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Post by eaglewoman on Sept 28, 2004 16:51:55 GMT -5
Hey There Kitfox, Sounds to me like your rabid elk was really just an ol' Bull Elk lookin for cows and warnin' off the other Bulls in the area. You heard yourself an elk bugle! That's really neat! ;D This is the time of year for the rut, which is just a fancy term for goin' out and looking for gals...know whatta mean! Anyway, the Bulls have this great high to deep call that usually means their challenging other bulls for territory, cows, etc. Often, if there are a few bulls in the same area, they'll go head to head...or rack to rack combat to see who gets to stay. It's really a neat thing to see. The movement you heard all around you may have been other bulls moving in toward the bull that was bugeling. SO COOL! Eagle P.S. I think you may have been out to Scholz lake. It's a beautiful place, and quite the bird sanctuary. You should really check it out during the day sometime!
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Post by Kitfox on Sept 28, 2004 17:09:10 GMT -5
That's cool eaglewoman, thanks. ^_^ I had a feeling it was some sort of mating call, but it's good to know the details. And you're right, it was Scholtz lake (I always forget the name for some reason). I had been there during the day before, and there were a lot of elk around. Not many birds, though - wrong season.
Thanks again for the information. I'll have to pass that along to my brother. =)
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Post by Whiskey Jack on Oct 11, 2004 17:51:34 GMT -5
It was a beautiful night. The stars were shining and falling silently on their way to somewhere else. Though no breeze touched my face, the tops of the tall Ponderosa Pines whispered and swayed. The mist rose and hung over the meadows. like the breath exiting my mouth and turning to steam around my head. This is Eaglewoman's country, this is the grand forests of the Gila, this is the shadow of the Rim of the Mogollon, this is the place to be. On this night, the Elk bugled endlessly. Never had I heard this primal sound come so frequently and so clearly. Silently I thank those working their hearts out to protect these animals...you know who you are.
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Post by eaglewoman on Oct 11, 2004 21:48:30 GMT -5
Crow, ....what do I say? You are the great storyteller, my friend.
You know the magic and life of words, and I can feel what you say.
Sincere thanks to you for painting a wonderful picture in my mind...with your magic words.
Eaglewoman
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Post by eaglewoman on Oct 25, 2004 12:56:48 GMT -5
Anyone seen any deer around Flag lately? ;D Love, Eagle
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Post by Stinger on Oct 25, 2004 15:10:15 GMT -5
Eagle, Chrom and I have seen three different does, all with fawns of varying ages, on A-1 Mountain recently. Since there was fawns, I would guess there has to be at least one buck up there. What unit did you get drawn for? Did you put in for any of the Spring hunts?
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Post by Whiskey Jack on Oct 25, 2004 17:33:57 GMT -5
Eaglewoman........... I can honestly say that I havn't seen a deer around town for a while . We did see a herd of about 12 along the side of the road near Happy Jack as we traveled back up from the Highway 260 site. Yesterday I was driving around behind the Peaks with the 'ol Boggiemonster, Sparrowhawk and Cinder the Wonder Dog. We saw 2 very young Elk running along side of us for quite a ways. It seemed like they were not to sure which direction to go, or they just wanted to see if they could outrun us. One was smaller than the other, but they both looked very young. We stopped in the woods outside of the Kendrick Park area to have a snowball fight (which turned more into a mud fight due to limited snow) and we heard some more Elk bugling in the distance.
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Post by Kitfox on Oct 26, 2004 0:04:14 GMT -5
I haven't seen any either, sadly. I have the worst luck with spotting wildlife How do you do it!? ~_^
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Post by eaglewoman on Oct 26, 2004 11:46:35 GMT -5
Kitfox, The best advice I have for spotting wildlife, is search for the out of ordinary. Probably doesn't help much. It just takes practice, sincere dedication to wanting to see a wild animal, and swerving cars when you find yourself watching animals instead of driving! I'm so sad about the deer!!!!! I've seen a few...but I used to see alot. Stinger, Well...I do have a tag in unit 7...and it starts Friday......I'm afraid that you may have caught my motivation for the post...pretty slick, you are! And I did put in for Spring Turkey, and Javelina. Gosh I can't wait to get out into the cold woods and chase them things around!!!! So fun! Eagle
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Post by Stinger on Oct 26, 2004 16:49:48 GMT -5
Eagle, Well we hunters do think alike!! ;D ;D Check out A-1 mountain it may be worth your while...is that general deer that opens Friday? Yeah, Chrom, Scott and I put in for turkey and javelina, I kinda hope I get drawn for unit 23, it is a little far away but I saw some decent size herds of javelina around Teddy's Lake. Good luck this weekend, if you get one on A-1 mountain I expect a venison steak in return for the tip! ;D
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Post by Kitfox on Nov 9, 2004 22:23:00 GMT -5
Look at the little guy I saw today! Oddly enough this is the first squirrel I've seen since moving up here. He was outside my dorm. He was getting pretty close to me and I was hoping to be able to take some pretty close up shots that weren't so blurry, but then some dumb people walked by and screamed at it for no reason and it ran into a tree and wouldn't come back down.
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Post by Stinger on Nov 9, 2004 22:51:19 GMT -5
Nice man!! You saw our society mascot!! The Abert's Squirrel!! Though I do believe the jury is still out on whether or not the Abert's and Kaibab are 2 different species! Crow, isnt Dr. Allred doing a study on that?
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Post by Stinger on Nov 9, 2004 22:54:42 GMT -5
Update on the Abert/Kaibab discussion, according the ENature.com the Kaibab is not considered a sub-species of the Abert, found only on the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. It has dark underparts instead of white!!
Just a little info for y'all!!
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Post by Kitfox on Nov 9, 2004 23:51:38 GMT -5
Is this one an Abert or a Kaibab then? o.0;
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Post by Whiskey Jack on Nov 10, 2004 9:34:07 GMT -5
Hey Kit! Damn, your good with the camera! This is definitly an Abert's, as Stinger was saying, the Kaibab is pretty limited to a certain area. As far as the species thing goes, you right Sting, the jury is still out. But I am pretty sure they are classified as subspecies, or at least its a general consensus amongst everyone. Since there is a geologic barrier seperating the two from interbreeding (the Grand Canyon), this is good criteria for sub-species status. I don't think they even know if they can breed with each other yet (a sure sign of being seperate species). But they do know that the male's sperm physiology is quite different from each other.
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