Tunisia mate, a great place. Can be a little lawless in places and not a place to go off the beaten track...I of course did, met some lovely people, got invited into their homes and was treated as an honored guest. Like everywhere most people are grand and just want to get on with life.
This is Kamel, I am still in contact with him, traditional drummer and all round top guy. He gave me a small pottery camel made by his daughter, absolutely my best souvenir ever.
A Bedouin. sweet lady with a wicked sense of fun. Name escapes me for the moment.
Yup a real live Oasis in the Sahara
Camels...or strictly speaking Dromedaries
Well you have to don't you. And here it was nice and warm :)
We did the same thing, Oldschool. Hubby lived in PA til he was about 6, and his dad, step mom, and grandparents were still up there. The place he worked at shut down, so we decided hey why not! Lets move to Pennsylvania. Two winters later and I was DONE. Snow up to my ass, ice everywhere....fuck all that!
We need to find a happy median, where he can get a job as good as he has now, and a house we can afford with a separate mother-in-law apartment for my mom.
Thanks for the pics Knight!! I love vacation pictures :) I get to see places I will never get to travel to myself!
Hi all! Just got back from vacation in the woods. I liked it so damn much I will go back next week.
Hunting or camping? Deer season's in full swing herebout's, depending on weapon used.
BTW, I "live" in the woods. 15 acres of heavily wooded hardwoods, drive ways a old loggging road.
I wouldn't really call what I did hunting.
I sat around, drank and cooked all week. I will probably go out and actually hunt next week. I usually never shoot anything anyways. It needs to be a massive animal before I even look twice. Birds and varmints are a different story.
I've pretty much quit eating wild game so my hunting has ceased for all intents. Varmint/nuisances not withstanding. Has a bear sighting on the back side of the ridge this summer though, so the 12 gauge stays loaded and accessible. Prefer the camera these days.
Had a shitload of coyotes in the yard tonight. Me and Mr Mossberg are going to be spending some time together in my blind. I'll invite my sheriif deputy neighbor. Him and his wife are sick of them too. One of my dogs took off after them. Thank goodness he chased them off instead off him getting in a fight he could never win. Good boy Murray but don't do it again. Time for a drink.
I think I'll load Mr Mossberg with alternating slug and shot. ammo. Just in case, Or, borrow my dads AK-47 or AR15. Nah, I love Mr Mossberg.
We are actually getting them here! Not in my neighborhood...middle of the city limits. But gold course communities with small, wooded areas and more rural areas are having friggin coyote problems!! I'm from here. Other than four years of my life, I've always lived in south Florida. NEVER heard of coyote issues except in other parts of the country.
There have been a few notable Coyote attacks around here in the last few years. One young woman was killed in Cape Breton.
when you say "around here" do you mean Canada as a whole. Parcells is essentially down the street from Cape Breton (its a long street, highways even) in Halifax but didn't think deep_nnn was any where near NS.
There have been a few notable Coyote attacks around here in the last few years. One young woman was killed in Cape Breton.
when you say "around here" do you mean Canada as a whole. Parcells is essentially down the street from Cape Breton (its a long street, highways even) in Halifax but didn't think deep_nnn was any where near NS.
I'm not surprised to hear this. When the Squirrels were chattering frantically at me last month at the camp, I thought it might be you.
There have been a few notable Coyote attacks around here in the last few years. One young woman was killed in Cape Breton.
when you say "around here" do you mean Canada as a whole. Parcells is essentially down the street from Cape Breton (its a long street, highways even) in Halifax but didn't think deep_nnn was any where near NS.
I'm not surprised to hear this. When the Squirrels were chattering frantically at me last month at the camp, I thought it might be you.
When I was growing up they were "out west" and that was it. They've moved across the continent at an alarming rate. Fortunately here they are designated a "pest" and it's open season all year long. Truthfully, unless there's something not quite right, they are usually quite hard to even see, let alone shoot without a scope and some planning.
