http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/outdoors-chat/ en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:22 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134068/posts Taibi was hunting from a tree stand Sunday afternoon in rural Sullivan County when he shot a deer. He came down from the stand and fired the .30-caliber rifle again about 400 feet away from a trailer home in Swan Lake, a small community just south of the Catskill Mountains. Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134068/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:39:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134027/posts A group of people diving off the Big Island saw something in the water they never imagined. A tiger shark, devouring a goat. Joyce Blutt took these pictures about half a mile off Kawaiahae last Monday. She says the shark had eaten half of the goat by the time they got there. If you look close you can see a hoof on the right hand side. Joyce says everyone on board the Kohala divers boat was awestruck. "We are going oh my goodness, it's a goat, it's a shark and you know everyone's all excited. And here's 11 people looking... KGMB9 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134027/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:55:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134021/posts It's not uncommon for tiger sharks to attack green sea turtles, but it's not everyday you see it. Here are dramatic pictures of the ocean encounter in Hawaiian waters. It happened at Maunalua Bay on east Oahu this past Monday. With a shark this big, you can see why this did not go unnoticed by our viewer Augustus "Ogee" Santos and his crew. They quickly jumped up, grabbed their camera and snapped this first shot (see below). They heard a loud splash as this tiger shark estimated to be 14 feet long, emerged from the ocean making a direct hit... KHNL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2134021/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 07:11:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2133557/posts I stumbled across this pic and video (see link below) this morning and thought it was pretty incredible and maybe worth sharing... Here's the video link...Cloud Surfing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2133557/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:14:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2133364/posts Whale sharks are elusive creatures hidden in our vast oceans, so you can imagine how excited a scientist was when he saw one doing a poo. Catching the excrement of the world's biggest fish was 'scientific gold', said Dr Mark Meekan, because it holds many clues to its feeding habits. The messy moment, caught on camera for the first time, has already revealed the filter-feeders visit Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean to feast on its brief but vast red crab migration. But little else is known about them, hence Dr Meekan's year-long quest to find out more. As well... Monday Metro http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2133364/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:51:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2133363/posts Police say a leg, found inside a bull shark by a prominent South Florida charter boat captain, is not human. Captain Mark the Shark had contacted police after he sliced open a nine-foot, 400-pound bull shark Friday morning and found what he thought was a human leg. According to Broward Sheriff's Office spokesman Mike Jachles, the leg was taken to the county's medical examiner's office, and testing revealed the limb was not human. The captain said the 400-pound shark was caught about 4 p.m. Thursday a quarter-mile off of Miami Beach, east of the Port of Miami. But it was... Miami Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2133363/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 05:47:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132767/posts Must read. It is unbelievable, nothing more to say. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132767/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:39:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132711/posts This video of an animated big eared mouse will give joy with words and song of truth. Character’s voice is grandson of o7jimmy. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132711/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:43:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132566/posts You'd think the only place where mice run rings around cats is on children’s TV. But these days, it seems the Tom And Jerry story is closer to fact than fiction. For pampering is making our cats fatter and more unfit. And just like Jerry, the rodent in the popular cartoons, the mice are taking advantage. Rodent infestations are soaring in the UK. Last year, Rentokil noted a 36 per cent rise in callouts – and a 26 per cent increase the previous year. Wet summers are said to be driving mice indoors – and middle-class householders make the situation... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132566/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 12:08:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132516/posts A deer hunter became a hero on opening day after he rescued a man who was stuck up to his chest in muddy water in Sherburne County. According to officials, 60-year-old Peter Schmidt, of Orrock Township, saved the life of a hunter from Big Lake. Schmidt heard 26-year-old Matthew Capko yelling from inside the National Wildlife Refuge. "I wasn't paying attention to where I was going and walked into a bog," Capko said. "It was kind of like quicksand." Stuck waist-deep, Capko realized his cell phone was too wet to use. He fired off a couple of shotgun rounds in... KSTP.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132516/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:40:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132191/posts A hungry crocodile appears to have bitten off more than it could chew in an attack on a zebra captured on film Thursday at the Masai Mara game reserve in south-western Kenya, The Daily Mail reported. A group of zebras attempted to cross the Mara river in the reserve when a crocodile leapt from the water, biting the zebra's head. foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132191/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:42:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132069/posts Walking the Dog in Cold Weather Let your dog check the weather. Allow your dog to step outside and feel for itself that it's too cold or stormy...Instinctually, the dog will understand why it has to come back inside where it's safe. Don't let your dog manipulate you. Dogs can learn to use that open door as a means to control you. When you let your dog do that "weather check,"...you decide when the assessment is over. Don't rely on natural protection from the cold. Some dogs do develop thicker fur and maintain their fat as a natural protection from... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2132069/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:22:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131961/posts This video of an animated Jerboa mouse also called, The Mickey Mouse of the Desert, will express a moment in its desert night. