Now I’m wondering if that was safe to do. Do turkeys attack and maul people? Should I be carrying?
Posted on 07/02/2020 1:52:09 PM PDT by SJackson
“I’m hard pressed to think of any wild animal I’d pet”
Well, squirrels are pretty harmless and about 99.9% rabies free. If they do bite you, though, even by accident, those front teeth feel like a couple of big hypodermic needles stabbing you.
Now I’m wondering if that was safe to do. Do turkeys attack and maul people? Should I be carrying?
That’s why you need a backup rock for the ranger.
A Tom will come after you with tailfan spread, it’ll practically flog you with its wings and can slash you with its claws, don’t mess with the Toms.
Deer can be dangerous. A man down here in Jasper county was killed several years ago by a rutting buck. I’ve also had them run out of the woods and charge my tractor.
Dogs still are, fortunately.
“They’re falling from the sky like sacks of cement!”
Okay, I’ll bite.
What’s the WORST way to get Lyme disease?
Dunno about turkeys, but geese and swans will charge humans, so you might need to be careful around any fowl that large.
A few weeks ago I was walking by dogs by six horses, who they see walking several times a week, for years. No, from the dogs glances, they don’t consider them friends. A younger one came to the fence and gave what I thought was a friendly whinny, my shepard disagreed and responded with some loud growls. Young horse was scared, they all moved, and within what seemed like seconds but was probably 20 or 30 I was facing six horses, shoulder to shoulder, largest on the outside, glaring at us. Throwback to the days of knights. My only thought, will single strand barb wire stop them. We left, they just glared, when we walked by them later everyone was fine. You never know.
LOL - they’re called deer ticks because they hang out on deer, maybe 1000 of them per (poor) animal (at least per a report I saw). Get a bite from one and don’t quickly treat it, it’s a life sentence for Lyme disease.
Our ‘experts’ are too busy trying to solve AIDS to spend any time on infections which decimate millions of people per year (or something close to that).
We have a lot of deer here. The fawns are adorable but they grow up to eat my roses and other plants. Their tastes change year by year...this year they are munching on rhodies, last year they hit the geraniums pretty hard, some years it’s the plum trees (yes they jump up on hind legs and strip the branches).
When our kids were little about 25 years ago, we were on a hike in Yosemite. We were taking a rest and a little chipmunk began pestering us for food. I kept shooing it away (fleas, bites, diseases, etc) but he was persistent. Finally I picked up a small pebble and tossed it at him.
Wouldn’t you know it, I beaned him in the head. He flopped over and went into serious convulsions. All three kids started screaming at me “Dad, look what you’ve done! We have to get him to the hospital! That poor little guy wasn’t hurting anybody! Why would you do that?” My wife was really giving me the stink-eye about now.
After a minute of flopping around, convulsing, and thrashing, he shook it off and walked away, rather wobbly on his feet.
I figure he was a pro soccer or basketball player in a previous life.
My three kids all still hold it against me.
Fortunately this was a flock of three Jennies headed out to their bridge club.
Thanks for the tip on the Toms and Jakes.
Regardless, these rats-with-antlers ate azelia bushes and anything else that wasn't man-made. Worse than that, they'd literally stare at you with a "what's YOUR problem, dude?" look when you yelled at them.
I'd be fine with the state allowing bow season 365 days a year on residential private property to take out this vermin.
Wild turkeys always seem to run, though if they fly they’re like a flying bowling ball gaining altitude at a very slow rate. Domestic geese will charge. Domestic ducks will charge, dogs at least, haven’t see humans. My guess just about anything will. I’ll sure I’m not the only one to be hit on the head by a songbird protecting it’s unseen nest. It’s always good to be armed, just remember if you needed it for the turkey, that’s hunting out of season and possibly illegal discharge depending where you are. For that reason I always carry bear spray, it’ll get most animals attention. Not suggesting that’s the only thing you should carry, but it’s a safer way of dealing with animals in a non life threatening situation.
We have a big problem with deer because no one wants to kill them. Even the natives whose families have lived here for centuries will not kill them!
So we just bought some loud firecrackers to set off. Hope that works. WE WANT A GARDEN!
...and yes! Just yesterday an almost adult deer stood her ground and did not run until I was three feet from her. Thanks for reminding me how dangerous they can be for people and dogs.
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