The coyotes have become a big problem here. They are heading into the rural towns looking for food. Because they are not afraid of the people they will bay right in town. It makes it tough to hunt them with dogs. The police will hassle the hunters for casting dogs and having the animals track the thing into town. The police are also unable to respond quick enough to protect people when the coyote is in their back yard.
The small game population has taken a beating. You never see wild pheasants anymore and it is harder to find rabbits. When I shoot a wood chuck, I toss the carcess out on the trail out back. It is gone by the next morning, everytime.
The coyotes have become a big problem here. They are heading into the rural towns looking for food. Because they are not afraid of the people they will bay right in town. It makes it tough to hunt them with dogs. The police will hassle the hunters for casting dogs and having the animals track the thing into town. The police are also unable to respond quick enough to protect people when the coyote is in their back yard.
The small game population has taken a beating. You never see wild pheasants anymore and it is harder to find rabbits. When I shoot a wood chuck, I toss the carcass out on the trail out back. It is gone by the next morning, every time.
Yeah, the not afraid of people thing is the "not normal" of which I spoke. They are expanding and breeding with nothing controlling them and this is the result. Fortunately I'm way out in the country and it's no problem dealing with them as far as interference. We have a healthy rabbit population up and down the drive so far. I have noticed there is a noticeable down turn in stray/feral cats though.
Baiting is one way people around here are trying to thin out the coyote population, but the buggers are smart and extremely shy when motivated.
The coyotes have become a big problem here. They are heading into the rural towns looking for food. Because they are not afraid of the people they will bay right in town. It makes it tough to hunt them with dogs. The police will hassle the hunters for casting dogs and having the animals track the thing into town. The police are also unable to respond quick enough to protect people when the coyote is in their back yard.
The small game population has taken a beating. You never see wild pheasants anymore and it is harder to find rabbits. When I shoot a wood chuck, I toss the carcass out on the trail out back. It is gone by the next morning, every time.
Yeah, the not afraid of people thing is the "not normal" of which I spoke. They are expanding and breeding with nothing controlling them and this is the result. Fortunately I'm way out in the country and it's no problem dealing with them as far as interference. We have a healthy rabbit population up and down the drive so far. I have noticed there is a noticeable down turn in stray/feral cats though.
Baiting is one way people around here are trying to thin out the coyote population, but the buggers are smart and extremely shy when motivated.
Some of the guys tried baiting. They were picking up dead animals from along side the road. They were arrested and prosecuted for transporting the road kill.
Apperantly dead & stinking road kill require a permit to move. You have to pay for this, I imagine. God forbid you pick up something laying on the side of the road.
Pets are being killed by them down here. Same as you guys said...they're not afraid of people. And it's really hard to get rid of them in a highly populated housing development on a golf course, filled with nervous seniors.
Tunisia mate, a great place. Can be a little lawless in places and not a place to go off the beaten track...I of course did, met some lovely people, got invited into their homes and was treated as an honored guest. Like everywhere most people are grand and just want to get on with life.
This is Kamel, I am still in contact with him, traditional drummer and all round top guy. He gave me a small pottery camel made by his daughter, absolutely my best souvenir ever.
A Bedouin. sweet lady with a wicked sense of fun. Name escapes me for the moment.
Yup a real live Oasis in the Sahara
Camels...or strictly speaking Dromedaries
Well you have to don't you. And here it was nice and warm :)
We did the same thing, Oldschool. Hubby lived in PA til he was about 6, and his dad, step mom, and grandparents were still up there. The place he worked at shut down, so we decided hey why not! Lets move to Pennsylvania. Two winters later and I was DONE. Snow up to my ass, ice everywhere....fuck all that!
We need to find a happy median, where he can get a job as good as he has now, and a house we can afford with a separate mother-in-law apartment for my mom.
Thanks for the pics Knight!! I love vacation pictures :) I get to see places I will never get to travel to myself!
Hi all! Just got back from vacation in the woods. I liked it so damn much I will go back next week.
Hunting or camping? Deer season's in full swing herebout's, depending on weapon used.
BTW, I "live" in the woods. 15 acres of heavily wooded hardwoods, drive ways a old loggging road.
I wouldn't really call what I did hunting.
