Lawn Wolf
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Her: You're right, an incorrectly conceived/manufactured carrot weapon in the wrong hands could be detrimental to the overall well-being of the Garden Ridge animal population. We don't want to cause bodily injury or undo stress to our new neighbors (*). We also need to be sure we can identify a lawn wolf with 100% accuracy, using a lawn wolf carrot weapon on some other type of wolf, a driveway wolf for instance, could go very bad very quickly.
If your spouse had stopped you mid-sentence, would you have started twitching and looked like you were going to explode?!? That would have been fun. :-D By the way I gave a five to your post but to your spouse, not for the post itself, but rather for her calling you Sheldon!!
Abhinav S wrote:
By the way I gave a five to your post but to your spouse, not for the post itself, but rather for her calling you Sheldon!!
We're fans of the show. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
Abhinav S wrote:
By the way I gave a five to your post but to your spouse, not for the post itself, but rather for her calling you Sheldon!!
We're fans of the show. :)
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
We're fans of the show
Me too. The show is a classic. Rajesh Koothrapalli is my favourite for obvious reasons!! Ok I won't be racist, Sheldon is!! :-D
Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
Would CamoPicker 2.0 be up to camouflaging a carrot launcher and its ammo? or is that to be expected in a future release? :) PS: and what is the estimated Sheldon-to-wolf ratio in your area?
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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Would CamoPicker 2.0 be up to camouflaging a carrot launcher and its ammo? or is that to be expected in a future release? :) PS: and what is the estimated Sheldon-to-wolf ratio in your area?
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
CamoPicker doesn't do the camouflaging, it only lets you select colors to implement your own camouflaging. Paint carrots camouflage would be pretty pointless because if I missed a lawn wolf with it, the deer wouldn't be able to find it to eat it. When hunting wild animals, complex camouflage isn't really necessary unless you're REALLY hunting as opposed to camping out in a deer stand or something like that. Wearing clothing that is the approximate color is good enough if you're on the move. For example, I walked out of our garage yesterday evening, and noticed a rather large buck standing on the other side of the driveway. I manage to scoot behind my wife's car before it saw me, and I edged slowly around the car so I could observe the animal. I stood perfectly still, and while the deer saw me, it took no real notice because I wasn't moving. Essentially, it didn't "see" me. I stood there for almost 10 minutes, and it actually got so close to me at one point that I could have killed it with a knife (assuming I was fast enough).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
This is too damn long to read. Could you break it up into more manageable blocks next time? :)
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)Shhhhh! He's huntin cawwots.
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
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CamoPicker doesn't do the camouflaging, it only lets you select colors to implement your own camouflaging. Paint carrots camouflage would be pretty pointless because if I missed a lawn wolf with it, the deer wouldn't be able to find it to eat it. When hunting wild animals, complex camouflage isn't really necessary unless you're REALLY hunting as opposed to camping out in a deer stand or something like that. Wearing clothing that is the approximate color is good enough if you're on the move. For example, I walked out of our garage yesterday evening, and noticed a rather large buck standing on the other side of the driveway. I manage to scoot behind my wife's car before it saw me, and I edged slowly around the car so I could observe the animal. I stood perfectly still, and while the deer saw me, it took no real notice because I wasn't moving. Essentially, it didn't "see" me. I stood there for almost 10 minutes, and it actually got so close to me at one point that I could have killed it with a knife (assuming I was fast enough).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
at one point that I could have killed it with a knife
And then be confused with a lawn wolf and shot with a carrot...
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
at one point that I could have killed it with a knife
And then be confused with a lawn wolf and shot with a carrot...
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
And it came worse.5! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm almost positive that lawn wolves don't carry knives.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997 -
This is too damn long to read. Could you break it up into more manageable blocks next time? :)
Just along for the ride. "the meat from that butcher is just the dogs danglies, absolutely amazing cuts of beef." - DaveAuld (2011)
"No, that is just the earthly manifestation of the Great God Retardon." - Nagy Vilmos (2011)I've actually made a small (~15" long 1/2" PVC) potato gun that would should carrots as well. Potato chunks worked better than carrots. Neither packed enough punch to do more than knock a squirrel off of the bird feeder on our deck. Only one showed any signs of dizziness :-D I think the noise did more to make it a deterrent.
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
your wife sounds fun !! 5 points for her being able to call you Sheldon !!!
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5! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm almost positive that lawn wolves don't carry knives.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997I don't have a clue as to what lawn wolves are carrying in the state of Texas. I trust you'll be careful, rather than just "almost positive...". After all, they might be carrying a knife so they can peel any carrot that gets thrown at them. :)
Luc Pattyn [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick.
Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots...
Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller.No, garlic is for vampires. You need silver to deal with werewolves! But a carrot launcher does sound like an interesting thing to build...maybe after I finish playing around with electronic circuits...
