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That guy is cute. I'd ask if he is albino but his eyes aren't red. What is he? Ferret?
ronaldrwl
01-31-2010, 21:34
He has clever little hands
Not fat enough for a Marmot is it?
awesome! Haven't seen one of those in a very long time.
Not fat enough for a Marmot is it?
its from big lebowski
Wanna borrow my pellet rifle?
The Extractor
02-01-2010, 00:44
Cool , Pine marten or Weasel ?
KevDen2005
02-01-2010, 02:01
Next time we cut off your johnson, Lebowski!!!
http://lewis-clark.org/content/content-article.asp?ArticleID=1906
I saw this little guy in Nebraska last weekend while I was Pheasant Hunting. It was living in the rocks by the RR Tracks. Pretty cool he let me take his picture!
denvernative321
02-07-2010, 16:39
Wanna borrow my pellet rifle?
I would like to borrow your pellet gun only if i can shoot you with it.
Birddog1911
02-07-2010, 16:45
What the hell is it with some of you that you want to kill an animal just to kill it? It isn't a threat, it wouldn't be worth eating, and it isn't destroying property.
crzy_one
02-07-2010, 16:53
What the hell is it with some of you that you want to kill an animal just to kill it? It isn't a threat, it wouldn't be worth eating, and it isn't destroying property.
+1 that thing is cool never seen anything like it in the wild...
StagLefty
02-07-2010, 17:05
What the hell is it with some of you that you want to kill an animal just to kill it? It isn't a threat, it wouldn't be worth eating, and it isn't destroying property.
Exactly [Rant1]
gnihcraes
02-07-2010, 17:07
yeah, no sense in doing anything but shooting him with a camera. :)
I kinda want him as a pet! I would love to have property and let him live there, would be really cool!
theGinsue
02-07-2010, 18:21
I tried to view the pics at work the other day 2 work but they are blocked. That is really a cute little critter. Any idea what it is yet?
I also agree, shoot it with a camera only.
What the hell is it with some of you that you want to kill an animal just to kill it? It isn't a threat, it wouldn't be worth eating, and it isn't destroying property.
Because I can, afterwords I'd beat on my chest and run down the first dog I saw in the street on the way to my cave too....
Now if that was a prairie dog, guaranteed it would explode![Beer]
Now if that was a prairie dog, guaranteed it would explode![Beer]
For sure!!! I originally made the comment in sarcasm but some folks are a bit too daft to see it.
I think they are catagorizied as an FZM. Friendly Zombie Ferret. Special forces double agent. Keep a sharp eye on him.
Birddog1911
02-07-2010, 21:59
You might think that you sound cool...You only sound like some asshole. Killing an animal for nothing but fun shows not only a complete lack of maturity, but a sure sign of pychopathy.
Because I can, afterwords I'd beat on my chest and run down the first dog I saw in the street on the way to my cave too....
Fentonite
02-07-2010, 22:13
That's an ermine. It's a sort of weasel that has a white coat in winter. They're cool - they're predators! They used to run around my cabin down in the San Juans. Don't kill it. They're not good eatin', and they keep the mice away.
theGinsue
02-07-2010, 22:23
Can they be domesticated; at least to the degree that a ferret can be?
You might think that you sound cool...You only sound like some asshole. Killing an animal for nothing but fun shows not only a complete lack of maturity, but a sure sign of pychopathy.
Thinking I sounded cool on the interweb: Mission Accomplished!!! [Weight]
Nice soap box birddog, suits you well. [Awesom]
denvernative321
02-07-2010, 22:46
Thinking I sounded cool on the interweb: Mission Accomplished!!! [Weight]
Nice soap box birddog, suits you well. [Awesom]
Stop trying to show off. how old are you? You really do sound like an asshole. Never thought a pre teen could sneak on a gun site but anything is possible in America
Stop trying to show off. how old are you? You really do sound like an asshole. Never thought a pre teen could sneak on a gun site but anything is possible in America
Look, I've contributed much more to this site than you have. If users poking a little fun here and there is too much for you that's your problem. I am an a**hole - so the f*** what?
It's a White Weasel, http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/Tedwantsthemdead/an_ermine-sherman.jpg
Troublco
02-08-2010, 00:11
Look, I've contributed much more to this site than you have. If users poking a little fun here and there is too much for you that's your problem. I am an asshole - so the fuck what?
