The Studs 'n Spurs Bar & Grill

[Sheriff Roland]

Hiya Jess - slept (for about 2 hours) over the lunch hour! It's already evening here.

Been doin the CIV4 thing again - all day long!

Hey! Isn't it a little earlier than usual fer you to be online?

[injest]

sometimes I peek on around this time. But usually you are off napping!!

glad you got a good nap earlier. You were probably tired from this morning!

[injest]

Alright, can someone please explain to this Antipodean the difference between bobcats, cougars, mountain lions and any other member of the cat family (pumas? panthers??) that happen to live in your corner of the planet. 

 

sorry!

bobcats



a little bigger than a housecat....no tail, spotted....

cougar, puma, mountain lion...all the same thing...just have different names in different parts of the country



the fourth largest cat in the world behind lions, tigars and jaguars. 7 to nine feet long. can jump 20 feet. Has been known to kill adult humans. mostly eats deer. Has a long tail and no spots (kittens have spots not the adults)

panther is a black jaguar. I am not so sure there is a population around these parts but I do think it is possible one has escaped from a private collector. (would you tell anyone if your illegal animal that no one knows about got loose?)

[fritzkep]

Hey Jess and Sheriff, right before I head for bed.

And another word for that feline beast is catamount, which is common in West Virginia. But it is true that it has many different names in various parts of North America, where it is widespread though each one requires a large territory so the population overall is not large.

[injest]

looking at them though you would be hard pressed to confuse one for the other!

the local county extension agent was on the news the other day and said that you knew there werent any here because you never saw them dead beside the road.

(I have never seen a dead goat out side the road either.....but I KNOW we have those!) 

how redneck is that? other states have real scientists....our state has some yahoo whose idea of research is driving back roads looking for roadkill....

[Sheriff Roland]

Bonjour! Got maybe an hour before I gotta head off.

Expecting pleasant weather for the whole week - they're saying a max of around 25C (77F) just about everyday. Good for the tomatoes, good for the morale.

Couse, Andy's here smiling away.

[injest]

Good morning!!

how are things up there in the Great White North today?

[injest]

did you notice that I didn't even say anything about being the first one here this morning?

 

[injest]

hello? I think Roland done took off again.

Maybe he is all upset cause I beat him in this morning....

(not that I am gonna say much about that....)

[Sheriff Roland]

Good morning!!

how are things up there in the Great White North today?

Feeling fine - Got me a few things to do in the next hour - Have breakfast, water the garden & shower. - plenty a time to do all a that ... Starting with ... the garden.