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Wow!
That grizzly and its cub with that fall foliage in the backdrop are about to take a 3 months snooze.
How did you take those photos?
They are camera's set off by motion close to a great corridor near a lake. A buddy and I dabble in it. Got some wolverine shots awhile back. They are his cameras. Just hide them and hope for the best. A wolverine actually slapped at it and knocked it out of commission once. Imagine going to grab the card at the same time mother and cub were there. The hair stands on end just thinking it about. It would not have been a nice way to possibly die.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Dude, beautiful Lynx. We have wild cats in my area but they are extremely elusive. My neighbor caught one on his outside surveillance camera. What is the population of lynx in your area. I'm a big fan of wild cats, love em.
Sorry, but do you have additional footage of the lynx, I'd love to see its face and better view of those paws.
Sure I'll get a few more. There is one of him curled up just a few feet away. I'll get some more. I've got them on a different HDQuote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Those are outstanding! Love me some bears
Glad you explained how you got the pictures. Like a proper div I was stumped at how the funk you got so close to them (:D). Remember that Grizzly Man nutter got himself eaten alive getting that close.
Lol. She was there at 2 pm and the sd card was removed at 6. I remember that dude and his fantasy world. Treadwell I think his name was. Camped right at the exit of a bear trail used by Alaskan Brown bears to go graze on the rich grasses. I hate to say this but he kind of deserved it. Sad about his women though. Unfortunately it might have been her that caused the attack by being in that wrong time of the month.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
I think I could take that bear on, it does not look to scary. That wild cat on the other hand...
I look at wild cats as the apex predator. Perhaps some of the smaller ones like bobcats have predators but when a cat starts hitting lynx size the only thing that messes with it is armed humans or traps set by them. I watched a national geographic special and a lion actually attacked a croc and scared it away, who the hell scares a full grown croc?
Great shots man!
I have never seen a bear that big in real life, I have seen several, but never anything super big mostly just your average juvenile black bears rummaging through trash cans.....they are nothing more than raccoons for the most part (at least the ones in the Southeastern US) some are more dangerous than others though.
As for wild cats, it's amazing how big they can get and just how graceful they are in hunting and how powerful they are too.
Great picture of the Lynx, it looks like it's meditating ;D
Yes, my cat saw a mole go underground, she stood motionless in the same spot for two hours waiting for the little bastard to pop back up. She looked like a statue. Impressive hunting.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Kabong
Still digging for the other Lynx picss. I have about 10,000 and I put those on a FD and am going through my sticks at 3 different locations. Came across these two that my buddy got at one of the spots earlier in the summer May-July. The black bear is hilarious.
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Beautiful land! Cool pictures!
Damn, you guys know how to place cameras. Did you seek well established game trails? Beautiful work.
Indeed. They are numerous. Some corridors have been so for thousands of years.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Is hunting big in your area? Are wild cats a protected species. I know in Alaska they are trapped for pelts but Alaska has done big fines/jail for poaching or breaking quotas. I am not a hunter but have helped friends in Maine take a deer or two only because they live off the grid and what they catch and grow provides around eighty percent of food they put on the table. I would think Canada would be similar to Alaska with very strict hunting laws. You guys have way too much land for the government to patrol so they need to make examples. I'm anti locking people up but people who poach or shoot purely for sport are scumbag. Sorry, went off topic, just curious about hunting in Canada.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitIndeed. They are numerous. Some corridors have been so for thousands of years.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
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Originally Posted by walrusIs hunting big in your area? Are wild cats a protected species. I know in Alaska they are trapped for pelts but Alaska has done big fines/jail for poaching or breaking quotas. I am not a hunter but have helped friends in Maine take a deer or two only because they live off the grid and what they catch and grow provides around eighty percent of food they put on the table. I would think Canada would be similar to Alaska with very strict hunting laws. You guys have way too much land for the government to patrol so they need to make examples. I'm anti locking people up but people who poach or shoot purely for sport are scumbag. Sorry, went off topic, just curious about hunting in Canada.Quote:
Originally Posted by IamInuitIndeed. They are numerous. Some corridors have been so for thousands of years.Quote:
Originally Posted by walrus
Lots of redneck holdouts up here. I agree with your views completely.Trapping still goes on and you can still shoot bears in the ditch off the road. Lynx are trapped but its for sale to other places which is sad. Not many people wear real fur up here. Poaching is common up here also and lots of sell out outfitters and many that are not even Canadian. Of course they then charge tourists to come here and the kill trophy animals. This is done because all of these people have killed everything in their own countries.
I'm a fan of hunting, I don't get to go as much as I'd like, but I'm not one of those "I want to kill an animal just because" kind of hunters and in all honesty I have not come across any hunters (in the circles I run in) that do that. I think if you cull an animal then it is your job to make the most use out of what you have taken because that is responsible and the respectful thing to do.
The hunters I know are the greatest stewards of nature and conservation that I know of....but I can't speak for 100% of all hunters, just the ones I know. I know there are poachers and those guys ought to be drawn and quartered...the poachers in the US, Canada, wherever all of them.
You are right kabong, never thought much about it but the hunters I know are very much in tune with nature. One of them repeats an old native American prayer of thanks and blessing for the animal when he makes a kill. I made the decision many years ago never to hunt again. I was tempted a few years ago when my friends in Maine decided to go hunting with black powder weapons but after I took a few target shots I realized I'd have trouble shooting the side of a barn with a muzzle loaded musket I left it to the pros. I can empathize with those who are anti hunting, I think irresponsible hunters give that group plenty of fodder but in my state the government has hired professional hunters on occasion if the deer population explodes which tends to have them starve to death in the winter and numerous auto accidents. Venison isn't a bad meat, but not amongst my favorites. Huntings not my cup of tea but if you are a responsible hunter or live off the grid and feed your family, have at her. If you are in the woods to kill things and leave them to rot, your an asshole.
Talk about blending in to the environment. The fall colours are the colours of this animal at this time of year.
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A coyote pair from last winter. You can really see the male/female subtle differences. Just like dogs, one did not like the other one being that close for a second.
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