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
We're fans of the show
Me too. The show is a classic. Rajesh Koothrapalli is my favourite for obvious reasons!! Ok I won't be racist, Sheldon is!! :-D
Too much of heaven can bring you underground Heaven can always turn around Too much of heaven, our life is all hell bound Heaven, the kill that makes no sound
but aquaman sucks!!! :)
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
The next thing we will read in the Texas local news is that a guy named John is arrested for carrying concealed carrot launcher.
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John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:
Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick.
Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots...
Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller.No, garlic is for vampires. You need silver to deal with werewolves! But a carrot launcher does sound like an interesting thing to build...maybe after I finish playing around with electronic circuits...
This is the John you’re talking about. He will beat the werewolf with the butt-stock until the creature confess it’s a vampire.
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5! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I'm almost positive that lawn wolves don't carry knives.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997Never seen one, so I would not know. Our old cat, now long dead, one night jumped through the flyscreen and had a little fight with something. That could have been one.
And from the clouds a mighty voice spoke:
"Smile and be happy, for it could come worse!"And I smiled and was happy
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
dont you like venison? Bryce
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At our new house, the area is rife with deer that amble around from yard to yard with nary a care in the world. My wife has taken to putting out carrots for them in an effort to lure them closer to the front of the house for more convenient observation. This morning when the news had a soundbite from NYC law enforcement regarding the terrorist they caught, the NYC rep said w hat sounded more like "lawn wolf" instead of "lone wolf". My wife said something about being concerned for the deer that frequently travers our lawn, and told me to keep an eye out for lawn wolves as I was leaving for work. This is our resulting email exchange so far this morning: Me: I noted the presence of several dozen deer on/about our yard (and the neighbors' yards), so I don't think we have a lawn wolf problem - yet. Maybe we should keep the pellet gun by the front door, though, just in case. Her: That's good to know, I was a little worried about walking out to the car this morning, I thought I heard a little growl from somewhere over by the workshop. Unless lawn wolves are not much bigger than wood eating squirrels we may need a bigger pellet gun! Me: No worries. I have bigger pellet guns. I just heard that lawn wolves are mainly restricted to New York, but that they're being seen in other areas because of the increased residential development that's gradually consuming their natural habitat. I'll see if I can't find special non-lethal ammo that is effective against law wolves. Her: I think garlic is supposed to do the trick. Me: I think that’s for werewolves. Maybe you inadvertently stumbled on an effective deterrent in the form of raw carrots... Her: Oh yeah, that is werewolves. Maybe you need to make a carrot launcher - sort of like a potato shooter only smaller. Me: I'm rather hoping that the deer actually acquire some sort of camouflaging capability by eating the carrots, and that camouflage only prevents lawn-wolves from seeing them. The aerodynamics of your typical whole raw carrot would probably be problematic when calculating exactly how much propellant is needed to launch said carrot at a velocity sufficient enough to dissuade a lawn wolf from stalking otherwise helpless deer on your typical lawn surface. Of course, this is all just theory, and we'd have to conduct some sort of viability study before coming up with a list of materials necessary to create a carrot weapon. Her: Okay, Sheldon. Me: I don't want to just go willy-nilly creating carrot weapons that have varying degrees of effective
You two must have some fascinating pillow conversations... :-D
Will Rogers never met me.
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CamoPicker doesn't do the camouflaging, it only lets you select colors to implement your own camouflaging. Paint carrots camouflage would be pretty pointless because if I missed a lawn wolf with it, the deer wouldn't be able to find it to eat it. When hunting wild animals, complex camouflage isn't really necessary unless you're REALLY hunting as opposed to camping out in a deer stand or something like that. Wearing clothing that is the approximate color is good enough if you're on the move. For example, I walked out of our garage yesterday evening, and noticed a rather large buck standing on the other side of the driveway. I manage to scoot behind my wife's car before it saw me, and I edged slowly around the car so I could observe the animal. I stood perfectly still, and while the deer saw me, it took no real notice because I wasn't moving. Essentially, it didn't "see" me. I stood there for almost 10 minutes, and it actually got so close to me at one point that I could have killed it with a knife (assuming I was fast enough).
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997Motion is the key, I suspect. I've had Bighorn Sheep walk within a few yards of me while inspecting power poles in the Nevada mountains, but only while I was standing still shooting photos. Very slow motions (to swing the camera around) didn't seem to bother them, but they slipped silently into invisibility within moments of me moving my foot a step or two. Amazing creatures... Your carrot gun gives me an idea, though. My lady has problem rabbits at her place, as they're fond of eating her garden, and terribly wily. Perhaps a carrot gun with enough propellant to launch a bunny back over the fence, equipped with sensors to detect when a coney sinks a tooth firmly into the large end of the carrot, protruding from the barrel, would serve as a non-lethal deterrent? She prefers to shoot them outright, but they're sneaky, and I figure they're just trying to earn a living like the rest of us. I'd rather provide them flying lessons. On second thought, that could be entertaining in its own right, especially if coyotes are as fond of catching frisbees as her dogs are. We can enjoy the launch, cheer for the receiving coyote, and shoot the rest as they line up at the fence waiting for dinner. :-D
Will Rogers never met me.
