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This little guy wandered into my front yard this past summer:
American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
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Came across a whole family of Emu's last Thursday. Lucky not to hit them in the rally car.
Ray
CoolQuote:
Originally Posted by Knocker69
sorta reminds me of... this guy. ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrB7lFvlL-8 :D
Rattlesnakes
The spectacled bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacled_Bear
SouthAmerican cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffroy%27s_Cat
Pampas Fox
and some variety of human-like idiots who actually elected thei own president Evo Morales lately :p
Drifter. I was living just to the east of you for the last year before moving back to Oshawa and I can tell you HOW COULD YOU NOT put the damn fox up there. I would drive the Monck Road west to Rama at night and never fail to see about 2 or 3.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
Also have seen more bear activity for sure. As for Cougars...we can only hope...and the 2 legged version of the Cougar is always a welcome sight right?
As for Ministry of Natural Resouces denying that Cougars are in Ontario, they don't want to admit to them being here in the same way they try to downplay we are up to our ears in bears since the spring bear hunt was cancelled. Just wait until a cougar is not only confirmed but actually makes a kill on someone's livesstock or god forbid...a Hiker.
Where I live now it's only concrete for many km's so only: pigeons, rats and a few other very small mammals.
Where I was born and used to live the list is way longer:
Bears (Ursus arctos)
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Wolves (Canis lupus)
http://www.zalmoxisaventura.com/imag...ia/lup%201.jpg
Foxes (Vulpes vulpes)
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Wild cats (Felis silvestris silvestris)
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Lynx (Lynx lynx)
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Deers, rabbits and other small wild animals ones + the usual european birds.
Plus cats and dogs and nowadays lots of stray dogs and cats.
Yes, missing the fox was quite an oversight. I know the Monk road well.
Also the area around Lake Dalrymple. When we had our stumping business often worked that area.
We had a bear wandering around in town 2 weeks ago. What he/she was doing out this late is a puzzle.
By the way have you ever eaten at Captain's Restuarant at the Kawartha Lakes Inn in Lindsay? Great food and reasonable. Jambalya to die for and Thai dishes also great. Pretty well everything is good. Very extensive menu. You can check it out online through the Kawartha Lakes Inn website. Good breakfasts too and open at 7 so can eat and get to track in good time.
I stay in Lindsay when I go to Mosport. Usually at the Linsay Inn. Avoid the Bonfire Rest. It moved off of 35 onto 7 at the Admiral Inn and changed hands. Limited menu and poor food plus pricey. The Admiral is also pricey and run down. You are too close to home to stay in Lindsay I expect.
I now eat very little meat other than Elk, Venison and Buffalo. There is a game farm just outside of Coldwater on Upper Big Chute road. Very flavourful and practically no fat. They have Boar, duck and geese and several different fish, all frozen. There is also a trout farm just down the road. Catch your own or buy.
I know about a elk/deer farm off of 93. Didn't know about the one near Coldwater.Quote:
Originally Posted by Easy Drifter
As for eating in and around Lindsay and area, I agree on the Bonfire being a waste of time. We always eat Breakfast at the Durham if we are in town. As for dinners in the area, one of the best restaurants I can think of is the Lakehouse in Fenelon Falls. Very good ribs and burgers but they are NOT a fast food place. Nice decor and every item on the menu is of top quality fresh ingriedients. As for Elk and all that stuff.....well if I could afford to eat it and had someone around the house besides me willing to try it, I would likely give it a go.
We Canadians are really fortunate in the wildlife available to us for both to view...and eat!
Universal Game Farm. 4 x 6 oz burgers $7.00. 4 big sausage $8.00. Large half price freezer. They have steaks, ribs and roasts but they are a little more pricey unless in discount freezer. Discount for bulk. I will buy the steaks but roasts and ribs too large for me.
Heck, game is not like trying rattlesnake or squid etc.
BBQ burgers or sausage and don't tell them until they take a bite. They will really enjoy them.
Captain's has regular restuarant food including burgers as well as the more exotic. I just haven't tried them as I enjoy the offbeat foods. Also has an attached Sports Bar.