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02-08-2008, 09:42 AM

I thought it would be fun to hear how other growers deal with the wildlife they encounter. Over the years i've had several unpleasant encounters, but the most devestating wasn't a bear or dear, it was a skunk.

Their main defense is to become ridgid and stick their tail up in the air as a warning to animals that approach or threaten. The problem is that humans arent nocturnal and can 't see his warning in the dark. I tripped over one once a took the full force. I was lucky I wasn't bitten as well. The stench was overwhelming and took my breath. It was 4 days of washing before the smell had abated. Rattlesnakes/ copperheads and rutting dear can be problems here as well.

I'll bet cali and northwestern growers have some real encounters with mountain lions and all. Share your animal encounters with me!

Swamp Thang · 02-08-2008, 12:41 PM

Not really an animal story, but...

Clearing a path through swampland in search of a new grow spot some moons ago, a shower of microscopic flesh-eating fly larvae dusted my arms and shoulders, but I thought nothing of it till a few hours later after they had bored into my skin, and I got to experience what it would feel like to have a bunch of elves crawl all over me jabbing red-hot sharp needles into me, all day and night.

Wound up hospitalised and getting dosed with strong antibiotics for a few days before the last of my unwelcome guests departed.

Learned a new respect for the jungle after that, and only recently did the last traces of scarring finally fade, erasing what once looked like the aftermath of a Dick Chenney hunting trip.

The things I do to get high...

02-08-2008, 03:00 PM

Dayum SW. getting sprayed by a skunk doesn't sound so bad after reading you post. Im glad we don't have those kind of bugs here. Youre right, growers go through hell. I stay torn up from blackberry thorns.

jaykush · 02-08-2008, 03:40 PM

i got trapped in a enclosed area with waterfalls to my back, walls on both sides and in front a mountain lion. oh yea it was also at night. me and some friends were hiking just smokin out next to the water, we went fishing a little earlier down river. it gets dark and the crickets come to life by the hundreds if not more. its all going good until just about every single one stops at the same time. so i look out and see something big move across the pathway to behind a bush. i said something we all armed our selfs. we had to walk past back to back with knifes and a small axe out. about half way out we saw it standing on a small ridge right above where we just walked past. just staring, looking at us. thank god it didn't attack.

Mr.Pyrex · 02-08-2008, 05:17 PM

my main plot last year was right in bear/wolf area, never went at night

Smoke68 · 02-09-2008, 01:36 AM

You ever walk into a deer?
I haven't, I just thought it would be fun to ask. I havent had any big scares, but I have seen some cool shit... Bald eagles perched and then suddenly swooping down and picking up a rabbit in the field 30yds away. I have seen coyotes (have seen 2 times and every time they were alone) chasing a cat and a raccoon.
Hows this one for ya'll skeptics... I do not believe in bigfoot... But I do however believe that there is a mammal, fitting BF's description is running around out there. And I believe I have seen him 3 times.

Mr.Pyrex · 02-09-2008, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Smoke68

You ever walk into a deer?
I haven't, I just thought it would be fun to ask. I havent had any big scares, but I have seen some cool shit... Bald eagles perched and then suddenly swooping down and picking up a rabbit in the field 30yds away. I have seen coyotes (have seen 2 times and every time they were alone) chasing a cat and a raccoon.
Hows this one for ya'll skeptics... I do not believe in bigfoot... But I do however believe that there is a mammal, fitting BF's description is running around out there. And I believe I have seen him 3 times.

lol i get mad paranoid walking threw forest knowing any second something trippy can happen.

Mr Celsius · 02-09-2008, 05:54 AM

So what does the mammal look like?

02-09-2008, 06:15 AM

ran into a few rattlers this year but that was about it .. pretty scary shit... my dog seems to get into it with what ever animal she can track down... mostly racoons and possoms,snakes, gophers she runs into a deer every now and then.. litterally , she almost caught a bird to. my biggest fear isnt an animal encounter its actually spiders, i killed a brown recluse that was about the size of a hocky puck, took a cinder block to kill it.

FreezerBoy · 02-09-2008, 06:27 AM

I once lost some seedlings to snails.

Now I know how Roy Scheider felt in Jaws.

