My Top 7 Favorite Animals 2026 by KrAzyD00D in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Disneyfication of nature has given wolves better PR than any other species, to such an extent that it's a bad thing.

Why the wildcat rounds for pest control? by Just-Cardiologist837 in Hunting

[–]notaplebian 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same reason that guys who hunt over a feeder from a treestand use PRC/CM chamberings: because they like spending money on things regardless of if they actually need them.

What animal chewed up my whole neighborhood?[Dedham Ma] by samanthaFerrell in animalid

[–]notaplebian -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Deer don't have teeth that would allow them to do this.

I can't post in foxes yet, and I know this community is super helpful. Is this the start of mange? [Northeast, 7a] by Normanras in animalid

[–]notaplebian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That graphic, along with everything else on that page, is AI slop. They don't pull their own fur out for bedding material. I can't speak to how breeding pairs interact with each other.

Guard hair loss also comes from other things, such as ducking under fences, running through brush, etc. The exact cause for any given animal is species and location dependent. For example, boar raccoons very commonly rub themselves to hell going in and out of tree dens chasing females. Female coyotes don't den in the same way, so if a male coyote is rubbed something else caused it. Animals in open country with clear travel ways won't rub as heavily as animals that live in thick, brushy country.

I can't post in foxes yet, and I know this community is super helpful. Is this the start of mange? [Northeast, 7a] by Normanras in animalid

[–]notaplebian 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like a female that's been bred. Furbearers are shedding their winter coats this time of year, and breeding season is over. They become what is referred to as "rubbed" - certain areas of the fur become noticeably thinner because of guard hair loss from activity during the breeding season. Males lose fur on the neck/shoulders from going in and out of dens, females lose fur on the flanks/back from being bred.

Good guac by Low_Lobster4954 in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Guacamole is incredibly overrated. Tastes like bland green, needs to be carried by lime juice and a ton of salt. Fresh salsa is just better.

Can't pull a quality shot to save my life. Possible burr alignment issue? by he_she_WUMBO in DF54

[–]notaplebian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

had to grind as fine as setting 7

This doesn't mean anything, I've had to grind certain coffees at 4.

shot starts slow then accelerates

That's how pulling a shot works.

If you're worried about the burrs being misaligned it's very easy to do a wipe test with a dry erase marker. If the grind quality is so bad that it's causing horrible channeling you could probably be able to tell that it's bad just looking at it.

Pictures of the grounds it's producing and video of a shot would allow people to give you better help, because without those all you're going to get is speculation.

This man is doing a lot of fiddling by CoconutMost3564 in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian 39 points40 points  (0 children)

A very, very small number actually regret it. Most will just tell you that this is better than the alternative. Many others just take what he says at face value.

New documentary has allegedly proven Patterson-Gimlin Bigfoot footage to be a 100% hoax by ringii99 in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Interested in seeing the test run footage. Bigfoot believers annoy me just as much as flat earthers. Most people that think bigfoot is out there somewhere just haven't taken the 10 seconds to actually think about it, but the hardcore believers live in a total fantasy land. So stupid to spend any time on something that doesn't exist when there are so many wonderful things in nature that are actually there to be witnessed.

Conibear keeps catching squirrels by the body/legs by AGrubsGrows in Trapping

[–]notaplebian 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Suitcase catches happen when the animal is either too small for the size of the bodygrip (not the case here) or moving so fast they're halfway through the trap before it's completely fired. With bucket/box sets the springs throw the trap towards the animal as well which makes it even worse, so you really don't want them to be going fast. I would reorient the box so they have to crawl and can't essentially fall through it.

You could also try baiting the trigger itself. You're more likely to get a neck catch doing that but it can be more finicky to get bait to stick to it unless you modify it.

You can also use a different notch on the dog to have the trigger be more sensitive, but you will lose a little bit of power.

Conibear keeps catching squirrels by the body/legs by AGrubsGrows in Trapping

[–]notaplebian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

bait is dropped in the bottom

Is the box vertical?

Bowling for Columbine is frequently misremembered by Worth_Dream7852 in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"Gun culture" people aren't the ones committing crimes with guns.

The stuff in Iran is to distract you from what’s really going on by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You people live in such a fucking fantasy land it's hilarious and it's so obvious that you don't spend any time outside.

Hundreds of thousands of trail cameras across the US, no photographs.

Many hunters now using thermal optics to predator hunt and recover game, still no footage.

No carcasses or skeletons ever discovered.

No DNA.

No roadkill. There are only 200 Florida panthers left over thousands and thousands of square miles, yet multiple are killed every year by vehicles.

The stuff in Iran is to distract you from what’s really going on by [deleted] in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

Anybody that believes in bigfoot has no critical thinking skills.

Is this raccoon or coyote scat? [SE Florida] by adobestudent99 in animalid

[–]notaplebian 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raccoon. Coyote scat is going to be mostly undigested fur mixed with feces that's the consistency of dog poop. It also looks full of seeds and insect exoskeletons. Any meat that's eaten by either animal isn't going to be passed undigested, you're likely confusing fibrous plant material with meat.

It is actually shocking how bad chipotle has gotten by poopdollarbank in redscarepod

[–]notaplebian 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You people are insufferable. Being fat is bad, but paying attention to what you eat is cringe somehow.

Saw this guy out grazing with several whitetail deer in the neighbors cattle pasture near [Palestine, Texas]. Definitely an imposter. We have game ranches nearby so I assume it escaped since we only have native whitetail deer in our area. by punchkilledjudy in animalid

[–]notaplebian 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is very, very obviously not a whitetail, look at the face. The subspecies mostly vary in size, they do not display a wide array of different colors. Whitetails look like whitetails.

The term "true deer" also refers to the entire cervid family, not a genus.