I sat around, drank and cooked all week. I will probably go out and actually hunt next week. I usually never shoot anything anyways. It needs to be a massive animal before I even look twice. Birds and varmints are a different story.
@Pyro.... Thanks!
Glad you liked it it. The woods is a great place to spend a lot of time.
Started watching Damnation Alley on Amazon should be epic!
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Fixing to go on a staycation myself.....a little less than 7 hours from now. Won't be back to work until Dec 2nd.
And it's gonna be grand!
Watching this David Blaine special right now...this guy does some really fucked up shit man! Parcells doesn't know what to believe any more.
I've pretty much quit eating wild game so my hunting has ceased for all intents. Varmint/nuisances not withstanding. Has a bear sighting on the back side of the ridge this summer though, so the 12 gauge stays loaded and accessible. Prefer the camera these days.
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As it happens...yeah. Now it's bed time...well past it and I'm not even a little tired, Arse!
Had a shitload of coyotes in the yard tonight. Me and Mr Mossberg are going to be spending some time together in my blind. I'll invite my sheriif deputy neighbor. Him and his wife are sick of them too. One of my dogs took off after them. Thank goodness he chased them off instead off him getting in a fight he could never win. Good boy Murray but don't do it again. Time for a drink.
I think I'll load Mr Mossberg with alternating slug and shot. ammo. Just in case, Or, borrow my dads AK-47 or AR15. Nah, I love Mr Mossberg.
Night all, oh, and Smith n Wesson hang around here, 00 buck 12 gauge. Coyotes seems to be everywhere these days.
We are actually getting them here! Not in my neighborhood...middle of the city limits. But gold course communities with small, wooded areas and more rural areas are having friggin coyote problems!! I'm from here. Other than four years of my life, I've always lived in south Florida. NEVER heard of coyote issues except in other parts of the country.
when you say "around here" do you mean Canada as a whole. Parcells is essentially down the street from Cape Breton (its a long street, highways even) in Halifax but didn't think deep_nnn was any where near NS.
I'm not surprised to hear this. When the Squirrels were chattering frantically at me last month at the camp, I thought it might be you.
Deep, you're moving up in the polls!!!
When I was growing up they were "out west" and that was it. They've moved across the continent at an alarming rate. Fortunately here they are designated a "pest" and it's open season all year long. Truthfully, unless there's something not quite right, they are usually quite hard to even see, let alone shoot without a scope and some planning.
Can it, Oldschool.
Can it, bottle it, pickle it, salt it, dehydrate it.
Good on Deep!!!
Phew, I thought for a moment you were the same Otter I saw at Shubenacadie in September.
The coyotes have become a big problem here. They are heading into the rural towns looking for food. Because they are not afraid of the people they will bay right in town. It makes it tough to hunt them with dogs. The police will hassle the hunters for casting dogs and having the animals track the thing into town. The police are also unable to respond quick enough to protect people when the coyote is in their back yard.
The small game population has taken a beating. You never see wild pheasants anymore and it is harder to find rabbits. When I shoot a wood chuck, I toss the carcess out on the trail out back. It is gone by the next morning, everytime.
Yeah, the not afraid of people thing is the "not normal" of which I spoke. They are expanding and breeding with nothing controlling them and this is the result. Fortunately I'm way out in the country and it's no problem dealing with them as far as interference. We have a healthy rabbit population up and down the drive so far. I have noticed there is a noticeable down turn in stray/feral cats though.
Baiting is one way people around here are trying to thin out the coyote population, but the buggers are smart and extremely shy when motivated.
Some of the guys tried baiting. They were picking up dead animals from along side the road. They were arrested and prosecuted for transporting the road kill.
Apperantly dead & stinking road kill require a permit to move. You have to pay for this, I imagine. God forbid you pick up something laying on the side of the road.
Pets are being killed by them down here. Same as you guys said...they're not afraid of people. And it's really hard to get rid of them in a highly populated housing development on a golf course, filled with nervous seniors.
The coyote attacks on people are usually in the spring around here. It's when they have their litters if I remember correctly.