anyone ever encounter wild animals

Rockslayer

Welcome the forum. What's a bobcat? kinda like a mtn lion? we don't have them here in Au Bobcats are earthmoving machinery here.

snaps10

small wild cat. only slightly larger than a housecat. we've got a few on our ranch. as well as mt lions, bears, wild pigs, turkey, rattle snakes. saw a hawk get a mouse on sat. that was cool.

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Rockslayer

wow, looks like a domestic cat on steriods. but more hair.

Archibald

think 'Feral Cat'.
if you've had experience with these suckers, you'll have an idea of a bobcat. similar in size.

anyone seen a puma in the grampians yet??

Cycle Dog

Just deer, rabbits squirrels...
If I can sneak my bike into the zoo I'll change my response to anacondas, crocs, and gorillas.

OllyUK

here in the uk the only thing i ever see are squirrels, foxes, badgers ,game birds etc. Though there is apparently a panther on the loose in my county.

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everogere

Hi Olly wheres your county, should i be on the look out here in yorkshire !!

OllyUK

its Rutland and Leicestershire, there's stuff about sightings in the local newspapers all the time.
Though there's also apparently some in Yorkshire!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/york...sightings.shtml

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chas2e

I ws making a turn onto a street I know quite well`and ran into a flock of seagulls dining out side in a dumpster. While I was trying to avoid running over the two on the ground this big goomer flew off the top of the dumster right into the side of my helmet! You might be able to imagine being hit in the head with a dead 2 to 3 pound chicken from the store, but try to imagine some one banging you in the head with a loud feathers flapping Live chicken! It almost knocked me off the bike. Hitchcock was right the Birds Is Coming.

batjerk

I have seen, but not been run into by, deer, rabbits, squirrels, an occasional pheasant, hawks, and owls.

I have run over ducks a couple of times. Only once did it actually kill the duck though. I have been attacked by Canada geese on a couple of occasions. Those things are dangerous. Wings in the face hurt. I managed to avoid being bitten though. Not really sure that's what it was trying to do. They'll chase you too.

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j.r.hawkins

I got nailed by a dropbear once. I've got a few scars, but I lived. Life is good.

mongoose123

^ no way. btw what are drop bears?

j.r.hawkins

There are a number of varieties, ranging in size from the size of a domestic cat to just slightly bigger than an adult male human. They are known for their dense fur coat, which is usually uniform in shade but varies in overall colour from grey to white. Their favourite launching point is from the limbs of mature eucalypts. Its predatory instincts.are the stuff of legend.

I believe a large white one was recently the subject of a public service advertisement featuring a small group of females camping in the wilderness beneath a large eucalypt. It is vital to avoid camping beneath the limbs of these trees. They are known as “widowmakers” for good reason. Fortunately the women managed to avid serious injury.

factory61

We have quite a few mule deer in our area and at times they will run along side (about 20 feet away) coming down a fast section. Have seen several fox, tons of rabbits, mountain lion signage although have never seen any on the trail (have seen a couple while driving through the neighborhood), plenty of bear dropings in the fall.

The best for me was while I was on a nice climb and trying to set a new PB, I came around a corner to find a bull elk right in the middle of the trail. He was massive and started to trot off up the trail. I had forgotten about him thinking I had scared him off only to find him still in the trail around the next bend. He took off again and I thought for sure that was the last of him. When I came around the third corner, he was standing up hill about 30 feet staring at me while I continued to grind past. Was a very cool experience. I did set a new PB and thought that next time I should probably be a little more cautious. If he decided to charge me, I would have been toast.