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Title: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Special T on February 27, 2011, 07:09:02 PM: Got a cool Phone call from my "Little" brother today.. He had to go up into the woods the fix a heater so that a Pre-Modona Operator can load logs tomorrow. As hes driving up to the equipment hes sees a bunny and something fighting in the middle of the snow covered logging road. As he pulls up He sees something fly across the road then dives into the snow bank, only to pop up and look at him. The Weasel gives him enough time to grab his camera for a few pics.. The rabbit comes back to life and the weasel runs to dispatch his dinner. So, my bro hops out of the truck to take a few more pics.... As you can tell from the 3 up close. Bro chases the weasel off to and vermin takes watch.. Bro walks back to the truck to grab a bit of wire and a screwdriver to stake the bunny down so he can bet some better pics... As he returns with the gear the weasel drags the bunny through the snow drift and down the hill... He said it was pretty impressed with the ability of the Mr Weasel to "throw the rabbit down the hill.
Cool story just had to share... My bro has lots of cool pics from being out in the woods all the time.! I'm VERY envious.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Birdguy on February 28, 2011, 09:31:42 PM: Cool story but I am technologically challenged and cannot see any of the pics :dunno:.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: MuleySniper on February 28, 2011, 09:40:46 PM: Yeah not working for me either. I want to see em though, sounds cool! I think I have a weasle stealing eggs from my chicken coop. Whatever is stealing them is small and somehow taking the eggs outside the coop and eating them.
MS
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: NW-GSP on February 28, 2011, 09:58:59 PM: cant wait to see the pics
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM: Me no see pics either :dunno:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Widgeondeke on March 01, 2011, 06:56:26 AM: Quote from: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM
Me no see pics either :dunno:

ditto :dunno:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: tshoote30 on March 01, 2011, 11:56:13 AM: Quote from: Widgeondeke on March 01, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM
Me no see pics either :dunno:

ditto :dunno:

:yeah: 8)
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: sisu on March 01, 2011, 12:08:48 PM: Quote from: tshoote30 on March 01, 2011, 11:56:13 AM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on March 01, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM
Me no see pics either :dunno:

ditto :dunno:

:yeah: 8)
:yeah: 8) X9 to the 9th power :yeah: 8)
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: pjb3 on March 01, 2011, 12:13:55 PM: Quote from: sisu on March 01, 2011, 12:08:48 PM
Quote from: tshoote30 on March 01, 2011, 11:56:13 AM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on March 01, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM
Me no see pics either :dunno:

ditto :dunno:

:yeah: 8)
:yeah: 8) X9 to the 9th power :yeah: 8)

:yeah: :yeah:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Ponderosa on March 01, 2011, 12:33:11 PM: Here's the picture of Mr. Weasle. It shows up on my screen.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: wsucowboy on March 01, 2011, 02:22:35 PM: Quote from: pjb3 on March 01, 2011, 12:13:55 PM
Quote from: sisu on March 01, 2011, 12:08:48 PM
Quote from: tshoote30 on March 01, 2011, 11:56:13 AM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on March 01, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM
Me no see pics either :dunno:

ditto :dunno:

:yeah: 8)
:yeah: 8) X9 to the 9th power :yeah: 8)

:yeah: :yeah:
:yeah:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: BIGINNER on March 01, 2011, 02:28:41 PM: Quote from: wsucowboy on March 01, 2011, 02:22:35 PM
Quote from: pjb3 on March 01, 2011, 12:13:55 PM
Quote from: sisu on March 01, 2011, 12:08:48 PM
Quote from: tshoote30 on March 01, 2011, 11:56:13 AM
Quote from: Widgeondeke on March 01, 2011, 06:56:26 AM
Quote from: huntlakewood on March 01, 2011, 06:24:08 AM
Me no see pics either :dunno:

ditto :dunno:

:yeah: 8)
:yeah: 8) X9 to the 9th power :yeah: 8)

:yeah: :yeah:
:yeah:
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Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: bearpaw on March 01, 2011, 02:31:01 PM: maybe that's him doing the breast stroke in the lake... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: carpsniperg2 on March 01, 2011, 02:33:31 PM: :chuckle: :IBCOOL: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on March 01, 2011, 02:35:13 PM: he has them saved as a png file. Needs to go back in and change them to a jpeg file so all can see. PNG file is usually loaded with his camera program....

