Members tonyc1 Posted March 28, 2008 Members Report Posted March 28, 2008 are Prairie dogs and Gophers the same beast? Tony. Quote
yaklady Posted March 28, 2008 Report Posted March 28, 2008 are Prairie dogs and Gophers the same beast?Tony. Prairie Dogs are much larger than gophers, 14 inches long compaired to the 7" long gopher, or ground squirrel. They have simlar habits, such as digging burrows and eating grasses. Prairie dogs are very social and live in a prairie dog town. You find them all over the Great Plains. Many people get angry with the little creatures because of their holes, which can be quite large. A horse can break a leg in one. They also tend to carry the plague. They are an important part of our ecosystem, feeding coyotes, eagles and such. I like the littel guys, but we don't have them in the mountains. We just have the samller ground squirrels. Kathy Quote All bad yaks make their way to the freezer.
Members gunfighter48 Posted March 28, 2008 Members Report Posted March 28, 2008 (edited) are Prairie dogs and Gophers the same beast?Tony. Nope, two different animals. Prairie dogs can carry bubonic plague. so you have to be careful of their hides. The last I read on some varmit hunting forums, some very large colonies in either New Mexico or Arizona were being wiped out by the plague. If I remember correctly 1 or 2 people had contracted the plague from handling the dead ones and had died(it's rare but does happen). It only seems to be a problem when they over populate a given area but they do carry fleas all the time. (yaklady, looks like we had the same thought at the same time!!!) John Edited March 28, 2008 by gunfighter48 Quote gunfighter48 A 45 may not expand but it will never be smaller than .45!! NRA Member PSLAC Member
Members tonyc1 Posted March 28, 2008 Members Report Posted March 28, 2008 Nope, two different animals. Prairie dogs can carry bubonic plague. so you have to be careful of their hides. The last I read on some varmit hunting forums, some very large colonies in either New Mexico or Arizona were being wiped out by the plague. If I remember correctly 1 or 2 people had contracted the plague from handling the dead ones and had died(it's rare but does happen). It only seems to be a problem when they over populate a given area but they do carry fleas all the time. (yaklady, looks like we had the same thought at the same time!!!) John [/qu Thank you John and Kathy, now I know! Tony. Quote
mendedbowl Posted September 25, 2008 Report Posted September 25, 2008 lmao oh i love that tie!!! that's spooky as hell can you get them in black? i want a black toad tie to wear to a high class black tie benefit here...can't you see me standing over the punch bowl offering drinks to all the fancy ladies? Quote
Members Sasquatch Posted January 7, 2009 Members Report Posted January 7, 2009 That tie is classic. Quote www.makoaleather.com
Members jbird Posted January 8, 2009 Members Report Posted January 8, 2009 Roo, That hide looks familiar. I am thinking that it looks a lot like the "frogs" I buy from Jerry Van Amburg. Pretty cheap and makes dandy little inlays. Shameless plug for Jerry. I have seen him pass out free frogskins to little kids at leather shows. You know they were there with their folks, and weren't going home with anything but a case of boredom. Jerry gave them each a frog, and they had something to talk about at recess on Monday. Good guy. Scouter, I enjoy slugs. I am a slug salter from way back, and passed on the tradition to my son at a tender age. Twenty years later we still enjoy a good salting together. If I dig back in my music archives I am sure I can come up with Too Slim's (of Riders in the Sky) version of the Salting of the Slug. Ok forgive me for asking but what the devil is a slug salter ? Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
HorsehairBraider Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 Ok forgive me for asking but what the devil is a slug salter ?Josh You've never poured salt on a slug? Man, I thought every kid tried that at least once! When I was a kid if you did stuff like that you had to be dang sure my mother did not catch you at it as she would about kill you for it. (It will kill the slug, she did not approve of killing things for no reason at all and I have to say I agree with her, at least a little, but slugs can be pests.) Quote They say princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a prince as soon as his groom. - Ben Jonson http://www.beautiful-horses.com
Members jbird Posted January 8, 2009 Members Report Posted January 8, 2009 You've never poured salt on a slug? Man, I thought every kid tried that at least once! When I was a kid if you did stuff like that you had to be dang sure my mother did not catch you at it as she would about kill you for it. (It will kill the slug, she did not approve of killing things for no reason at all and I have to say I agree with her, at least a little, but slugs can be pests.) Ok that clears things up, not many slugs in Utah at least not for the most part so didn't get a chance, how ever I agree about killing things for now reason you should have a need or a reason. Josh Quote Josh Dusty Chaps Leather & Seven O Saddle Shop 801-809-8456 Keep moving forward! On a horse. Hebrews 4:12 My link
Contributing Member Denise Posted January 8, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted January 8, 2009 As far as slugs go, eating and sliming and pooping on my lettuce and cabbage is reason enough. But I stomp them, not salt them. At least it's quick (and satisfying). Quote
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