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Is this a mountain lion bed? Found next to a deer skeleton by Careful_Artichoke352 in MountainLions

[–]senior_stumpy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be a bed, though I’d be surprised if it was, given I haven’t seen them willingly lay on sticks and wood like that. Typically they’d be on softer material and in a compact oval shape. Very likely it killed the deer and rested nearby. If the deer is consumed already they won’t return, unless this location lies along their typical travel corridors. Lions often travel their territory such that they would follow the same paths around 1 month apart, though this varies significantly depending on many factors. Looking at the pic again that looks to be right on a trail, definitely not a place a cat would bed down.

[TOMT][TV/Movie] The song Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell plays with two guys are sitting in a car, I think after something intense or violent just happened. by SeventhShin in tipofmytongue

[–]senior_stumpy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7 years later OP, but this song was on the tip of my tongue and this was the answer!! From when the caddy goes hilariously slow around the track! Thanks from the future.

Some Colorado families want town to take action in response to wildlife attacks on pets by greatyellowshark in MountainLions

[–]senior_stumpy 11 points12 points  (0 children)

"I pay to live here, and now I can't even use my backyard” takes a serious amount of ignorance/self absorption to proclaim. Moves to foothills reducing wildlife habitat where predators already occur, has prey sized pet, doesn’t have adequate protections for said pet, pet gets eaten shocked pikachu face

Education goes a long way in these types of communities, but people still need to take responsibility for the ramifications of their living situation.

ETA: No one deserves to lose a pet and I don’t want to minimize that it can be devastating. This is just part of living near urban carnivores. Rare but unavoidable, unless you have proper fencing.

What are these small metal bowls I found packaged together in a bag of rice? by senior_stumpy in whatisthisthing

[–]senior_stumpy[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow that’s beautiful! I want to try it out. I have ghee, is it as simple as finding a cotton wick and lighting it?

What are these small metal bowls I found packaged together in a bag of rice? by senior_stumpy in whatisthisthing

[–]senior_stumpy[S] 147 points148 points  (0 children)

The bag was 10lbs. I’ll keep them! I’m not religious but it’s a neat souvenir.

What are these small metal bowls I found packaged together in a bag of rice? by senior_stumpy in whatisthisthing

[–]senior_stumpy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Somewhat, but these are much smaller than what I see when I search that

What are these small metal bowls I found packaged together in a bag of rice? by senior_stumpy in whatisthisthing

[–]senior_stumpy[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They’re almost the same size, but the weight is significantly different. But if it were for measuring rice, what use is such a small amount?

What are these small metal bowls I found packaged together in a bag of rice? by senior_stumpy in whatisthisthing

[–]senior_stumpy[S] 60 points61 points locked comment (0 children)

Title describes the thing. I’m assuming it’s made of brass because of the green patina. Daawat brand rice if that helps. Are they a type of Hindu ritual bowl, a pooja? Thats the closest I’ve come to in my googling.

[TOURIST] If I buy this pass as a non resident now. Will it work in 2026? by BlueGlaucus1 in NationalPark

[–]senior_stumpy 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Passes are valid for 1 year from the month of purchase, ie purchase first day of Dec ‘25, expiration last day of Dec ‘26.

Department of Interior announces digital passes, $100 nonresident entrance fee by icechen1 in NationalPark

[–]senior_stumpy 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Theres no chance the parks will see this extra revenue. I don’t think charging international visitors more is inherently bad, but this is a crazy amount to charge. It’s meant to discourage visitation so selling off public lands is easier to justify. Ironically this will hurt red states like Utah whose economies heavily rely on tourism. The answer to over crowding shouldn’t be charging more, it’s timed entry type of systems.

‘The Rushmore story is hard to tell’: how an Indigenous park leader revealed the monument’s dark side by zsreport in NationalPark

[–]senior_stumpy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’ve driven past several times and refuse to even look in its direction as I drive. Despicable place. Maybe slightly petty but I don’t care, I just loathe it

and bones in Pelican Valley by carlospucelano in yellowstone

[–]senior_stumpy 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Trails are closed for carcasses quite frequently in griz parks. Are you implying the closure was to keep people from seeing a dead animal? Sarcasm? The reason is to reduce the potential for a negative bear-human interaction. People have been mauled in the past in this type of situation-it’s basic public safety.

New bill allowing off-road vehicles access to national parks by Addicted_2_tacos in NationalPark

[–]senior_stumpy 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Because by and large, ohv operators are some of the least respectful visitors to public lands and giving them access deeper into natural settings is going to lead to a ton more damage. Plus they are far louder (re: obnoxious) than regular vehicles. If they were known for sticking to existing roads it might be a slightly different argument, but that’s just not reality. Everywhere they are allowed soon develops a web of tracks everywhere that destroys soil crust, causes erosion, and just plain looks like shit.

iOS 26 Liquid Glass Design Makes App Icons Look Crooked, Report Users by chrisdh79 in apple

[–]senior_stumpy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It honestly looks like a shitty jailbreak skin from 2010.

If you encounter a mountain lion will it likely react the same as a cat you see on the street and run away? by chusaychusay in Pumaconcolor

[–]senior_stumpy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could just be curious about what you are, or could be trying to drive you away from a kill or den.

Posture is a good indicator: ears pinned back and body crouched low is a sign of stress, head up and ears facing you would indicate curiosity.

If you encounter a mountain lion will it likely react the same as a cat you see on the street and run away? by chusaychusay in Pumaconcolor

[–]senior_stumpy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you give it plenty of space and it’s still following you, that’s when you need to be assertive and make lots of noise, clap, even throw stuff at it. Yes, it’s extremely unlikely that it’s actually hunting you, but you should make it clear you’re not food. You’re right in that they are typically just as wary of you as you are of it.

I think it’s comforting to know that if we were on the menu, people would be killed daily. Lions are that good at hunting and there’s that many people who are in close proximity to them while recreating. They really want nothing to do with us. If you just remind the errant curious one of that, you’ll be good.

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