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Started by Dave Shepard, May 27, 2019, 08:56:34 PM

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Dave Shepard

All kinds of critters at the sawmill when I'm not there. 
















I've seen a bear in person, and bear tracks in the sawdust. Never would have expected to see a bobcat. 
Wood-Mizer LT40HDD51-WR Wireless, Kubota L48, Honda Rincon 650, TJ208 G-S, and a 60"LogRite!

firefighter ontheside

I had a red fox try to take one of my chickens right next to the sawmill yesterday.  Trap is set tonight.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

doc henderson

game camera on the sawmill is a great idea. thanks!
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

WV Sawmiller

   I had an old doe with a fawn come bed down about 30 yards from me last summer one day while I was sawing.
Howard Green
WM LT35HDG25(2015) , 2011 4WD F150 Ford Lariat PU, Kawasaki 650 ATV, Stihl 440 Chainsaw, homemade logging arch (w/custom built rear log dolly), JD 750 w/4' wide Bushhog brand FEL

Dad always said "You can shear a sheep a bunch of times but you can only skin him once

Crossroads

I like the color of that bear, I'm pretty sure I'd invite him over for dinner 😁
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2017 LT40 wide, BMS250 and BMT250,036 stihl, 2001 Dodge 3500 5.9 Cummins, l8000 Ford dump truck, hr16 Terex excavator, Valley je 2x24 edger, Gehl ctl65 skid steer, JD350c dozer

Percy

Lotsa critters in Massachusetts. I have bear poop often.....Im gonna get one of them cameras....Thanks for the pics and the idea...
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barbender

Too many irons in the fire

olcowhand

Nice Pics, Dave.
I see a lot of tracks around here too. Unfortunately, most of them are from critters that are similar to that orange one in the last pic. When's hunting season for them?
Steve
Olcowhand's Workshop, LLC

They say the mind is the first to go; I'm glad it's something I don't use!

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Bruno of NH

Dave
The bobcats are back big time
They are all around my place
Started see them 8 years ago
Lt 40 wide with 38hp gas and command controls , F350 4x4 dump and lot of contracting tools

thecfarm

Model 6020-20hp Manual Thomas bandsaw,TC40A 4wd 40 hp New Holland tractor, 450 Norse Winch, Heatmor 400 OWB,YCC 1978-79

Peter Drouin

A&P saw Mill LLC.
45' of Wood Mizer, cutting since 1987.
License NH softwood grader.

Dana Stanley

Nice pics! I wouldn't want to meet up with the bobcat unarmed! I don't trust cats, We had a house cat that would let me pet it for a while then maul my hand. I developed trust issues!
Making Sawdust, boards and signs.
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Kabota B-7800 with backhoe and loader
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John Bartley

I also keep a few game cams around my sawmill yard.  The yard is about three miles from the house, so it's nice to know what sort of traffic we get.  Fortunately the people around here are pretty good and we don't lose anything (pretty small place - everyone knows everyone...).  We have had house cats, dogs, raccoons, lynx (no bobcats here), bears, moose, people, marten, flying squirrels, and the neighbours from about 1/2 mile away, who walk in for exercise and check our place for us regularly .... great people!!

I have one really good camera (Reconix) that I use when I absolutely have to get a picture and it gets placed with a Python lock cable.  Then I have four more cheapos that I buy when they go on sale in pairs.  The Reconix was $700 or $800, but the cheapos I buy on sale for less then $75 each (Canadian dollars).  The cheap ones last a couple of years in the bush.
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Stihl MS361
Stihl 026

Chuck White

Game cams also double as theft/vandal insurance!
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With basic mechanical skills and the ability to read you can maintain a Woodmizer  LT40!

Lko67

Lost 14 chickens Friday night due to a raccoon my coops like fort Knox but when you forget to plug fence in whoops.  Set a bunch of traps and got him next night. I've had bobcat,fishers,Fox and bears on trail cam around house and coop

Dave Shepard

I'd like to see a fisher on my camera. I've seen them in the wild a couple of times. 
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Southside

Trapping buddy years back got a Fisher in a leaning pole set with a 220 conibear. Got the cat out of the trap and flipped it into his pack basket. Maybe 5 minutes later I see claws and eyes looking back at me as the black head pokes above the rim, I had enough composure to point and make some strange noises as Dave managed to dump both arms out of the pack and levitate about 10' away with one step.   The basket hit the snow and the cat shot out like a rocket.  Tough does not describe them.
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Enough cows to ensure there is no spare time.
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barbender

Anything in the weasel family is just plain mean.
Too many irons in the fire

firefighter ontheside

This is the front lobby today at the school where my aunt is the secretary.
Mind you, bears are just beginning to be a thing around here.  We've had increased sightings over the last 3 or 4 years.  This one was tranquilized and released in rural jefferson county.  Guess where I live.


 
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

LeeB

He just wantd to be smarter than your average bear.
'98 LT40HDD/Lombardini, Case 580L, Cat D4C, JD 3032 tractor, JD 5410 tractor, Husky 346, 372 and 562XP's. Stihl MS180 and MS361, 1998 and 2006 3/4 Ton 5.9 Cummins 4x4's, 1989 Dodge D100 w/ 318, and a 1966 Chevy C60 w/ dump bed.

Brucer

No pictures -- all seen "in person" this month.


  • 3 Black bears (mom & 2 cubs).
  • 2 White tail deer.
  • 1 Raven (a regular).
  • 2 Pileated woodpeckers (a couple).
  • 1 Tom turkey (another regular).
  • 1 Norwegian Elkhound (yet another regular :D).

I haven't felt the need for a camera system. My neighbour's living room faces directly at my mill. Anyone spends any time near the mill, I'll get a phone call. (And the hitch for the mill is locked in my basement, anyway).

Bruce    LT40HDG28 bandsaw
"Complex problems have simple, easy to understand wrong answers."

terrifictimbersllc

Quote from: LeeB on May 28, 2019, 11:55:28 PM
He just wantd to be smarter than your average bear.
I thought only fish were in schools.  :P
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firefighter ontheside

Funny you mention the average bear.  There is campground called Jellystone Park right down the road from the school.  The joke was that he was being taken back there after he was tranquilized.
Woodmizer LT15
Kubota Grand L4200
Stihl 025, MS261 and MS362
2017 F350 Diesel 4WD
Kawasaki Mule 4010
1998 Dodge 3500 Flatbed

John Bartley

Here's a couple from the Lynx side of the cat family.  This is the lane into my mill yard.









 
Kioti DK35HSE w/loader & forks
Champion 25hp band mill, 20' bed
Stihl MS361
Stihl 026

doc henderson

My younger brother got the name boo boo as a child and is still Uncle Boo at age 54,  Yogi and boo boo too
Timber king 2000, 277c track loader, PJ 32 foot gooseneck, 1976 F700 state dump truck, JD 850 tractor.  2007 Chevy 3500HD dually, home built log splitter 18 horse 28 gpm with 5 inch cylinder and 32 inch split range with conveyor powered by a 12 volt tarp motor

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