02-08-2008, 09:42 AM	#1
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Bad Animal Experiences I thought it would be fun to hear how other growers deal with the wildlife they encounter. Over the years i've had several unpleasant encounters, but the most devestating wasn't a bear or dear, it was a skunk. Their main defense is to become ridgid and stick their tail up in the air as a warning to animals that approach or threaten. The problem is that humans arent nocturnal and can 't see his warning in the dark. I tripped over one once a took the full force. I was lucky I wasn't bitten as well. The stench was overwhelming and took my breath. It was 4 days of washing before the smell had abated. Rattlesnakes/ copperheads and rutting dear can be problems here as well. I'll bet cali and northwestern growers have some real encounters with mountain lions and all. Share your animal encounters with me!
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02-08-2008, 03:40 PM	#4
jaykush dirty black hands Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: the old growth forest Posts: 4,990	i got trapped in a enclosed area with waterfalls to my back, walls on both sides and in front a mountain lion. oh yea it was also at night. me and some friends were hiking just smokin out next to the water, we went fishing a little earlier down river. it gets dark and the crickets come to life by the hundreds if not more. its all going good until just about every single one stops at the same time. so i look out and see something big move across the pathway to behind a bush. i said something we all armed our selfs. we had to walk past back to back with knifes and a small axe out. about half way out we saw it standing on a small ridge right above where we just walked past. just staring, looking at us. thank god it didn't attack. __________________ “Everything is written in the book of nature. This book is always open.” sepp holzer
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02-09-2008, 01:36 AM	#6
Smoke68 Behind the haze we sit and blaze. Join Date: May 2007 Location: I room with a Gnome named Gned Posts: 639	You ever walk into a deer? I haven't, I just thought it would be fun to ask. I havent had any big scares, but I have seen some cool shit... Bald eagles perched and then suddenly swooping down and picking up a rabbit in the field 30yds away. I have seen coyotes (have seen 2 times and every time they were alone) chasing a cat and a raccoon. Hows this one for ya'll skeptics... I do not believe in bigfoot... But I do however believe that there is a mammal, fitting BF's description is running around out there. And I believe I have seen him 3 times. __________________ Sow some seed, Grow a tree, Fill your lungs with THC! White as haze, Shiny as stars Buds glisten before cultivators. The smell is narcotic, Creeping on my brain, The rush never stops of this THC train. And for the 5-0 What you must know… WE SHALL OVERGROW!!!!
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02-09-2008, 05:54 AM	#8
Mr Celsius I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In my head Posts: 2,087	So what does the mammal look like? __________________ A plea for your Health (look at this) HP Stadium Organic Pest Control Organics for Beginners BigTokes ~ Basic Water Chemistry!! ALL ABOUT BONSAI MOMS/MUMS Yayyy! My first colloidal silver generator The 6k Stadium that foil tape built Nature is like a brilliant opponent in chess: "We know that his play is always fair, just and patient. But also we know, to our cost, that he never overlooks a mistake, or makes the smallest allowance for ignorance." - Thomas Henry Huxley "Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power." -P. J. O'Rourke
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02-09-2008, 06:27 AM	#10
FreezerBoy Was blind but now IC Puckbunny in Training Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11,517	I once lost some seedlings to snails. Now I know how Roy Scheider felt in Jaws. __________________ . . FreezerBoy's Destroyer Diary-Completed...... FreezerBoy's Thunk Diary-Completed...... Beginners Links Last edited by FreezerBoy; 02-09-2008 at 06:29 AM.. Reason: kant spel fer nutheng
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02-08-2008, 12:41 PM	#2
Swamp Thang Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Amid The Cosmos Posts: 539	Not really an animal story, but... Clearing a path through swampland in search of a new grow spot some moons ago, a shower of microscopic flesh-eating fly larvae dusted my arms and shoulders, but I thought nothing of it till a few hours later after they had bored into my skin, and I got to experience what it would feel like to have a bunch of elves crawl all over me jabbing red-hot sharp needles into me, all day and night. Wound up hospitalised and getting dosed with strong antibiotics for a few days before the last of my unwelcome guests departed. Learned a new respect for the jungle after that, and only recently did the last traces of scarring finally fade, erasing what once looked like the aftermath of a Dick Chenney hunting trip. The things I do to get high...
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02-08-2008, 03:00 PM	#3
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	Dayum SW. getting sprayed by a skunk doesn't sound so bad after reading you post. Im glad we don't have those kind of bugs here. Youre right, growers go through hell. I stay torn up from blackberry thorns.
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02-08-2008, 05:17 PM	#5
Mr.Pyrex 604 To the 416 Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 228	my main plot last year was right in bear/wolf area, never went at night
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02-09-2008, 06:15 AM	#9
Guest Guest Posts: n/a	ran into a few rattlers this year but that was about it .. pretty scary shit... my dog seems to get into it with what ever animal she can track down... mostly racoons and possoms,snakes, gophers she runs into a deer every now and then.. litterally , she almost caught a bird to. my biggest fear isnt an animal encounter its actually spiders, i killed a brown recluse that was about the size of a hocky puck, took a cinder block to kill it.
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