I don't think it has to do with how much anyone has contributed to the site. If you're that easy to bait, then I'd say it's your problem too. Feel free to be an a** if you want, but how 'bout you keep your language to yourself? Some of us don't want to hear it.
Fentonite
02-08-2010, 00:21
You're right. It is a white weasel. In the winter, it has a white coat, and then is referred to as an ermine. In the summer, it turns brown, and is referred to as a stoat. Same creature. Whatever you call it, it's a really cool beast!
It's a White Weasel, http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/Tedwantsthemdead/an_ermine-sherman.jpg
Look, I've contributed much more to this site than you have. If users poking a little fun here and there is too much for you that's your problem. I am an a**hole - so the f*** what?
I hear you on the language. I'm used to forums with filters, I just tend to respond to bad language with more foul words - my fault.
Other than an occasional comment here and there or trying to calling other users a**holes I have yet to see anything very constructive out of him. That's all I was getting @.
Jeez, I was just kiddin' about the pellet gun! I wouldn't shoot the little critter either. The only things I've killed since I was a kid were some squirrels that were tearing up my bird feeders. I get big jollies watching the goldfinches, and the skwerls were spoiling the fun.
I'm 54 and haven't even been bird hunting since my early 20's. Oh, there was a water moccasin that felt my wrath in about 1985 or so. Never shot anything 4-legged bigger than a rabbit. Never done p. dogs either, but would like to. Maybe someday.
The only thing I'd shoot that little white critter with would be a larger telephoto lens and a tripod.
Birddog1911
02-08-2010, 07:38
As a matter of fact, I will step up on a soap box when it comes to animal cruelty and poaching. I've seen some pretty awful stuff in the 16 years that I've been doing animal rescue and in the 30 years I've been hunting. I've rescued a dog that the family tied to a mail box 1/4 from the house that had been used as a target by said family. I've seen poachers shoot fawn deer and drive away just to do it. So when I think you sound like an immature little pr!#k, I've got years of experience that tells me such.
As to everyone, I do apologize for my previous use of foul language.
Thinking I sounded cool on the interweb: Mission Accomplished!!! [Weight]
Nice soap box birddog, suits you well. [Awesom]
theGinsue
02-08-2010, 07:47
Soooooo, how about those Saints?
[Attempting graceful segway into a more gentile conversation.]
As a matter of fact, I will step up on a soap box when it comes to animal cruelty and poaching. I've seen some pretty awful stuff in the 16 years that I've been doing animal rescue and in the 30 years I've been hunting. I've rescued a dog that the family tied to a mail box 1/4 from the house that had been used as a target by said family. I've seen poachers shoot fawn deer and drive away just to do it. So when I think you sound like an immature little pr!#k, I've got years of experience that tells me such.
As to everyone, I do apologize for my previous use of foul language.
To be honest I can't tell you how PO'd I get when I see a beaten or abused animal. I know the some of the things you've seen are no laughing matter but welcome to the forums, sarcasm is a little harder to convey. If all of your experience tells you so much about somebody based off of a silly post here on the boards then one things for sure... It's a damn good thing you're out saving animals and leaving human lives in the hands of pros.
Forums are like news conferences- everything that is "said" is scrutinized, digested, contemplated and analyzed by someone else.
Troublco
02-08-2010, 09:03
Once more, I am reminded why I like this forum so much.
Poaching, illegal hunting, and animal cruelty bother me. I'm a hunter, but I work hard to make sure I don't lose an animal and that it doesn't suffer; and except for specific predators (like Coyotes) I normally only hunt for meat. I suppose the thing about it that bothers me the most is that to my way of thinking cruelty to animals, wild or domestic, is just a form of cowardice; neglect is laziness.
I think denvernative321 was just agreeing with birddog1911, but I agree I think this just got a bit out of hand. Sarcasm and dry wit is really hard to do in this context. Must be why Irving gets excited sometimes after I've baited him for a while. Thanks, Ginsue, for that graceful segue.
theGinsue
02-08-2010, 10:06
Thanks, Ginsue, for that graceful segue.
Is that how it's spelt? I knew the way I spelled it couldn't be correct, but I went with it anyway. I guess I spelled it like the 2-wheeled transportation device, not the "smooth transition" way.
