I know of the description, and spent a period of time hunting/shooting them for sport...... which ain't exactly easy. They are pretty smart and pick up on danger as quickly as any animal I've ever hunted. You might pop ONE, but after that the word gets out, and you'll probably not get another shot at one. Even at long range. When we used to shoot archery 3-D events they always had a Crow target set up.....and I would always think "YEAH RIGHT"😅 Getting a shot at a crow, with a bow, has to be close to impossible.
fishinwrench Posted June 9 Posted June 9 1 hour ago, Flysmallie said: Beavers are more bark than bite. They will F you up if you want to mess with them, but they just charge and tail slap to scare you away. There were lots of beaver ponds where I grew up and I loved to fish them. There were several times, when fishing out of float tubes, where they would charge the tube and vanish underwater about 10 feet away. Cottonmouths would do the same thing. When you’re 9 or 10 years old it’s pretty terrifying. I was as deep as I could get in hip boots, about 30' off the bank when one came swimming by me about 25 feet away. I said "Hey Buddy" and it turned right at me and dove under ANGRILY in MY direction. I got out the water with a quickness ! 😅
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