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by muskiemagnet
May 19th, 2014, 8:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: PLEASE?!?!?!
Replies: 1
Views: 1065

PLEASE?!?!?!

see below
by muskiemagnet
May 16th, 2014, 1:45 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: crazy times
Replies: 137
Views: 142444

Re: crazy times

absolutely. i didn't think you'd be coming this year. about chasing snakes, i'm not much into them. you are asking a lot. lol. i owe you lunch too. i didn't forget. snakes are a bit behind this year from the winter. fishing may be as well. i'll be chasing timbers with the DNR this weekend and i hope...
by muskiemagnet
May 11th, 2014, 5:24 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: crazy times
Replies: 137
Views: 142444

Re: crazy times

Tim Borski wrote:Loser. :x C'mon ben, get with it.

Tim
and you jump me for throwing YOU under the bus.

:P :P :P

-ben
by muskiemagnet
May 11th, 2014, 5:12 pm
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: What was your last lifer?
Replies: 121
Views: 191240

Re: What was your last lifer?

yaaaaaaaay, i get to post here. i must be too interested in looking at the ground all the time and i never see many mammals. well the other day i FINALLY saw a live badger. DORS plenty but i saw one alive. it looked at me from outside it's burrow and bolted in. i was about twenty feet away so i pull...
by muskiemagnet
May 5th, 2014, 2:38 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: hey guys/gals
Replies: 17
Views: 6289

Re: hey guys/gals

james, PM sent.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
May 5th, 2014, 2:31 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Everglades herping questions?
Replies: 6
Views: 2076

Re: Everglades herping questions?

(my book, A Field Guide to the Snakes of Southern Florida has a lot SFL/Everglades specific herping tips - http://www.amazon.com/gp/aag/main/ref=olp_merch_name_4?ie=UTF8&asin=0983278989&isAmazonFulfilled=0&seller=A15W86KJ5D5OBI ) we have a new hubbs ladies and gentleman. just "joshi...
by muskiemagnet
April 22nd, 2014, 2:26 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: crazy times
Replies: 137
Views: 142444

Re: crazy times

Ok, I'll try to put one together tomorrow. Earth to frog...copy? Tim february 27th and you are trying to put one together? maybe tim has been partaking in too much "plenty" coming through the keys from south america? what did you say? "earth to frog"? hello? tim? you there? pain...
by muskiemagnet
April 22nd, 2014, 2:15 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: strangest thing you ever caught
Replies: 48
Views: 62695

Re: strangest thing you ever caught

Some great fishing stories in this thread. I've caught dozens of tumbleweeds while fishing the California Aqueduct. I've also caught about 30 African Clawed Frogs in Lake Elizabeth, CA. On one memorable outing, I was running a deep diver along a steep lake shore. I felt a "tug" and set my...
by muskiemagnet
April 22nd, 2014, 2:03 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Snake Killers In Our Own Ranks
Replies: 80
Views: 27729

Re: Snake Killers In Our Own Ranks

not cool. i hope the person/folks involved do see the error. i was ignorant in my younger years.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 28th, 2014, 3:24 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: When will Midwestern Salamanders move
Replies: 40
Views: 15971

Re: When will Midwestern Salamanders move

now

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 23rd, 2014, 2:22 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road Cruisin' Music
Replies: 26
Views: 6158

Re: Road Cruisin' Music

"fly over states" - jason aldean

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 22nd, 2014, 3:50 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Road Cruising Tips
Replies: 5
Views: 2235

Re: Road Cruising Tips

i second the first warm rain, however, if it comes before the ground has thawed sufficiently, you may not do so well. i wish you the best. keep in mind, this spring may be an oddity as far as movement goes. the frost line is very deep in many locations in the midwest and i highly doubt this will be ...
by muskiemagnet
March 17th, 2014, 2:40 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: In Las Vegas April 3rd - 7th. In Arkansas April 8th - 11th
Replies: 8
Views: 1994

Re: In Las Vegas April 3rd - 7th. In Arkansas April 8th - 11

just go look. anything you find will be cool.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 13th, 2014, 2:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Last Child in the Woods
Replies: 15
Views: 5666

Re: Last Child in the Woods

i started to. seems like a pretty cool book.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 11th, 2014, 2:27 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: newbie!
Replies: 10
Views: 2903

Re: newbie!

hey joe, one other thing. do not give locations. very frowned upon. i think most agree that a county name is OK but in my opinion that can be too much. edit that out. job #1 is protect the animals you love. there are poachers here and they key in on any information they can get. heck, i've found her...
by muskiemagnet
March 8th, 2014, 6:01 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: newbie!
Replies: 10
Views: 2903

Re: newbie!