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131961/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:17:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131892/posts A man has broken the record for the highest waterfall dive earning himself a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Di Huanran achieved his record dive of 12.19m by launching himself into the spray from Diaoshuilou waterfall in Mundanjiang City, China. Guinness say the record was set Sunday 5 October in honour of the organisation's World Records Day (Thursday 13 November). BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131892/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:41:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131771/posts State and utility officials applauded the completion Monday of the world's first artificial kelp reef that they say will provide a thriving habitat for fish and marine organisms for decades. Spread over two miles south of San Clemente Pier, the pioneering reef was undertaken by Southern California Edison to make up for environmental damage caused by the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Advertisement “In the end we have both the energy and the environment we need,” Cecil House, a Southern California Edison vice president, said during a ceremony attended by about 100 people on the pier. The 175-acre reef was... San Diego Union-Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131771/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131757/posts Great white sharks travel huge distances and mysteriously spend up to six months gathered at an isolated spot in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. Satellite tagging has revealed that male and female sharks make frequent and repetitive dives together, which may be linked to courtship. The stretch of ocean the sharks make for - from both California and Mexico - is not a particularly rich feeding ground but it may act as a "singles bar" where they can find a mate. "There is something going on there but as yet we don't know," said marine biologist Professor Ron... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131757/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:31:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131479/posts Calling all frog speakers. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources needs your help. Wildlife biologists need volunteers for the annual statewide calling frog survey, which starts Jan. 15. John Jensen, a department senior wildlife biologist, said there are 75 survey routes but so far only 30 volunteers have come forward. He said the volunteers are needed to help decipher the calls of Georgia’s 31 frog species. The state is setting up baseline data on frogs so scientists can identify population trends. [snip] AP via AJC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131479/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:06:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131425/posts A Shaved Butt for Obama? It's been a week now since the nation woke up to a new political reality, and there is still - to put it mildly - a chasm of of mistrust and uncertainty between hunters, shooters and our President-Elect. But this story is a golden opportunity for President-Elect Obama to reach out a tentative hand to the outdoors community in a gesture of conciliation and understanding. From the story: Peru Offers National Hairless Dog to Obamas LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Completely bald and older than the Incas, the Peruvian hairless dog seems like an odd... Field and Stream http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131425/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:36:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131293/posts     The 23rd Annual “World Championship of Punkin Chunkin” will be held Friday October 31st through Sunday, November 2nd, in Sussex County, Delaware. This hugely popular event draws 40,000-50,000 spectators each year. They gather to watch 100 or more amazing air cannons, catapults, trebuchets, giant slingshots, and other fantastic devices launch pumpkins into the air. In conjunction with the Punkin Chunkin Championship, there will be cooking contests, and the Charley Daniels Band will perform on the 31st. Proceeds from the annual event go to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, various other charities, and scholarships. We think the timing is perfect–this gives folks... Accurate Shooter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2131293/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 06:03:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130892/posts Posted: Wednesday, 12 November 2008 8:54AM Gold Club With Dual Purpose: Iron And Urinal Stan Pillman Reporting   Have you ever needed to use the bathroom during the middle of your golf game? Maybe, hit a ball into the woods just so you could sneak off and get some relief. Those days are over. An urologist practicing in Florida has invented a solution for your troublesome bladder. It’s a golf club that duals as a urinal. This urologist kept getting complaints about men needing to use the bathroom while on the golf course. So he invented the UroClub. The... WBBM Newsradio (Chicago) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130892/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:13:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130696/posts OK, so I'm looking at the picture below (warning, it's fairly large, ~2 MB): Snake River Plain, Idaho, full-size image and I finally ask myself, "What is that pretty blue lake northeast of Salt Lake City?" It doesn't take long to find out that this is Bear Lake. Bear Lake is a pretty interesting place; let's go to Wikipedia for more: Bear Lake It's a basin lake, for one thing, and according to what I read, an outlet was created from the lake into the Bear River which allows the water to be used for irrigation as it flows to... Summer of 2006 Yellowstone Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130696/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:15:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130640/posts The Sumatran Striped Rabbit (Nesolagus netscheri), also known as the Sumatra Short-eared Rabbit or Sumatran Rabbit, is a rabbit found only in forest in the Barisan Mountains in western Sumatra, Indonesia. It is listed as a critically endangered species — its rarity may be due to deforestation and habitat loss. YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130640/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:03:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130355/posts CDC Lead Study In: NSSF Says Venison Is Safe Since March, when North Dakota dermatologist William CornatzerÂ’s now famous CT scans and X-rays showed lead fragments sprinkled throughout hunter-killed venison, subsequent studies have confirmed high levels of the metal in donated meat and shown that material from big-game bullets can spread as much as 18 inches from a wound channel. Now, the study everyone has been waiting for, the one designed to finally answer whether all this lead actually poses a significant health risk to hunters and their families, is in. From the CDC report: While this study suggests that... ield and Stream http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2130355/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:34:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2129863/posts On paper, my wife and I are poor. How poor? In 2005 we made $4,303.84 combined; in 2004 we made half that. We’re in such a low tax bracket that I have trouble convincing the government of our tax return’s accuracy; they simply can’t believe Americans can live on that kind of money. Yet in many ways, we’re better off than a Wall Street banker: We’ve saved enough money to buy land without a mortgage, we have no credit cards or monthly bills, I work 20 flexible hours a week from home, and my daughter has two stay-at-home parents. Simply... Mother Earth News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2129863/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:52:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2128846/posts The biggest salmon in 29 years in California, 85 pounds and more than 4 feet long, was found washed up on a river bank last week, dead and spawned out. Fish and Game biologists discovered the giant fish on a creek that feeds the Sacramento River near Anderson in Shasta County. The salmon likely weighed more than 90 pounds before it died, a big buck, according to Fish and Game biologist Doug Killam, perhaps far more when in the ocean and beginning its journey through San Francisco Bay, the delta and up the Sacramento River to its place of birth... SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2128846/posts#comment Sun, 9 Nov 2008 17:43:03 GMT