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Odd Questions

Postby Swede » 06 18, 2019 •  [Post 1]

I have been asked some strange questions over the years about wildlife and deer and elk in particular.
One such question was. how old does a deer need to get to become an elk?
Another question concerned a deer with a severely broken log. Can the game department give it a prosthetic leg?
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What odd questions or comments have you heard?
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby saddlesore » 06 18, 2019 •  [Post 2]

We use to go to Yellowstone very September to photograph. Two questions were "What time do they turn the steam on for the geysers? " and "What time do they turn the animals loose?"
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby Elkduds » 06 18, 2019 •  [Post 3]

Swede wrote:I have been asked some strange questions over the years about wildlife and deer and elk in particular.
One such question was. how old does a deer need to get to become an elk?

This has nothing to do with age. It is a function of altitude :roll:
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby Lefty » 06 19, 2019 •  [Post 4]

Ive heard and been a part of some strange Yellowstone visitors.
People claiming coyotes were wolves,
moose were elk
I can see mistaking a jackrabbit for a snowshoe of a cotton tail for a pygmy
or a rock chuck for a yellow bellied marmot :lol:
Some of the mis conceptions about some animals,.. like Timothy Treadwell syndrome

I was in a dicussion and belive I made my point to a ranger in North Cascade National park. She thought north Cascade would be a great site for reintroduction of grizzlies. The parks has everything a grizzlie needs. I suggestd that grizzlies need a food base , something that doesnt exist after grizzlies come out of hibernation in March April or May
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby WapitiTalk1 » 06 20, 2019 •  [Post 5]

For some reason, while in full camo, hunting pack on, and packing my bow on the PCT (Pacific Crest Trail), on my way to a designated "drop off" point to begin the day's hunt...... I have the long-haul PCT hikers ask me "is it hunting season" :roll:. I never do, but always want to respond with "nope, I'm just taking my bow for a walk" :D
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby Lefty » 06 21, 2019 •  [Post 6]

we did a few miles on the pct seemed the SB were the strange ones
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby wl704 » 06 24, 2019 •  [Post 7]

Lefty wrote:we did a few miles on the pct seemed the SB were the strange ones
Seems to me the SB hikers on the AT are equally strange.
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby Tigger » 06 24, 2019 •  [Post 8]

I was in Rocky Mtn National Park 2 years ago and had a tourist from Boston ask me if the black bear we were looking at from 150 yards was a hyena. I gotta admit, I kinda got tongue tied cuz I didn't know if he was serious or not. Turns out he was serious. Some serious Nature Deficit Disorder for him and his family.
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby >>>---WW----> » 06 24, 2019 •  [Post 9]

I've heard of thru hikers but what is a SB hiker. There are tons of youtube videos on the AT and I agree there are some strange people on the trail.
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Re: Odd Questions

Postby Swede » 06 24, 2019 •  [Post 10]

WW: Don't you know an "SB hiker"? That is one on the trail to the beach at Santa Barbara. Surfs up dude. :D
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