JoeDANG wrote:thanks ben i didn't realize my socially awkward tendencies were that obvious.
it's not your socially awkward tendencies. it's when your number of posts reads 1. just hang out and be active in discussions. you'll have fun and meet new folks. there are plenty in your area.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 7th, 2014, 3:07 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: strangest thing you ever caught
Replies: 48
Views: 62695

Re: strangest thing you ever caught

I caught a Florida spiny lobster on a fly one night while dreging for snook at on of the local bridges. It was hook so close to the mouth it made me wonder... Another time doing the same thing at the same bridge and caught a Moray eel. It was definitely hooked in the mouth. I grabbed it behind the ...
by muskiemagnet
March 7th, 2014, 3:05 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: Damsels in distress
Replies: 6
Views: 14562

Re: Damsels in distress

i used to watch brookies jump at the bugs hovering around a log. pretty cool stuff. didn't someone post a fish grabbing birds from the air? sort of like dolphins hydroplaning to catch stuff along the sand. nature is smart and inventive. i wonder if there is an issue with refraction in the opposite t...
by muskiemagnet
March 7th, 2014, 2:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: newbie!
Replies: 10
Views: 2903

Re: newbie!

mr. joe, i feel bad for you so i will reply. nobody knows you here and you ask to be part of a group. i bet a few serial killers work this way. no one will bite i'm guessing. your hopes of la rue with others will not happen unless you become engaged with discussions and such. we are a skeptical bunc...
by muskiemagnet
March 7th, 2014, 2:46 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Civil War turtle photo "in situ"
Replies: 10
Views: 2738

Re: Civil War turtle photo "in situ"

they were planning to attach TNT right?

cool photo. maybe taken by one of america's first herpers. heck, i bet they had "candy cane" corns even back then. ;)

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 6th, 2014, 4:06 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wetland Documentary
Replies: 10
Views: 2010

Re: Wetland Documentary

no worries.

welcome.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 6th, 2014, 3:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Wetland Documentary
Replies: 10
Views: 2010

Re: Wetland Documentary

nice documentary.

nice avatar photo as well. :roll: :roll: :roll:

-ben
by muskiemagnet
March 2nd, 2014, 6:37 am
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: Fisher on the beach
Replies: 13
Views: 19932

Re: Fisher on the beach

This one was an adult a good sized one at that. Fishers are relatively new to the cape, with the first confirmed one in 2005. They have spread out over the entire archipelago and have some fairly strong population centers. Most of my encounters have been with animals asleep in trees. There is very ...
by muskiemagnet
March 1st, 2014, 9:09 am
Forum: Mammal Forum
Topic: Fisher on the beach
Replies: 13
Views: 19932

Re: Fisher on the beach

that is pretty cool to see one. i'm willing to bet that they are not as specific to habitat than first thought. most records were kept after much killing had already been done. preferred habitat and utilized habitat are different. preferred would mean more animals. utilized would mean less animals a...
by muskiemagnet
March 1st, 2014, 7:14 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
Replies: 154
Views: 67341

Re: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping

captain jacks right. let's show some respect and get back on track. it's a good thread and i'd like to see it continue.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
February 28th, 2014, 2:53 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
Replies: 154
Views: 67341

Re: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping

OMG, yes, i said i was bringing it back. problem is this. when religions are discriminated upon, it is based off a flawed view that is determined by the fanatics and brought to you by the silly media. are muslims terrorists? some, yes. are christians judgemental and self-righteous? some, yes. think ...
by muskiemagnet
February 27th, 2014, 2:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
Replies: 154
Views: 67341

Re: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping

ok, religion, nobody is wrong. no one really knows. if you can prove it to me then do so. if you are trying to get me to believe as you, i applaud you for your devotion and steadfastness, however, if you tell me i need to think like you without any proof of being correct, you are a douche bag. i hav...
by muskiemagnet
February 26th, 2014, 2:33 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
Replies: 154
Views: 67341

