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Post by MsAli on Jan 14, 2019 15:53:47 GMT -5
This wolf’s a persistent bugger. Its a pretty amazing video Persistent and ambitious to take it on by itself
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 14, 2019 15:56:35 GMT -5
The snake is just a Great Basin gopher snake. Large constrictor, but not poisonous. The unnerving part was when that started hissing. We were in the pitch black of the back of the mine and all of a sudden it sounded like a very loud gas leak. When I looked around I found the snake. Even Jax froze when that started hissing. I made her wait by the mine entrance after that while I picked up the stones.
We do have mountain lions and they occasionally come down in to town.
Bears are an issue in Northern Nevada along with skunks and porcupines.
When I was a kid I was up in Valley of Fire at Mouse's Tank with the Scouts. I had climbed up a cliff and was checking things out when a bunch of the Scouts below were running down the Canyon yelling "bear, bear". If there was one I did not see it so I don't know what they saw. Valley of Fire is about 40 miles North of here.
My biggest concern with Jax is coyotes. There have been a lot of dogs snatched from yards and from what I heard one of the local dog parks here by coyotes. Sometimes one will draw the dog out to a waiting pack. So when I walk Jax she wears a reflective vest so cars can see her but I walk her without a leash because I am training her to not chase cats or dogs she sees on our walks and making sure she will come to me when I call her even if she is chasing something. I have had a couple of neighbors get upset because she is not a leash but training her for safety is more important than a couple of grumpy neighbors. And she is protective but not vicious.
Ive known wolves to do that, but Yotes are rarely in packs, usually pairs and prefer to hunt solo. They will kill smaller dogs and ive watched them "play" with domestic dogs usually not with good outcomes True story- my wolf Cuyuna liked to "lure" dogs into the yard. Most of the time they were males and I watched her decapitate a shi tzu one day (the neighbor never knew what happened to his dog) *never could figure out why she did that. Training a dog to down on command even if running (chasing) is critical or a recall command Ive seen too many dogs get into situations that could of been avoided with good training You mean, you didn't tell the poor guy what happened to his pet?
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Post by MsAli on Jan 14, 2019 16:16:05 GMT -5
Ive known wolves to do that, but Yotes are rarely in packs, usually pairs and prefer to hunt solo. They will kill smaller dogs and ive watched them "play" with domestic dogs usually not with good outcomes True story- my wolf Cuyuna liked to "lure" dogs into the yard. Most of the time they were males and I watched her decapitate a shi tzu one day (the neighbor never knew what happened to his dog) *never could figure out why she did that. Training a dog to down on command even if running (chasing) is critical or a recall command Ive seen too many dogs get into situations that could of been avoided with good training You mean, you didn't tell the poor guy what happened to his pet? God No! He wouldn't of taken it so well & he had issues with my family as it was. Something to do with a 30.30 and a yellow corvette Dog shouldn't of came into our yard (at least 5 acres separated his property and ours)
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Post by rockjunquie on Jan 14, 2019 16:18:10 GMT -5
You mean, you didn't tell the poor guy what happened to his pet? God No! He wouldn't of taken it so well & he had issues with my family as it was. Something to do with a 30.30 and a yellow corvette Dog shouldn't of came into our yard (at least 5 acres separated his property and ours) But, you just said your wolf (I assume, hybrid) lured dogs into your yard (property).
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Post by MsAli on Jan 14, 2019 16:38:20 GMT -5
God No! He wouldn't of taken it so well & he had issues with my family as it was. Something to do with a 30.30 and a yellow corvette Dog shouldn't of came into our yard (at least 5 acres separated his property and ours) But, you just said your wolf (I assume, hybrid) lured dogs into your yard (property). Not a hybrid, 100% grey. I rescued her when she was brought into the vet clinic I worked for. Someone shot her, she was maybe a month old. They wanted to put her down, but I convinced them to let me have her. My dad was not very happy with me, but she wasn't the 1st nor the last animal I brought home In this instance she didn't lure this dog. It had gotten out of their house and ran. Small dogs in back woods MN dont do well outside. I know of 3 people that lost theirs to eagles. Now that is a sight to see Anyways, she was tied that day and the dog approached her and well one bite and it was done She only killed that one dog that we know of and got along well with our other dogs. She would lure others (males) but we usually ran them off & we always knew whos dog it was, so we would call and let them know there dogs were running loose. I think honestly she was looking for a mate She had a habit of running at night and coming back bloody, occasionally bringing her kills home, so who knows. Dad tried everything to keep her enclosed, but she always figured out how to get out, whether it was going over the top or under. There was a pack that runs the state forest we live near and she could of left with them at any time I had her for 3 years until she was "put" down after taking on a porcupine To this day she is one of the best tracking and hunting partners i've ever had and a real learning experience in training
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 14, 2019 20:39:42 GMT -5
James, how old is Jax? She has to be getting up there. I used to do a lot of fishing in Florida. I had a fishing dog. She would sit patiently with me for my pole to dip. Then she would get all excited and run down to the shore to see what I pulled up. If it was small, sometimes I would throw it to her instead of throwing it back. She would play with it and then devour it. She was about the size of Jax. A golden lab mix. I loved that dog. I got her as an adult so I do not know her exact age but she is around 5. We celebrate her birthday on the birthday of my business partner and girlfriend of 18 years who passed away. She was a big dog lover and always talked about how she had the most beautiful dogs. And she did. The way Jax came to me makes me feel Debra's spirit brought Jax to me. Even when we got home for the first time I park on the street yet Jax jumped out and ran right up to the door like she had been there before. She knew right where to go.
