New Bearfooter on our lake?
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Topic: New Bearfooter on our lake?
Posted By: 75 Tique
Subject: New Bearfooter on our lake?
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 1:49pm
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Posted By: zwoobah
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 1:54pm
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Ha. We've had a black bear poking around for the past two summers. Not a welcome guest. Recently tipped over a rolling dumpster on a nearby property. People need to stop leaving trash outside. ------------- 1968 Mustang 16 - 351W powered |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 3:12pm
| You keep all your trash inside? |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 3:54pm
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I just keep the white stuff inside ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 9:13pm
I do. It's in the garage and I go to the dump about every 2 weeks ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Hollywood wrote:Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 10:13pm
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We house boated on Lake Shasta and each night we would tie up on shore in some nice cove. Great Vacation for a family that likes to ski. One night we heard noises and a Bear was coming on board the houseboat. A lot of Pan banging ran him off but sure was an adrenalin rush! Nice looking Bear, bad place to hang out. ------------- |
Posted By: gun-driver
Date Posted: September-06-2019 at 11:41pm
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Ha ha bear being the key word. Got to love the species that were there before we were, it is their property before we decided it was ours. |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: September-10-2019 at 12:55am
wish I knew how to post pictures from my phone... Rick the Gator guy pulled a 6 footer out from under our dock this evening. Already dead from being trapped since this morning. Actually not the one we were going for...a much larger one has been lurking close by since May. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: September-10-2019 at 1:57am
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Guys who ski with Gators and Sharks are a tough group. I'm not one to need to ski that bad. There is lots of water without things that can eat you. Hope you catch the big one soon before it has babies. ------------- |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: September-16-2019 at 8:15pm
When I lived in Houston, we would often ski on the Trinity River near the northwest end of Lake Livingston. We saw many alligators sunning along the river bank. My wife would go into hysterics if she saw a gator when someone was in the water. My experience is that the engine noise would chase most of the gators away. We did have one close call with an unusually curious big-boy that came over to investigate a skier. I carry a .44 magnum in the glove box as my gator deterrent. I never had to use it in defence of our boat or crew. Too bad...would have made a great pair of boots. JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: Hollywood
Date Posted: September-16-2019 at 8:37pm
AKA “Gator persuader” Pretty sure I’ve heard that here |
Posted By: MrMcD
Date Posted: September-16-2019 at 8:47pm
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My son was in Alaska for 3 years in North Pole. When they went berry picking with the kids both he and his wife went armed. Snowmobiling they carried a .50 Cal pistol. There are many Kodiak/Grizzly and Moose and they don't like the noise of a snowmobile. They say more people in Alaska are killed by Moose than any other predator. Each place has their own challenges. It must be hard to relax and push your skiing when you don't know if a gator will come in for a snack if you fall. I went in the local Ace hardware with my son in North Pole, they had an incredible gun display in the Ace Hardware. I was looking at the .50 cal pistols and I asked what procedure is to purchase one. The guy says hand me cash I hand you the gun. Definitely different from California. ------------- |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: March-06-2020 at 11:09am
Lane told me about a really big GATOR on the North end of Buckeye, he said they don't really bother people. Nonetheless, I always rolled over quick to get the back deep work moving when we were up at that end... ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: jbear
Date Posted: March-07-2020 at 11:37pm
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Steve how long ago were you on our Lake? I see Lane here once in awhile but I dont think he is teaching much anymore. And yes....we have seen a big guy up at the north end for quite a few years. Once the weather warms up we are gonna try for him again. Have not seen him crusin our dock since the weather and water cooled off. john ------------- "Loud pipes save lives" AdamT sez "I'm Canadian and a beaver lover myself"... |
Posted By: skutsch
Date Posted: March-08-2020 at 10:11pm
John = I think the last time I was there was with you and Eddie, which was probably 6 years or so ago. Prior to that would have been with Lane maybe a year before that. I think I skied there 3 total times. Love Buckeye! ------------- Our http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=4669" rel="nofollow - 98 Sport Nautique My Dad's 63 Ski N |
Posted By: rosconole
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 2:45pm
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He wants the white sauce! ------------- 1989 ski nautique ,1991 barefoot nautique, 1993 Mustang Cobra 1998 5.0 Magazine shootout invitee |
Posted By: davidg
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 4:34pm
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I have wondered about skiing in FL with all them gators. I sold some ski's to a guy a year ago. He told me he skiied with some guys in FL a few years back, and one guy got over toward the lilly pads near shore, hit a gator, and fell. He lived to tell about it, but, the gator got his leg pretty good. He said overall it is pretty safe to ski down there, but, you've got to know the areas to stay away from. Thank god Delavan Lake in Wisconsin doesn't have too many gators. Just lots of ice for 11 months of the year!  |
Posted By: rosconole
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 4:49pm
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growing up on a lake in FL loaded with gators , As long as you leave their house alone and definately don't feed them or fall near the nest during mating season. Water moccassin is more worry than gator really. the bite from those anti venom can be 200K + . As long as you know where they hang out and keep an eye out the gators won't bother you. i can only recall a couple times them being aggressive. I shot plenty of them back in the day before political correctness. ------------- 1989 ski nautique ,1991 barefoot nautique, 1993 Mustang Cobra 1998 5.0 Magazine shootout invitee |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 6:55pm
| Anti venom for a snake bite can cost $200k? Glad I live where there are no poisonous snakes. Can't imagine sharing water with poisonous snakes or gators, although I really like White Lake in NC and have been told they sometimes show up there. |
Posted By: TRBenj
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 7:21pm
| Ah, the real reason he rarely leaves Maine. Alaska is the only other safe choice! |
Posted By: Orlando76
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 7:29pm
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I’ve literally skied over a gator twice. Like fin hit him like a speed bump. Both times I seen them and figured surely they’d drop down like most but not those two times. Damn dirt bag fishermen are more of a danger. Wish we could have open season on those scum bags. ------------- Please support The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 1976 Ski Nautique 351 Escort 1993 Ski Nautique purple and black 351 HO PCM |
Posted By: Gary S
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 8:05pm
I don't know Bruce we have had more health problems with these -  then these-  Ticks don't taste like chicken either Sorry for the apple side ways cr*p ------------- http://www.correctcraftfan.com/diaries/details.asp?ID=1711&sort=&pagenum=1&yrstart=1966&yrend=1970" rel="nofollow - 69 Mustang HM SS 95 Nautique Super Sport |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 8:34pm
Bermuda is safe, also. Gary, we have a bad tick problem here as well. Started about 15 years ago along the southeast coast, but now they're throughout the entire state. Sometimes it's hard to leave the house without picking them up. |
Posted By: Lou-Pa
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 8:49pm
| Been going to White Lake, NC since 1959 and never seen one😎 |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 9:42pm
Figures, it was an old guy from NY that told me that. He was probably trying to freak me out. |
Posted By: Lou-Pa
Date Posted: March-13-2020 at 9:49pm
| I’ll take that as a compliment but since I’ve been going there since 1959, I think I qualify as an old guy |