Wildlife tips?

[JacaRanda]

Another thing to remember - You can tiptoe around as much as you want, but the animal has been watching you since you got out of your car.

 

[table1349]

Out of all the animals I've chased around the desert, the only thing that has been aggressive and has actually attacked me has been a Canada Goose. Been attacked by those things twice now. They have surprisingly sharp little claws on those feet, much like cat scratches.

Well don't tell Ted Nugent. Goose Scratch Fever just doesn't have the same ring to it. :lmao:

 

[Civchic]

Canada geese are evil incarnate.

 

[Tom47]

I have called Coyotes in while Turkey hunting. I have more fear of snakes and Canada Geese than Coyotes they keep moving.

 

[Raj_55555]

Well I'm down at this spot where a good sized creek intersects the river and I happen to catch sight of a cottonmouth. Ok, granted not likely he's packing enough of a punch to be lethal but it sure would hurt like the dickens and be darn inconvienient if I got bit

Actually you could easily have been killed if it bit you. Cottonmouths, although the babies may not have enough venom to kill a full grown man; a full grown snake can easily have enough venom to kill anyone, also they can give you infections that are worse than the actual bite.
I was brought up in a small village where encounters with snakes are very common. As a matter of fact, at least 8-10 of them lived inside of the house campus (not the house itself).
I twice had very close encounters with Spectacled cobra, once almost stepping on it. I've seen more deaths due to snake bites than I'd have prefered.

Most species of wildlife have a certain highly-evolved sense. Some can see the smallest thing, some can smell the smallest odor, some can hear the minutest sound

And some can snap through steel.. I actually fear turtles more than I fear a poisonous snake.

Another thing to remember - You can tiptoe around as much as you want, but the animal has been watching you since you got out of your car.

Truer words have never been spoken! :lmao: :lmao::lmao:

 

[Virgil]

Another thing to remember - You can tiptoe around as much as you want, but the animal has been watching you since you got out of your car.

Not totally true. There may be some animals where u park your car, but they will not follow you. You need to know the habits of the animal you want to shoot and be willing to walk several miles if necessary. It also help if you go by yourself, instead of two people trampling thru the woods. Most important, in my opinion, know the animal's eating habits and where the food is at different times of the year.