Nasty critters where you live..

[Grand Admiral Ancaris]

Fauna of New Orleans (and how to deal with them)
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Armadilloes (Pack a tent and your .22, it's gonna be a long night! Easy to shoot as they're very slow and allow you to get real close.)

Deer (These creatures are relatively harmless, but can pack a wallop when cornered. Just let him go, but if you _have_ to take him out, a .357 Magnum carbine's a safe bet.)

Wolf (These rather large animals can take you down with their pack attack, and their howling can unsettle even a seasoned warrior. Don't forget your .30-06 and bring extra ammo!)

Pardon me if I find this rather disgusting. Killing animals sheerly for sport, pleasure, or out of boredom is sickening to me.

[Montcalm]

Fauna of New Orleans (and how to deal with them)
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Armadilloes (Pack a tent and your .22, it's gonna be a long night! Easy to shoot as they're very slow and allow you to get real close.)

Deer (These creatures are relatively harmless, but can pack a wallop when cornered. Just let him go, but if you _have_ to take him out, a .357 Magnum carbine's a safe bet.)

Wolf (These rather large animals can take you down with their pack attack, and their howling can unsettle even a seasoned warrior. Don't forget your .30-06 and bring extra ammo!)

Pardon me if I find this rather disgusting. Killing animals sheerly for sport, pleasure, or out of boredom is sickening to me.

I think Einy`s been watching South Park one time too many.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Fauna of New Orleans (and how to deal with them)
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Armadilloes (Pack a tent and your .22, it's gonna be a long night! Easy to shoot as they're very slow and allow you to get real close.)

Deer (These creatures are relatively harmless, but can pack a wallop when cornered. Just let him go, but if you _have_ to take him out, a .357 Magnum carbine's a safe bet.)

Wolf (These rather large animals can take you down with their pack attack, and their howling can unsettle even a seasoned warrior. Don't forget your .30-06 and bring extra ammo!)

Pardon me if I find this rather disgusting. Killing animals sheerly for sport, pleasure, or out of boredom is sickening to me.

Naw, this is out of defense. 'Dilloes'll rip your lawn apart, deer make good eats, and wolves can kill.

BTW I forgot one:

Fundamentalists (These terrifying brainwashers will try to get into your head. Literally any weapon will do against these Borg-like brain-suckers. Apply with great force.)

[Grand Admiral Ancaris]

Deer. No, don't laugh, because you've never had one walk out in front of your car and then tried jumping over the car. They land in the front seat.

I know that all too well. Deer seem to be very dumb animals in that regard. The one I encountered didn't even try to jump. Stupid deer...

[Superman]

Just rattlesnakes and Black Widow spiders here... Oh, and we have these centipedes that are mildly venemous.

[Grand Admiral Ancaris]

Naw, this is out of defense. 'Dilloes'll rip your lawn apart, deer make good eats, and wolves can kill.

1. About 'Dilloes and lawns - Big deal. Just use a humane to catch them and move them somewhere out in the country. Killing them is not necessary.

2. If you're hunting for food that is okay. I hate "sportsmen" though who just kill for some obscene trophy. And those who do it cause they're bored, or simply cause they're asses or whatnot.

3. Wolves are more likely to avoid you than harm you. If you're going to kill an animal simply because it posses the slimest chance of harm, why not start with a good portion of the human population in the world? Makes alot more sense. And it's more likely that any individual human will harm you than an individual wolf would. If you're worried about a nearby, a warning shot into the air or nearby ground would spook off a wolf without you having to kill it.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Naw, this is out of defense. 'Dilloes'll rip your lawn apart, deer make good eats, and wolves can kill.

1. About 'Dilloes and lawns - Big deal. Just use a humane to catch them and move them somewhere out in the country. Killing them is not necessary.

2. If you're hunting for food that is okay. I hate "sportsmen" though who just kill for some obscene trophy. And those who do it cause they're bored, or simply cause they're asses or whatnot.

3. Wolves are more likely to avoid you than harm you. If you're going to kill an animal simply because it posses the slimest chance of harm, why not start with a good portion of the human population in the world? Makes alot more sense. And it's more likely that any individual human will harm you than an individual wolf would. If you're worried about a nearby, a warning shot into the air or nearby ground would spook off a wolf without you having to kill it.

