scared of the woods!

[ozarkgem]

got a few chiggers as we speak. Use a good high deet insect repellent around and on you socks and boots and tuck your pant legs in your boot or got some old military blousers and take a shower as soon as you get home. Only a few will get through that.

[Alligator]

   What are chiggers?

I think they are what we call "Red Bugs"  in the south. A spot of clear fingernail polish on each one will kill them.

[Ron Scott]

The Meth labs and Pot growers are our biggest problem in the woods and elsewhere.

[mesquite buckeye]

    I've said before, how do you guys in the upper Midwest and Northeast not have Mountain Lions with all the cover and deer you have. Loggers in the West have worked around them for a 150 years, and so far we haven't lost a logger to a Wolf or Lion yet.

Several joggers have been killed by mtn. lions in CA. There have been attacks in AZ. My rancher friend's late father shot one in the face as it was midair jumping him.

I'm betting loggers, with all the noise make poor lunch targets. ;D 8) 8) 8)

[BargeMonkey]

The Meth labs and Pot growers are our biggest problem in the woods and elsewhere.

We dont have a problem with the local growers, and I know enough to stay clear, its the old trailers way out in no where that scare me. I was riding wheeler a few years ago, out on the state on a road 6-7 miles from nowhere and came on some shady individuals, we get "gypsies" every once in a while hiding out on the state. Ive got something "black", high capacity with an acog optic behind the seat of the truck 100% of the time just for that reason. They just busted a bunch of idiots cooking meth in an apartment 250' from the county court house, I have no love for drug addicts.

[samandothers]

Past in 2 of my last 3 trips to camper in Va. I have seen bears.  First time was near end of June near noon I was on the tractor and saw a large bear as I approached the camper.  This past weekend I saw a pair as I was on the tractor heading toward a ridge above our camper.  It was early afternoon.  Had seen evidence of them around before but not seen them.  Makes me think I need to carry while out and about.  I keep figuring if I am on the tractor they are not likely to approach the big noisy orange thing. 

[clww]

Guy I work with was on a weekend hike with his wife two weeks ago on the Appalachian Trail just over the border in West VA. They saw eight bears in a one hour period. Two were sows with little cubs.

[enigmaT120]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_cougar_attacks_in_North_America

At least 20 in North America since 1890.  Want to compare that to something dangerous like bees?

At least I've never found pot grows or anything up in the woods in my area.  Every time I think about those big pot farms on MY (national forest) land in Northern CA, it makes me a little crazy.  We should have a hunting season on those guys.  I don't even care about illegal drugs, I just don't like them trashing public land and threatening legal recreation on the land.

[SwampDonkey]

I've been hearing an old owl in the woods at night, pretty scary. ;D

[Hilltop366]

Out canoeing and slept in a tent on the side of a river and just as I was sleeping good a Saw-whet owl started calling about 20 feet behind my tent, had to yell and scare him away after a while or I never would have got any sleep at all.

[terry f]

   There's not a critter in the woods as scary as the ones walking on two legs.

[WDH]

The coyotes were yowling last night.  Scares my little beagle puppy. 

[M_S_S]

got a few chiggers as we speak. Use a good high deet insect repellent around and on you socks and boots and tuck your pant legs in your boot or got some old military blousers and take a shower as soon as you get home. Only a few will get through that.

The loins out here don't eat loggers or cowboys, just joggers and bicyclists. Ed

[Den Socling]

When I was a kid, I got chiggers every time I went rabbit hunting. Made me itchy in the privates. Couldn't complain to my mom.  :(

[WDH]

I found a tick in one of those private nether regions last Sunday  . 

[Offthebeatenpath]

I had a new experience in the woods today- headed back to my tent on the Maine/NH border where we have a base camp set up for work and it was trashed- poles broken and tent fly ripped to shreds. Moose prints all around it.  The only things in the tent were a book and a sleeping pad...

[SwampDonkey]

I've had to drive moose away from my tent area to. They will run into a tent on there way over there to the maple tree with leaves and stems they want.

Saw 3 bulls this week on the woods roads. ;D

Never had a bear touch anything. There's lots of bears to. Moose are as dumb as a hammer, bears are smart. ;D

[lmo506]

Want nothing to do with them. Deer flies are bad enough, I'm staying north. :D

I'll second that!

[enigmaT120]

The loins out here don't eat loggers or cowboys, just joggers and bicyclists. Ed

And I do both of those things up in the woods.  Oh well, cats like salty things.

[Jeff]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrX3_PvkUCQ

[SwampDonkey]

This one's part billy goat

:D ;D

[timberlinetree]

Scary!! (To limb up) would have to put the face screen down on that one!

[timberlinetree]

I think I cut down a relative of the witch tree!

  

 

Scary driving into this, thought for sure was going to hit bees and since it's on a hill shifting into low reverse and crawling up the hill while getting stung would not be fun. Got lucky on this one!



  

  

 

I even came out with some souvenirs



 


  

 

[WDH]

I have never seen anyone camouflage a skidder  :D.   

[Ed_K]

I hate wire in a saw  :( hope it didn't tear the clutch apart.