Jax is actually small. I have been told she is a mini. So she is only half the size of a normal heeler at 25 pounds.
Dogs are great. They do so much to keep us calm and healthy.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 14, 2019 21:14:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the mine pictures. Do you own any of the mines and if you do how do you remove the material without fractures? No, I do not own any of the mines.
Most of the material I obtain I can find in the tailings or loose in the mines. Sometimes I have to simply use a large hammer and chisel and remove the nearby rock first then i try to take out pieces in as large of chunks as I can.
For instance this vein runs up, over and back down underground then continues on in the mine.
I spent the day chiseling out the limonite in the center first.
This made it easier to to cut behind the chunks and pop out larger pieces like this 3 pound piece.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 14, 2019 21:22:51 GMT -5
The snake is just a Great Basin gopher snake. Large constrictor, but not poisonous. The unnerving part was when that started hissing. We were in the pitch black of the back of the mine and all of a sudden it sounded like a very loud gas leak. When I looked around I found the snake. Even Jax froze when that started hissing. I made her wait by the mine entrance after that while I picked up the stones.
We do have mountain lions and they occasionally come down in to town.
Bears are an issue in Northern Nevada along with skunks and porcupines.
When I was a kid I was up in Valley of Fire at Mouse's Tank with the Scouts. I had climbed up a cliff and was checking things out when a bunch of the Scouts below were running down the Canyon yelling "bear, bear". If there was one I did not see it so I don't know what they saw. Valley of Fire is about 40 miles North of here.
My biggest concern with Jax is coyotes. There have been a lot of dogs snatched from yards and from what I heard one of the local dog parks here by coyotes. Sometimes one will draw the dog out to a waiting pack. So when I walk Jax she wears a reflective vest so cars can see her but I walk her without a leash because I am training her to not chase cats or dogs she sees on our walks and making sure she will come to me when I call her even if she is chasing something. I have had a couple of neighbors get upset because she is not a leash but training her for safety is more important than a couple of grumpy neighbors. And she is protective but not vicious.
Ive known wolves to do that, but Yotes are rarely in packs, usually pairs and prefer to hunt solo. They will kill smaller dogs and ive watched them "play" with domestic dogs usually not with good outcomes True story- my wolf Cuyuna liked to "lure" dogs into the yard. Most of the time they were males and I watched her decapitate a shi tzu one day (the neighbor never knew what happened to his dog) *never could figure out why she did that. Training a dog to down on command even if running (chasing) is critical or a recall command Ive seen too many dogs get into situations that could of been avoided with good training i Have heard of multiple cases here where the dogs were lured by one coyote out to a pack. Especially at the dog park. But there have been a number of reports of dogs being picked off by single coyotes from yards. They jump the fence, grab the dog and back over the fence before anyone can do anything.
Jax has gotten a lot better. She used to take off after cats and other dogs even running right out in to the street. Luckily we walk about 4am so traffic is always very low. So I have been working hard on breaking her of that habit. She rarely chases cats anymore and she stops when I yell at her and she gets along pretty well with most dogs now. Still have to work real hard with her because she really likes chasing things that will run and she has a strong stubborn streak.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 14, 2019 21:30:37 GMT -5
This wolf’s a persistent bugger. That wolf was definitely at a disadvantage with the water being too deep to reach bottom. Must have been super hungry.
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 14, 2019 21:52:39 GMT -5
Super clear and great pictures as always. I enjoy the pictures because of the picturesque places that you visit and in this case pictures that record the effort of early prospectors and miners to find valuable resources. Even though you should"t go into the tunnels I still would like to know what the insides look like. Have a few more pics from inside some mines here:
From this mine:
And a copper-silver mine:
From this mine:
Bomargyrite (silver bromide):
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Post by parfive on Jan 15, 2019 1:31:32 GMT -5
That wolf was definitely at a disadvantage with the water being too deep to reach bottom. Must have been super hungry. At the end of the clip, you see two wolves trotting along the tracks - one of them, presumably, being the one that went after the moose. Could’ve been a different outcome if both had attacked. Another canid on the move . . . Rise of the Golden Jackal A species that was barely known in Europe now vastly outnumbers wolves there, and is rapidly spreading north and west.www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/science/golden-jackals-europe.html
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 15, 2019 2:04:30 GMT -5
That wolf was definitely at a disadvantage with the water being too deep to reach bottom. Must have been super hungry. At the end of the clip, you see two wolves trotting along the tracks - one of them, presumably, being the one that went after the moose. Could’ve been a different outcome if both had attacked. Another canid on the move . . . Rise of the Golden Jackal A species that was barely known in Europe now vastly outnumbers wolves there, and is rapidly spreading north and west.www.nytimes.com/2019/01/14/science/golden-jackals-europe.htmlMaybe on land. But the moose would still have had the advantage in the water since it could have moved out in to deeper water making it very difficult for the wolves to do much without risking drowning.
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Post by victor1941 on Jan 15, 2019 11:26:39 GMT -5
Those are great mine pics, especially the pair of eyes in the copper-silver mine.
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