Outdoor Oddities http://www.outdooroddities.com Strange, but true, stories of outdoor oddities Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:52:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Deer Skips Across the Water http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/03/01/deer-skips-across-the-water/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/03/01/deer-skips-across-the-water/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:52:56 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=1006 Spectacular photo from the National Geographic.

I tried to find this on their site but was not successful.

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Humourus Story from Pennsylvania http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/25/humourus-story-from-pennsylvania/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/25/humourus-story-from-pennsylvania/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:07:47 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=999 Only in Pennsylvania …

People in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania have a warped sense of humor.  It must be something in the coal-infused water.  This is the pull-off at SR 61 and Adamsdale Rd.

A deer was hit there.  The couch was dumped there previously.

  • Day two the deer was on the couch.
  • Day three the end table and lamp showed up.
  • Day four the TV and TV stand showed up.

The Trooper had to call PENN DOT because of all the people stopping to take pictures.

The cardboard caption in front of the deer on the couch reads,

“Sorry Hunters.

Obama ruined healthcare.

We can’t afford to have injured hunters on our conscience, so I’m staying home!

Sorry, the Deer.”

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Wow! Ever see a deer taken by a bird? http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/22/wow-ever-see-a-deer-taken-by-a-bird/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/22/wow-ever-see-a-deer-taken-by-a-bird/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:06:51 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=995 I wonder how this turned out?  Doesn’t look to good for the deer.

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Amazing Buck Fight Video http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/19/amazing-buck-fight-video/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/19/amazing-buck-fight-video/#comments Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:59:01 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=988 Here’s a cool video of a couple of whitetail bucks fighting. The unique part of the viseo is that they manage to maintain standing on two legs for such an extended length of time.

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Beautiful Deer taken in Mexico http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/18/beautiful-deer-taken-in-mexico/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/18/beautiful-deer-taken-in-mexico/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:45:24 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=982 Here’s a series of photos of monster Coahuila deer taken in Mexico. These were sent to me via email. They were probably taken off an outfitter’s website. If you know any details, please share in the comments section.

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Playful Deer on the South Fork of the Snake River http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/17/playful-deer-on-the-south-fork-of-the-snake-river/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/17/playful-deer-on-the-south-fork-of-the-snake-river/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:07:18 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=974 Don’t you just love nature? Not something you see too often out here.

Scott Nelson and his Sons were fishing Saturday when this small Whitetail fawn approached them on the South fork of the Snake River. It must have spent the summer bumming from campers or maybe one the home owners in the lower canyon was feeding it so it lost its fear of humans.

This is without question the “Catch of the Year”.

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3 Legged Bear Walks Upright http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/12/3-legged-bear-walk-upright/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/12/3-legged-bear-walk-upright/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:08:01 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=971 Here’s a neat video of a black bear that is missing a front leg. She (assumed because of the cub nearby) manages to get around by walking upright on two legs.

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Close Encounter of the Moose Kind http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/10/close-encounter-of-the-moose-kind/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/10/close-encounter-of-the-moose-kind/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:05:32 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=960 Wow.

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Antler Lockup Results in Deer Drowning http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/08/antler-lockup-results-in-deer-drowning/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/08/antler-lockup-results-in-deer-drowning/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:24:11 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=963 Antler lockups happen when two bucks square off and battle for supremecy.  It occurs quite often and usually results in death for but sometimes just for one.

Check out these photos from the Palmer Course at La Cantera near San Antonio, Texas.   The superintendent had an unusual surprise waiting for him one recent morning.

Likewise, check out all the unusual lockups by clicking the category at left.  There is an unusual post of Elk being locked, of one buck surviving while his opponent is eaten by other critters and even a post showing a rancher dislodging two tangled up bucks by shooting off one of the antlers.  Good stuff.

Antler lockup in san antonio, Texas La Cantera

Antler lockup in san antonio, Texas La Cantera

Antler lockup in san antonio, Texas La Cantera

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White Black Bear http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/05/white-black-bear/ http://www.outdooroddities.com/2010/02/05/white-black-bear/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:08:54 +0000 admin http://www.outdooroddities.com/?p=922 Here’s a cool story that came to me recently:

“Jake Sweeney first thought he was looking at a mountain goat while hunting up the North Fork last Friday.

But he looked a closer and then a little closer and realized, there’s no goats in this area.

That’s a bear.

It was a bear all right. An albino black bear. Sweeney, a senior at Columbia Falls high school said he watched the bear for several minutes with hunting companions Jeremy Terillion and Elynden Gravelin to make sure it wasn’t a grizzly.

And then he pulled the trigger.

The bear dropped and was dead.

It took him two days, with the help of Terillion and Gravelin to haul the bear out of the woods. The bruin was just about blind, Sweeney said. He noted that the bear never really saw them.

They were hunting a ridge looking out over a clearing where they had seen some other bears when the albino popped out of a clearing about 114 yards away.

Albino animals out in the woods aren’t entirely uncommon, said Jim Williams, Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Region One wildlife manager. He said the female bear was about 2 years old, though they won’t know exactly until they get data back on the bear’s tooth.

Albinism is simply a genetic mutation, Williams explained. Black bears normally come in a variety of colors.

Thanks, Hunter.

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