Good points. Especially that last one. I didn't mean to imply 'go kill the wolves!', I posted a (rather tasteless) joke. My apologies for offending you.

BTW wolves make A-OK pets anyway.

[Col. Crackpot]

BTW wolves make A-OK pets anyway.

lol yeah, until they eat your children

[Grand Admiral Ancaris]

Hmmm... let's see...

Critters here in western Wyoming that you probably don't want to encounter.

Black Widow Spiders - I've encountered these things, been fortunate enough to never be bitten.

Cat Spiders - I don't know they're scientific name, but their Abdomen is shaped rather like a cat's head. These things are big and ugly.

Big, black hairy jumping spiders - They're big, can jump a distance, and look like mini tarantulas.

Being I'm arachnophobic I rather despise these things.

Scorpions of unknown variety - encountered them before. A friend who kept three as sort-of-pets years ago.

Rattlesnakes of different varieties, possibly Western diamondback among them but not sure.

Mosquitoes - Annoying, swarming blood suckers from hell.

Horse Flies - Big, very painful bites.

Deer Flies - personal experience with these things. Very painful bites. I've heard more painful than Horse flies, I've never let a horse fly bite me to put that to the test. Can leave swollen areas 6 inches across (did with me anyhow).

Bees, Wasps, Hornets, etc. No Killer Bees yet. I don't know if they could survive in the climate up here.

Deers - Large stupid animals with a knack of standing on the highway or crossing at the most in-opertune time. I encountered one at night in my first car, which I had owned for less than a month at the time. I slowed as much as I could from when I saw it and tried to go around it. The stupid thing turned around and walked back out in front of my car... Front grill ended up with a V-shape, headlights doing an X thing when on (left side lighting up right side, right lighting up left), hood buckled, radiator tipping by like 10-15 degrees (though fortunately not punctured), and a cracked windshield. I of course only had Liability insurance... I hate deer.

Skunks - Not exactly dangerous unless rabid. Don't smell the best though. Few years back had one move into our garage. I was the one who got to trap, transport, and release it into the wild next to the river North of town.

Other various species of snake, including Bull Snakes, water snakes, Garter snakes. Nor genuinely dangerous. Though I suppose if you have a phobia of snakes you'll want to avoid them.

Ticks - Nasty little buggers. My father caught a bad case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever from one.

aaannd... I can't think of anything else at the moment.,

[Grand Admiral Ancaris]

Good points. Especially that last one. I didn't mean to imply 'go kill the wolves!', I posted a (rather tasteless) joke. My apologies for offending you.

It's okay, and Don't worry. I'm not known for my astounding sence of humor.

BTW wolves make A-OK pets anyway.

I know. I used to have a dog that had a high percentage of wolf in her. Not a pureblood wolf no, but still alot of wolf in her.

[Einhander Sn0m4n]

Good points. Especially that last one. I didn't mean to imply 'go kill the wolves!', I posted a (rather tasteless) joke. My apologies for offending you.

It's okay, and Don't worry. I'm not known for my astounding sence of humor.

BTW wolves make A-OK pets anyway.

I know. I used to have a dog that had a high percentage of wolf in her. Not a pureblood wolf no, but still alot of wolf in her.

It's okay. No one expects everyone to laugh hysterically at every joke like the lobotomy victimsthey use for laff tracks If that were true, the would wiuld be ten million times more annoying...

I miss my friend's wolf dog. He was really friendly too.

[Saurencaerthai]

i'm sorry, but the Canadian Geese are far worse. they fly over New England like fucking squadrons of B-29's dropping their payloads of sticky shit on bombing runs over Boston, Providence and Hartford. hundreds or thousands of them at a time. April and October usually are the peak months. lol, i've heard some people call them the Canadian Bomber Command.

[J]

Other than crazy rabid racoons and a few disease carrying ticks and mosquitoes, there's really nothing around here. The racoons freak me out, they grow to monstrous sizes feeding on garbage and roam the neighbourhood in packs. A lot of them really are rabid so one has to be careful around them.