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In Texas the most dangerous and widely-feared critter is the feral hog. Such a nuisance that they are commonly shot on sight. Especially prevalent in South Texas along SH130, North of San Antonio. I will not travel SH130 on MC and rarely in my Van. With a legal speed limit of 85MPH and the huge hog population, it is a recipe for disaster. Davey Crockett once said, "You may all go to hell, I'll go to Texas. " He might not of come if knew about the hogs.DaveGalveston
Getting passed by a cager running on 3 tires and a rim. On the interstate.
A turtle crossing the road in front of me in Arkansas. Probably common there but not out west where I was from.
I came across two of these in the last couple of weeks in western RI. The first one must have been a foot in diameter and I would have gone down for sure if I had hit it, but, fortunately, it was moving slowly and I could see it early enough to swerve around it. I did wave to oncoming traffic to warn about the turtle. The second one was a few days later, much smaller (about 6 inches) and moving faster. I also swerved around that one.
In Texas the most dangerous and widely-feared critter is the feral hog. Such a nuisance that they are commonly shot on sight. Especially prevalent in South Texas along SH130, North of San Antonio. I will not travel SH130 on MC and rarely in my Van. With a legal speed limit of 85MPH and the huge hog population, it is a recipe for disaster. Pic is from a Texas hunting web site. Haven't seen one that big, but plenty big to ruin your day. Texas ranchers often offer free or low-cost hunts to curb the population. Not working. They breed like rabbits, stink to high heaven, are incredibly destructive, but muy dilicioso when properly prepared.Davey Crockett once said, "You may all go to hell, I'll go to Texas. " He might not of come if knew about the hogs.DaveGalveston
Those are big pigs :) Do the wild ones taste as good as the domestic? :)
I brake for turtles all the time, they're very photogenic!
There are many who would answer yes to that, but not me. Our native vegetation does not taste good in my opinion and of course affects the taste.
They put up turtle fences here in MI to prevent the turtle slaughter every spring when they migrate from the marshes to somewhere else across the freeway. The fences were very effective...in funneling the little guys through my yard. No harm, but I usually have to take a few from my dog as she runs around with her new walking toy. They hang out in the koi pond for a few days and move on.http://www.michigan-sportsman.com/forum/threads/fences-to-stop-fatal-migration-by-turtles.205410/
Hi Johnr, That's just snippets of course, anyone curious could justGoogle "Killers of Eden" - it's there.Maurie.
Good article.I stumbled on this, "According to some authors, the name killer whale is a mistranslation of the 18th century Spanish name asesina de ballenas which means literally whale killer"You know I have never heard of an Orca intentionally attacking a human being. It may have happened, but if it has it must be very rare.
The local killer whales, the few that are left, don't even kill whales or even seals, they eat strictly fish, preferably one species of salmon. Whether people would be an acceptable prey for killer whales in principle, is hard to say, but they don't just randomly attack anything that moves, they're immensely smarter than sharks.