Sourdough
09-17-2008, 01:42 AM
.....Last night, I had not seen the rabbit, and at first thought I was being attacked by a blurry/shadow. I flinched, and was supprised how quickly, and how far I flinched. The small hawk, maybe 20-24" wingspan came from behind me, and nailed a rabbit not 30 feet in front of me and slightly to my right side. The hawk could not lift off with the half grown rabbit, because they were in tallish grass/willow brush. I thought I could take that rabbit from the hawk, as it labored to get free of the brush, but I just backed up and watched.
I think a lot of food could be taken from other animals. Maybe 30 times I have pushed grizzlies off of Moose or Caribou, twice it was filmed, and many other times it was photographed. NOTE: It is "NOW" illegal to do this....Period....Illegal, at least in a hunting situation, the law Say's, "that once it has been taken control of by a bear it belongs to the bear".
One morning I pushed about 20 wolves off of a Grizzly hide we had removed the previous night. Note: The wolves did not make any effort to keep what was left of the bear hide, and retreated easily when pushed.
I have found dozens of brown bear cubs only partly eaten, or not eaten at all, and buried, the meat was still good. This will be in June through Sept.
In open terrain like the Brooks Range, or any place above timberline if you see lots of magpie's or ravens raising a raucous they are on food, but be careful, as the raucous is because something bigger is enjoying it.
In the winter I find a fair amount of partly eaten animals, this is most likely because the kill stands out against the white of the snow, or maybe because I am inclined to follow predator tracks to see what if anything happened last night in the wilderness.
My point is that even if it looks like the good/choice cuts have been taken, sometimes something is better than nothing.
I think a lot of food could be taken from other animals. Maybe 30 times I have pushed grizzlies off of Moose or Caribou, twice it was filmed, and many other times it was photographed. NOTE: It is "NOW" illegal to do this....Period....Illegal, at least in a hunting situation, the law Say's, "that once it has been taken control of by a bear it belongs to the bear".
One morning I pushed about 20 wolves off of a Grizzly hide we had removed the previous night. Note: The wolves did not make any effort to keep what was left of the bear hide, and retreated easily when pushed.
I have found dozens of brown bear cubs only partly eaten, or not eaten at all, and buried, the meat was still good. This will be in June through Sept.
In open terrain like the Brooks Range, or any place above timberline if you see lots of magpie's or ravens raising a raucous they are on food, but be careful, as the raucous is because something bigger is enjoying it.
In the winter I find a fair amount of partly eaten animals, this is most likely because the kill stands out against the white of the snow, or maybe because I am inclined to follow predator tracks to see what if anything happened last night in the wilderness.
My point is that even if it looks like the good/choice cuts have been taken, sometimes something is better than nothing.