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re: Yes another snake ID

Posted by Big Dogris on 5/17/24 at 12:41 pm
The body and pattern definitely look like a diamond-backed water snake but the upward tilt of the head suggests cottonmouth. If you see it swim away you will know for sure. If it swims off with the entire body above the surface of the water it is a cottonmouth. If it swims off under water or with on...

re: Pine Beetle Question

Posted by Big Dogris on 2/12/24 at 7:47 pm
I’m a forester. 2023 was a brutal year for pine mortality from drought and beetles, which were made worse by the drought due to highly stressed trees. There are two primary types of bark beetles in sw MS: southern pine beetles and Ips engraver beetles. Both types were active in 2023, but most of wha...
I had a Century 2201. I think it was a 2001. I absolutely loved it. We fished rigs, bayous, passes, beaches, bays. But it’s obviously not a skinny water boat. A very smooth ride in chop. ...
Cootkilla those are great! Keep the old names alive. A few more: Grebe= helldiver = sac a plomb Night heron = Grosbec Canvasback = canard cheval...
Maybe I don’t hear that anymore because we don’t have mallards down here anymore. ...
I grew up with and still use the old Cajun names for the birds as well. One I don’t hear anymore is that mallards were often called French Ducks and French hens by the old timers in the late 70s and 80s. ...