MYSTERY PAW PRINT

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

Can anyone identify the animal which left their paw print on my trail?

 

[CBW1999]

Looks like a deer hoof

 

[magicheater]

YUP, deer.

 

[ncnurseryman]

Oh yeah, its deer and there is probably many more. Good eating though.

 

[jinman]

Yes, definitely a deer. Maybe a fallow deer or some other small species. That looks like a doe print because the ground looks soft enough to show the dewclaw tips behind the main hoof on a heavier buck.

 

[Dr Dave]

Bambi

 

[Western]

Yep, definitely one of your 6 species of deer you have in Australia. Thanks to Google

Deer hunting - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

Thanks Guys thats what my brother said, but I have yet to see one on the property during the day or night for that matter. Do they have a habit of travelling at night?

 

[k0ua]

Thanks Guys thats what my brother said, but I have yet to see one on the property during the day or night for that matter. Do they have a habit of travelling at night?

A lot of deer like animals have a "habit" of eluding predators. That includes the 2 legged kind. They do what ever it takes to stay a little bit secretive.. Especially when they are small. So yes some are more nocturnal, and even then ones that come out during the day, have a lot of natural camouflage. Also your eyes may not be used to seeing deer, because you have not trained your eyes to see deer. Once you get used to spotting them, they are easy to see. In other words the more deer you see, the more deer you WILL see.

James K0UA

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

I'll take some more pics tomorrow to show you all. I've just cut a new track and removed blackberry bushes and weeds but its still too wet to add gravel and I was thinking it might be Kangaroo Paw having seen at least 10 a few weeks ago as apparently there are thousands in plague proportions in the region for hunting. Its been the wettest year in ages and cant do much except churn up a mess with my new Kubota.

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

A couple of pics of the lower track and view... you'll be one of the few people to see the view this century as it is too dangerous for tourists to stop due to logging other trucks also using the narrow mountain road above my property.

 

[TripleR]

Beautiful view.

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

Yes Thanks Great views.

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

Weed clearing near a spring Can anyone identify some of the weeds I,m removing ?

 

[dmccarty]

Be very careful that it is not the Deer Lady or Deer Woman....



Just Say'n..... :laughing::laughing::laughing:

The Deer Woman is from North American Indian lore about a beautiful temptress who is part human and deer. If one does not notice her deer hooves, one falls under her spell and will have a bad end. If you do notice that the pretty woman has deer feet, you can escape.

Soooo, if you see a pretty woman at your place......

Make sure she does not have hooves.

Just say'n.

:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Later,
Dan

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

Looks like Zeta Jones...lol Shes invited anytime..lol

 

[k0ua]

Weed clearing near a springView attachment 276965 Can anyone identify some of the weeds I,m removing ?

Looks like bamboo

 

[dmccarty]

Weed clearing near a springView attachment 276965 Can anyone identify some of the weeds I,m removing ?

Is that bamboo?

The tree in the foreground looks like an Eastern Red Cedar! Do you have beavers? Is that why there is wire on the tree?

Later,
Dan

 

[GILLYS CHILLI FARM AUSTRA]

yes it is bamboo i call it Elephant food...offered it to our melbourne Zoo but they claim it was the wrong type..lol,
no we dont have beavers, but we do have platypus which are like beavers, however they seem to be rather rare as I've only seen them in our Zoos, we also have possums which are a real menace when they get into the roof spaces of many homes., we also have lots rabbits, foxes another menace to free range chickens, wombats which put a hole in my dam wall causing the leak and loss of about a foot of water; kangaroos, koalas, kookaburras, colourful Rosellas, Bellbirds, and snakes the main reason i decided to get rid of most of Bamboo, obviously not a native plant. And also seems we have deer too...according to you good people, so when my brother said deer I knew immediatly who to ask to confirm his opinion...TBN. I should remove the wire which was used to protect the trees when they were just saplings a few years ago and as the blackberries also took over i could not get into the fenced in area to remove the tree guards. So its another job i need to do when it stops raining.

 

[MarkV]

It sure looks like bamboo and if yours in OZ is anything like ours here, GOOD LUCK! That stuff is almost impossible to get rid of. Nice place by the way.

MarkV