ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 minutes ago, mackem said: Wasn't there a case not so long ago in California where one sneaked into a house and took the pet dog from the owners bedroom? Aye, there was! Unfortunately, she didn't get any pictures so she must just be attention seeking! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Did somebody open that door an let it out?? Yeah! That's ballsy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,759 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, W. Katchum said: Did somebody open that door an let it out?? That's what I thought at the very end "Mum the cats at the door,i am just letting it out" 3 Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 2 hours ago, ChrisJones said: The scary thing is that it probably was! They're losing their fear of humans in the urban fringes and I fear it's only a matter of time before a rabid animal attacks a member of the public. The problem with documenting the wild ones is that they don't want to be anywhere near you and they're much better at evading the great white hunter than most will give them credit for! Sound similar scenario to the leopards in India/mumbai? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 4 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said: Sound similar scenario to the leopards in India/mumbai? I'd say that's pretty close to the mark. There it's leopards. Parts of the US its cougars, other parts its bears and wolves. Britain is foxes. The common denominator of all of this is human expansion into traditional predator territory. Also, you don't see much footage from really rural areas because they're so commonplace that they're almost unworthy of mention. Wandering bears, buffalo, moose, wolves, etc don't make the news because they're part of the local scenery... It's like shootings in London and Manchester... they're just not newsworthy anymore. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted January 21, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 minute ago, ChrisJones said: I'd say that's pretty close to the mark. There it's leopards. Parts of the US its cougars, other parts its bears and wolves. Britain is foxes. The common denominator of all of this is human expansion into traditional predator territory. Also, you don't see much footage from really rural areas because they're so commonplace that they're almost unworthy of mention. Wandering bears, buffalo, moose, wolves, etc don't make the news because they're part of the local scenery... It's like shootings in London and Manchester... they're just not newsworthy anymore. Yeah except a fox won't rip you a new arsehole ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ted Newgent 4,896 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 two days ago in banff,bc 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 minute ago, forest of dean redneck said: Yeah except a fox won't rip you a new arsehole ? True but then that's why everyone is losing their collective sh*t when something that is higher on the food chain is sighted. Last year I did a month stint in one of our Utah offices. Two of those days I spent driving out from West Valley in Utah, over to Jackson in Wyoming. On the way, we got stuck in traffic which is unusual in an area twice the size of England with a population density of around 6 people per square mile. As we got to the source it was actually 3 buffalo blocking the road. Tourists had stopped to take pictures and the traffic was backed up considerably. While it was new to me my driver was complaining about how he wished tourists would just f*ck off as his two day trip to Jackson was now being delayed. One of those things could probably turn a car over if hassled. To the locals, they're a pain in the arse even if they can rip you a new one! 2 Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,759 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 1 hour ago, Ted Newgent said: two days ago in banff,bc That's ridiculous,sauntered across the road without a care in the world. Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,837 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Why haven' they appeared on like a motorway camera if they are here? Max distance between roads is what a few miles max Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,759 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 Bowhunter in a tree-stand after whitetail has a cat stalk his decoy. Link to post Share on other sites
blackmaggie 3,375 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 5 hours ago, mackem said: Wasn't there a case not so long ago in California where one sneaked into a house and took the pet dog from the owners bedroom? There's a few on YouTube were they have been caught on CCTV ones a dorberman on a chain its surprising how quick it controls it and others ones a sleeping terrier in a yard and another in a hall way both get taken away 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,973 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 31 minutes ago, South hams hunter said: Why haven' they appeared on like a motorway camera if they are here? Max distance between roads is what a few miles max Realistically if they are in Britain how dense would the population have to be where they would show up on motorway cameras? Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,306 Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 35 minutes ago, South hams hunter said: Why haven' they appeared on like a motorway camera if they are here? Max distance between roads is what a few miles max Not sure how manned the cameras are but I imagine if a cat was on there I doupt they would be looking for it and more than likely more concerned with traffic etc Link to post Share on other sites
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