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For the Wildlife guys...(ID related)
Posted on 10/5/16 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 10/5/16 at 8:25 pm
Does it ever bug any of you when you see someone make an identification that is clearly wrong?
I see it with birds all the time. Someone asks for an ID, and a person responds with something that is clearly wrong. I don't get it.
I see it with birds all the time. Someone asks for an ID, and a person responds with something that is clearly wrong. I don't get it.
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Posted on 10/5/16 at 8:26 pm to Cowboyfan89
I just mind my business and keep moving along. No need to get my blood pressure up over something meaningless
Posted on 10/5/16 at 8:35 pm to Cowboyfan89
It annoys me on snake ID's. They're given the correct answer and a bunch of other folks chime in with wild guesses that do nothing but add confusion.
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 8:17 pm
Posted on 10/5/16 at 8:59 pm to Cowboyfan89
Not really. People are gonna do what they're gonna do. If someone asks me to identify a snake or a bug or a fish I do my best but I certainly am not gonna get myself worked up over whether they believe me or not, and hell I've been wrong before. I wouldn't take it so personally if I was you.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:02 pm to Cowboyfan89
I cant wait to shoot big ducks
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:16 pm to Cowboyfan89
Like calling a bear a trash bag?
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:25 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
It's not something I get worked up over. It's something that bothers me. As a professional, I don't stick my neck out there on something if I'm not certain of what I'm telling someone. Sometimes you make a mistake, but an obviously wrong ID bugs me.
It's more of an education thing to me I guess.
It's more of an education thing to me I guess.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:26 pm to AutoYes_Clown
Lmao!
Nah, like calling bigfoot the chupacabra.
Nah, like calling bigfoot the chupacabra.
Posted on 10/5/16 at 9:41 pm to Cowboyfan89
yes, like when that guy posted a fox squirrel a few weeks ago. I got downvoted to hell for calling it a fox squirrel after 2 pages of people saying it was a frickin lemour 
Posted on 10/5/16 at 10:45 pm to DeboseKnows
That was awesome
Posted on 10/6/16 at 6:37 am to Bigpoppat
quote:
I just mind my business
If 300 million other Americans did this........paradise
Posted on 10/6/16 at 6:58 am to Teague
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It annoys me on snake ID's. They're given the correct answer and a bunch of other folks chime in with wild guesses, that do nothing but add confusion.
^^^This.
There are only a handful of snakes commonly encountered. I can understand if someone inexperienced can't tell the difference between a Banded water snake and a Broad-banded water snake. But distinguishing a Cottonmouth from any type of water snake is a pretty simple identification.And no one should be allowed on an outdoor forum if they can't id a Rat snake, King snake, Racer , or Garter snake.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 7:51 am to 911Moto
You know what they say about opinions.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 7:58 am to Cowboyfan89
And then you have people calling the same plant two different names, and both being correct for their area. Its really confusing...that is why us taxonomic botanist are in such high demand (cough).
But misidentifications doesn't get under my skin, except when people kill harmless snakes (like king snakes).
But misidentifications doesn't get under my skin, except when people kill harmless snakes (like king snakes).
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:13 am to Cowboyfan89
Locust or Cicada?
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:26 am to Cowboyfan89
It is pretty amazing to see how many people call every water snake with a pattern a moccasin.
I get more frustrated with recommendations for weed control products by trade name. There's 10 different brands of glyphosate recommended in those threads with everyone swearing it's the best.
I get more frustrated with recommendations for weed control products by trade name. There's 10 different brands of glyphosate recommended in those threads with everyone swearing it's the best.
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:27 am to meauxjeaux2
I don't care if it's wrong, but thats a locust in my book.
This post was edited on 10/6/16 at 8:33 am
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:31 am to meauxjeaux2
As a child a locust. Now as an old man, cicada.
This is a locust.(biblical)
This is a locust.(biblical)
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:33 am to meauxjeaux2
That one is tricky. I mean, yeah, it's not really a locust, but sorta like "Pin Oak", which we don't have BTW, it has stuck beyond changing. It's not like people are misidentifying the little guys as locusts, they are just using another name.
BTW, what's a mosquito hawk?
BTW, what's a mosquito hawk?
Posted on 10/6/16 at 8:34 am to DeboseKnows
shut up florida man
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