Re: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping

I believe in the ways of dogs without a doubt. To prove the power, in situations like this, everyone share about a dog they have known, and see what happens. No matter what the differences are, they stop and and everyone gets on the same page of awesome lovingkindness. i'm not even going to read th...
by muskiemagnet
February 24th, 2014, 4:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thought this was interesting... at first
Replies: 13
Views: 2859

Re: Thought this was interesting... at first

ok, i'm sober now. i just don't get it. taxonomy was created to make things simple. describe phenotypical traits in order to get a correct identification. as we all know, taxonomy constantly changes. this happens quite often, in my opinion, so some scientist can make a name for him/herself. now, sci...
by muskiemagnet
February 23rd, 2014, 2:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Few things from Warm Spells
Replies: 4
Views: 1724

Re: Few things from Warm Spells

what's a warm spell??? :lol: :lol: :lol:

-ben
by muskiemagnet
February 23rd, 2014, 1:59 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Thought this was interesting... at first
Replies: 13
Views: 2859

Re: Thought this was interesting... at first

this is stupid. it will not work. just like what we have now. i personally like chicken snake, red chicken snake, and black chicken snake. blow snake and spreading adder. fox snake and pine snake. it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if someone found a pine snake in wisconsin that t...
by muskiemagnet
February 23rd, 2014, 7:48 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping
Replies: 154
Views: 67341

Re: What I Learned About Life from Field Herping

ok, i've read through this and i need to add to such an awesome thread....sticky?????? competition vs. cooperation. i vote for cooperation but it sure is fun to needle a competitive friend who has a bad day. also, it's nice to have competition. while those who are competing to take the most glorious...
by muskiemagnet
February 22nd, 2014, 6:58 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: cloning frogs
Replies: 1
Views: 764

cloning frogs

results haven't been published yet. just thought i'd throw this in here.

http://inhabitat.com/scientists-bring-e ... -30-years/

-ben
by muskiemagnet
February 18th, 2014, 4:19 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Yet another study showing snake relocation is a bad idea
Replies: 84
Views: 60906

Re: Yet another study showing snake relocation is a bad idea

If there is a human-animal conflict, why can't we just relocate the human? :P well said. all to often humans want to move to the rural areas to get in touch with nature or more so, act as if they are. my brother called me one day asking if i had a pellet gun. i asked why he needed it. to kill the g...
by muskiemagnet
February 15th, 2014, 4:17 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Yet another study showing snake relocation is a bad idea
Replies: 84
Views: 60906

Re: Yet another study showing snake relocation is a bad idea

If you find a rattlesnake on your property, and you really don't want it there, chances are you will either: 1) call someone to help you get rid of it 2) remove it yourself 3) kill it yourself 4) try to kill it or remove it and end up getting bitten Even if the survival rate for a relocated rattles...
by muskiemagnet
February 12th, 2014, 3:11 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herper Speed Dating
Replies: 22
Views: 6053

Re: Herper Speed Dating

i wonder if this site needs needs a dating page. would be fun for a good laugh at least. reading how the guys get all stupid for the gals.

becker, get on this. 0800. chop chop.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
February 11th, 2014, 2:52 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: The Best of the Midwest: My 2013 Year in Review
Replies: 31
Views: 16559

Re: The Best of the Midwest: My 2013 Year in Review

i'm interested in the saugas. by the way, i really liked the last photo. do you know how SFD is affecting them in illinois as far as mortality? i know that they seem to struggle with a different fungus strain as it seems. most snakes are usually affected only skin deep. i've read the illinois snakes...
by muskiemagnet
February 5th, 2014, 4:20 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: muskies
Replies: 2
Views: 11548

Re: muskies

c'mon dell, show us some of those big ol' trout. unless you are just chasing ladies on the beach. can't fault you for that. maybe i can show you how it's done someday!!!! :D

-ben
by muskiemagnet
February 3rd, 2014, 3:33 pm
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: muskies
Replies: 2
Views: 11548

muskies

ok, time to reminisce and relive. brrrrrrr. november. sucker dragging and jerk-baits being cast. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7326/12296251156_07e964bc1e_z.jpg http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3715/12295848203_b0edc242db_z.jpg OK, YOU ARE BIGGER THAN WE ARE!!!!!!!!!!!!! SETTLE DOWN, WE'LL MOVE. LOL. t...
by muskiemagnet
January 30th, 2014, 4:20 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Herping in SE Missouri during the rain 3/8
Replies: 3
Views: 1923