Joe
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: gaddy on March 01, 2011, 02:36:30 PM: looks like we have a -mob- of smily dudes with signs. is this a peacfull protest or should we get violent :spank_butt:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: bearpaw on March 01, 2011, 02:45:42 PM: the thread about nothing.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: sisu on March 01, 2011, 03:20:59 PM: Quote from: gaddy on March 01, 2011, 02:36:30 PM
looks like we have a -mob- of smily dudes with signs. is this a peacfull protest or should we get violent :spank_butt:
Naw, we conservatives are better than that. Leave that stuff to the Bunny Huggers, Granola Crunchers and Liberal Trash. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Special T on March 02, 2011, 10:19:54 AM: So sorry! :bash: Pics are on the home computer and and i took off to E WA for a couple of days I'll try and fix the problem tonight! :bash:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: bearpaw on March 02, 2011, 10:57:22 AM: Quote from: Special T on March 02, 2011, 10:19:54 AM
So sorry! :bash: Pics are on the home computer and and i took off to E was for a couple of days I'll try and fix the problem tonight! :bash:

what! :yike: you are going to spoil a great thread about nothing.... :chuckle:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: tshoote30 on March 02, 2011, 11:44:35 AM: Quote from: bearpaw on March 02, 2011, 10:57:22 AM
Quote from: Special T on March 02, 2011, 10:19:54 AM
So sorry! :bash: Pics are on the home computer and and i took off to E was for a couple of days I'll try and fix the problem tonight! :bash:

what! :yike: you are going to spoil a great thread about nothing.... :chuckle:

:chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle: :yeah: :cmp1:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: boonerboy on March 02, 2011, 07:32:50 PM: I got to witness one kill a rabbit about 9 or 10 yrs. ago up around curlew area. those little buggers are vicious, the rabbit was at least 3 times the size. We were within 8 feet of the thing and it was not letting go of that rabbit. My dad has pics of it somewhere but that was before digital.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: sisu on March 02, 2011, 07:38:47 PM: They remind me of my 90 pound middle school wrestlers.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: hoyt2002 on March 02, 2011, 07:41:24 PM: cool pic's
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: TeacherMan on March 02, 2011, 07:43:57 PM: the weasel is brown, thought it would be white this time of year.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: tony04 on March 02, 2011, 07:44:59 PM: i seen the same thing at work last fall, but i broke up the fight and the rabbit lived to see another day. it was a funny thing to watch though!
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Special T on March 02, 2011, 08:13:36 PM: Here are a couple of more pics now that i understand how to reduce the file size! :bash:
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Birdguy on March 02, 2011, 08:49:05 PM: AHHH! The pictures do so much for this thread. Thanks for fixing and posting them. I had one of those little buggers get into my bird pens a few years back, lost $1400 worth of birds in about a half hour :yike: :bdid:. Next day I waited for him to come back and as he attacked on of my hungarian partridges ..... :mgun: :mgun:. Have not had a problem since. Now I would shoot any of them I see in an effort to help out the small game of the area.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on March 02, 2011, 08:50:34 PM: Quote from: TeacherMan on March 02, 2011, 07:43:57 PM
the weasel is brown, thought it would be white this time of year.

You're thinking of an Ermine. They get white in the winter--Weasels don't. The only Ermine I ever saw was last year on a February trip to shoot Ground Squirrels in Oregon. No snow at all, and I was scanning the field with my scope, and saw something white swirling around in the lower part of the scope. Thought it was the wind blowing a piece of paper. Put the scope on it, and a head looked back at me with black eyes and nose. Poor thing was trying to catch a ground squirrel without the benefit of camo, and wasn't having much luck. Then my buddy shot the head off a squirrel 10 feet from him, and he ran over and grabbed the headless squirrel. Last we saw him, he was heading across the field with the dead rat in his mouth.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on March 02, 2011, 08:56:05 PM: Quote from: Birdguy on March 02, 2011, 08:49:05 PM
AHHH! The pictures do so much for this thread. Thanks for fixing and posting them. I had one of those little buggers get into my bird pens a few years back, lost $1400 worth of birds in about a half hour :yike: :bdid:. Next day I waited for him to come back and as he attacked on of my hungarian partridges ..... :mgun: :mgun:. Have not had a problem since. Now I usually shoot any of them I see in an effort to help out the small game of the area.

I wouldn't advertise that. Weasels are protected in WA. Can't blame you for killing one that was in the act of depredation, but just shooting any you see could get you in deep do-do.
Title: Re: Attack of the Killer Weasels
Post by: huntlakewood on March 04, 2011, 12:39:55 PM: Now those are some cool pics thanks