You have provided me with a learning experience today. Thank you! (No sarcasm intended!)
theGinsue
02-08-2010, 10:13
I don't believe in animal cruelty, and I usually have an attitude of not killing something unless I plan on eating it, but I have a few exceptions. In both cases I will ensure that I do it in accordance with the law (no poaching).
First, coyotes. Some degree of population control on these agressive animals is necessary to maintain their fear of people and reduce their predation on livestock, pets, and people.
Secondly, prairie dogs/rats/mice. Aside from being nuisance creatures, these animals are destructive and carry diseases. I will take every opportunity to eradicate these animals that is afforded to me. I will, howeve, strive to do it quickly and cleanly so as not to cause any undo pain and suffering on the animal.
Troublco
02-08-2010, 10:28
You're welcome. I always count a day that I learned something new as a productive one; at least for me.
I have a continuing exchange with a couple friends in what used to be our PMEL lab. We use words big enough to make sure that the idiots in management wouldn't know exactly what we were saying if they happened to see it. Helps with the vocabulary! Plus, it's fun when someone's reading (or trying to) over your shoulder.
Troublco
02-08-2010, 10:30
I don't believe in animal cruelty, and I usually have an attitude of not killing something unless I plan on eating it, but I have a few exceptions. In both cases I will ensure that I do it in accordance with the law (no poaching).
First, coyotes. Some degree of population control on these agressive animals is necessary to maintain their fear of people and reduce their predation on livestock, pets, and people.
Secondly, prairie dogs/rats/mice. Aside from being nuisance creatures, these animals are destructive and carry diseases. I will take every opportunity to eradicate these animals that is afforded to me. I will, howeve, strive to do it quickly and cleanly so as not to cause any undo pain and suffering on the animal.
Agreed! And prairie dogs are so good about it, too. I call 'em SERTs.
Self
Erecting
Rifle
Targets
I prefer that it be quick enough that they turn into a pink mist.
Birddog1911
02-08-2010, 10:35
Prarie dogs fall into my "pest" category, and when I'm able, are dispatched quite quickly. I despise coyotes so much that I nearly rolled a truck once trying to hit one. My family still runs cattle back home and have to worry about the damned things.
Troublco
02-08-2010, 10:39
Coyotes have their place, but they get too numerous quickly. We had a pack on Buckley for quite some time that was let roam. I had one not ten feet from me, right outside the personnel door into our hangar one evening. Then one day a Child Development Center employee happened to see one up against the fence salivating on a toddler, trying to figure out how to invite the little tyke home for lunch. Within the week, the whole pack had been dispatched. I've only seen one or two since.
Birddog1911
02-08-2010, 10:40
We have atleast two of them inside the restricted area here at Schriever.
theGinsue
02-08-2010, 11:20
Yup. As a smoker in a facility with a "deck", I've watched that one wander past my building a few times. Two weeks ago I watched him stalk a guy walking to another facility. he never broke into a trot, but he shadowed him the entire way there. I even got to watch him chase a rabbit a few days later. The rabbit outran the coyote. It was a fun thing to watch.
newracer
02-08-2010, 16:48
Prarie dogs fall into my "pest" category, and when I'm able, are dispatched quite quickly. I despise coyotes so much that I nearly rolled a truck once trying to hit one. My family still runs cattle back home and have to worry about the damned things.
So as long as an animal fits into "your category" as a "pest" it is ok to kill them? What if the originally posted animal was attacking the OPs collection of rare mice? Would that make it OK to "dispatch" of said animal?
Birddog1911
02-08-2010, 22:29
So as long as an animal fits into "your category" as a "pest" it is ok to kill them? What if the originally posted animal was attacking the OPs collection of rare mice? Would that make it OK to "dispatch" of said animal?
Everyone is free to make their own decision. My decision with prarie dogs comes from our cattle and horses being at risk from stepping in they're holes, and coyotes when my family loses calves to them. Your supposition is simply an attempt at further incitement. The pictured animal is doing no such thing, and would do no such thing, therefore showing the falacy of the premise you suggest.
I'm pro hunting, and pro pest control. What I'm not for is the needless killing of an animal that is not good for eating, or destroying property. Does that answer your question?
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