Re: Herping in SE Missouri during the rain 3/8

gotta agree. not sal eggs.

maybe i'm wrong though. just don't seem right.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
January 27th, 2014, 3:08 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Can Southern Herps Deal with Extreme Cold?
Replies: 14
Views: 3307

Re: Can Southern Herps Deal with Extreme Cold?

too bad the snow is so cold. i can't even build a snowman. good for him at least cause i'd kick him in the jimmy. "Stay away from that house, kids...that's where the creepy guy who makes anatomically-correct snowmen lives." i got really really good kool-aid. and a big crawl-space that sti...
by muskiemagnet
January 27th, 2014, 2:07 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Can Southern Herps Deal with Extreme Cold?
Replies: 14
Views: 3307

Re: Can Southern Herps Deal with Extreme Cold?

first off, i won't move. i like it too much. we have been spoiled the last few years with mild winters. i have to say, this is more what it is supposed to be like. i don't have to like it though. i also am trying to remember it could be worse. i can't imagine being in central canada. they would be c...
by muskiemagnet
January 26th, 2014, 3:10 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Can Southern Herps Deal with Extreme Cold?
Replies: 14
Views: 3307

Re: Can Southern Herps Deal with Extreme Cold?

you know what? if they can't deal screw them. i'm having a hard enough time with it myself. -40 wind chills for the next three days. i wish i was short and fat. the herps will be fine. they have been dealing with it for a very very long time. i, on the other-hand, may not make it. teens??????? how b...
by muskiemagnet
January 25th, 2014, 7:41 am
Forum: Fish Forum
Topic: crazy times
Replies: 137
Views: 142444

Re: crazy times

Loser. :x C'mon ben, get with it. Tim back off man, i'm in hibernation mode. staying warm and drinking is all one can do when it's zero degrees practically every day(that doesn't account for -35 windchill). aside from hoping my car stays running, all i can do is wish i had enough money to go chase ...
by muskiemagnet
January 18th, 2014, 3:58 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: hey guys/gals
Replies: 17
Views: 6289

Re: hey guys/gals

Ben, I've been working and discussing my goals with Dr. Mike Dreslik who is an Illinois state herpetologist and responsible for focusing most of his energy on the remaining Massassauga's in the state. We're buds. keep me posted on the developments of those saugas. we will be going to survey ours th...
by muskiemagnet
January 18th, 2014, 3:44 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Quick introduction from a Nomad herper.
Replies: 6
Views: 2858

Re: Quick introduction from a Nomad herper.

hey thomas, nice to meet you. pretty slow here at the moment. you liking the weather? :lol: :lol: :lol:

couple weeks ago i had to cut open a taun taun in order to survive. luckily walmart had a special on light sabers that day.

-ben
by muskiemagnet
January 18th, 2014, 9:18 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Rattlesnake Armor!
Replies: 40
Views: 17033

Re: Rattlesnake Armor!

"Authentic' bites in the field are very VERY rare, especially with herpers who are out LOOKING for snakes. If you're careful, in the field you should be fine, with just boots and (at the most) gaiters. hey jim, i once heard some gossip on how you got the name helihooks. if it is true, it seems...
by muskiemagnet
January 18th, 2014, 7:52 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: hey guys/gals
Replies: 17
Views: 6289

Re: hey guys/gals

justin- that's cool to hear. keep me posted as to how that keeps playing out. illinois is part of this sfd work especially because their saugas are being hit. i've spoken to don about this and if you don't already know, he can point you to the project lead in illinois. any other field work will be u...
by muskiemagnet
January 18th, 2014, 6:55 am
Forum: The Forum
Topic: Rattlesnake Armor!
Replies: 40
Views: 17033

Re: Rattlesnake Armor!

here's a few other guys that have been working on snake-proof boots. they may be onto something with the giant soles. elevate yourself out of strike range. http://wac.450f.edgecastcdn.net/80450F/ultimateclassicrock.com/files/2012/09/KissKruise.jpg just poking a little fun. whatever works for you. po...
by muskiemagnet
January 16th, 2014, 3:04 pm
Forum: The Forum
Topic: hey guys/gals
Replies: 17
Views: 6289

Re: hey guys/gals

really????? no one is doing anything in the midwest that relates to conservation??????? you guys are killing me. thought that there would be some who are involved or want to get involved.

okay, just go look at pretty pictures then.

-ben