Outdoorsman Thread

[bighomer]

Had a good walk one hour this week.
‘Twas a beautiful day indeed.

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Then, another evening after work produced these.
‘Twas a good week outdoors, indeed.

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Yea I'd say you had a fair to middling week there Tony.

[doglegg]

A few pics of some Mountain Goats about 40 miles south of Jackson Wy. near the Idaho boarder taken back in 2015. Such beautiful animals. The 3rd pic is my favorite of the group. Thanks for looking.

This one is my favorite.

[Quick Steel]

Those are superb photos doglegg. In addition to the great pose on #3, I strongly like the head shot of #2. I'm supposing you were using a pretty strong telephoto.

[Doc B]

Majestic looking creatures, there, Doglegg!!!

[doglegg]

Those are superb photos doglegg. In addition to the great pose on #3, I strongly like the head shot of #2. I'm supposing you were using a pretty strong telephoto.

Thanks Doc.
QS it is a little point and shoot Coolpix 510 with a built in 42x lenses. These stayed down pretty close to the road so photo's were pretty easy. The game warden would come by and chase them back up the hill away from the road but as soon as he left back down they would come. I enjoy up close face shots as well. Thanks.

[Steve Warden]

Wow!
Great shots, doglegg!
I, too, am partial to the head shot, but they're all beautiful!

[treefarmer]

Had to grin when I read Steve warden's post,

Great shots, doglegg!
I, too, am partial to the head shot, but they're all beautiful!

What made me grin was I'm partial to head shots too, they don't mess up near as much meat! Getting too old to be calling shots like that!
Treefarmer

[Quick Steel]

I understand and respect the ethical hunter. I just sort of wish these beautiful goats would not be hunted. But I am just an old softie whose opinion may safely be ignored.

[doglegg]

Philip, my wife's grand father was always put out if you head shot rabbits of squirrels as he liked the brains.
Thanks Steve.

[doglegg]

I understand and respect the ethical hunter. I just sort of wish these beautiful goats would not be hunted. But I am just an old softie whose opinion may safely be ignored.

QS I find it interesting that Wyoming Fish and Game had and maybe still do consider exterminating the goats from Wy as they are not native to there and compete with the Big Horn sheep for sparse vegetation in the higher altitudes. It seems that they have crossed the mountains for Idaho.

[Dinadan]

Great Goat photos, Doglegg. I agree that photo number three is the best, but all are really good. I have seen Mountain Goats at Glacier National Park and at Mount Evans in Colorado. Very neat animals to see!

[Tony_Wood]

Thanks Mel and BigH.

Floyd, great photos!

[doglegg]

Mel that is the only place we have seen them except once in Montana between Helena and great falls. It was on the 'gates of the mountain' river ride that some came down to the water. I sure get excited when I get to see them.
Thanks Tony.

[Doc B]

If I could wave a magic wand and make one plant disappear, at the ranch...it would be the prickly pear cactus. They do; however, have a pretty bloom, this time of year.

[steve99f]

Doc:

That cactus is pretty hardy, I have a patch of that here at the house. Does bloom nicely for sure. I can't believe it survives our winters. Just lays down and hibernates, I guess.

[doglegg]

They are pretty Doc. But I don't want any around the yard. Some one in Boerne had these planted in a flower pot.

[Dinadan]

Prickly pear cactus grows in my part of the world too. Mostly it is on the sandy barrier islands and coastal dunes. I did hate it when we had to survey an area with that stuff. The little lobes at the end of the (leaves?) will break off and get stuck on boots or trousers or humans. Of course the fruit is kind of tasty once you burn the fuzzy thorns off the skin, then take a knife and peel the skin and larger thorns off the fruit. Seems like about 90% of what is left is seeds - whoever discovered that prickly pear fruit was edible was very determined ...

That is a fine looking stand of mint growing around that cactus, Doc.

[Doc B]

Mel, your exactly right, about the people that eat them. I've eaten them and exactly as you said...the first time you do it, you'll get a million super tiny splinters. Determined! Mint? I didn't realize that was mint...I'll have to check it ok. Doglegg...Boerne is our neighbor...6 mile down the road. But I'll keep the prickly pear away from my house!

[Eustace]

Today I checked whether the pikes eat metal (not wanted) on a small lake.
The photo star is a small water snake.

[Quick Steel]

Nifty photos Eustace.

[doglegg]

Certainly a calm day Eustace. I'm surprised that the pike didn't get the water snake.

[Doc B]

Looks like a pretty day, there, Eustace!

[big monk]

Some of the young bucks starting to put some bone on top, as we get into late spring -- was bush-hogging yesterday and saw turkey,rabbits,& a small covey of quail*** --- everything in the woods starting to turn green, the golf courses are in prime shape, and the warm days are getting ""warmer""___ have a great day,my friends, Monk

PS______________________ that's me ""Tha' Big Turkey"" on the tractor

[TripleF]

Nice property Monk! Looks like good hunting ahead!

[doglegg]

Pretty pines and pretty deer Big Monk.