[Magdalen] Snowing now

Sun Nov 30 05:28:32 UTC 2014

It is illegal to feed deer, but then it's illegal to do a lot of stuff a
lot of folks do all the time.

I put out stuff for squirrel and wild turkey (and they put on quite a
delightful show for us on a regular basis). That's my story and I'm
stickin' to it.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> It may be illegal to *feed* them, but I don't consider moving the apples to
> a place where they won't be in such danger while eating them actually
> "feeding" since they'd eat them anyway. It's a safety measure for both them
> and the motorists. I also dump occasional past-date fruit and veggie scraps
> over the edge of the ravine way out back for the groundhog who lives back
> there and whatever raccoons and possums might pass by. The other day when I
> picked over the cranberries for the cake, I saved out the ones that didn't
> pass muster and threw them out in the snow for birds and squirrels.
>
> On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 8:30 AM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Grace, it sounds as if in Virginia the overall rule is "Don't feed the
> > deer!".
> >
> > Of course, I've never been tempted to feed any wild animals up here in
> West
> > Virginia and don't understand why
> >  anyone even wants to.  (Oh, one exception: bird feeder).
> >
> > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> walk
> > humbly with your God?"
> > Micah 6:8
> >
> > On Sat, Nov 29, 2014 at 8:09 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Kate, does that include putting out hay when we have extended periods
> of
> > > deep snow, as we did a few years ago?  I didn't do it then, mostly
> > because
> > > I didn't think of it. Of course, we have hay for the horses, but it's
> not
> > > out in the open fields...
> > > Thanks for the information. The deer already enjoy the pasture anyway!
> > >
> > > > On Nov 29, 2014, at 6:54 AM, Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Deer feeding illegal in Virginia
> > > >
> > > >
> http://www.fauquier.com/news/article/deer_feeding_illegal_in_virginia
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy,
> and
> > > walk
> > > > humbly with your God?"
> > > > Micah 6:8
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 5:50 PM, Grace Cangialosi <
> gracecan at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I'm not sure it's considered baiting unless you're actually hunting
> > > them.
> > > >> I have lots of deer here, but I don't allow hunting on my property,
> > so
> > > if
> > > >> I put out something for them--which I don't--I think I'd be fine.
> > > >>
> > > >> On November 28, 2014, at 3:23 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >> We have an apple tree that we don't take care of. The deer like the
> > > fruit
> > > >> and we're happy they do. The only problem is that it's a little
> close
> > to
> > > >> the road. In heavy bearing years, I have been known to gather up the
> > > >> windfalls in a bucket and deposit them at the back of the yard by
> the
> > > track
> > > >> the deer normally follow. I don't suppose this would be construed as
> > > >> "baiting", nor would the placement of a salt block up in the woods,
> > > which
> > > >> we did a couple of years back. It's also near their normal trail
> and I
> > > >> suspect is visited by other critters as well.
> > > >>
> > > >> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Charles Wohlers <
> > > >> charles.wohlers at verizon.net> wrote:
> > > >>
> > > >>> That would be highly illegal in Vermont - and I suspect it might be
> > > >>> illegal in New York also. This is still deer season here (and
> likely
> > > >> there
> > > >>> too), and baiting game animals like that is a very big no-no.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Me, I spray my apple trees with stinky stuff (rotten eggs, garlic,
> > > etc.)
> > > >>> to keep the deer away, 'cause otherwise they'd eat the trees. It
> does
> > > >> work
> > > >>> reasonably well, as we (thankfully) don't see deer all that much.
> > Deer
> > > >> are
> > > >>> indeed beautiful animals but they're also a major pest. I'm very
> > > >> surprised
> > > >>> you can (legally) actually buy stuff for attracting deer.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Chad Wohlers
> > > >>> looking at the snow gently falling on the 10" already there.
> > > >>> Woodbury, VT USA
> > > >>> chadwohl at satucket.com
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>>
> > > >>> -----Original Message----- From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > >>> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2014 1:35 PM
> > > >>> To: Magdalen at herberthouse.org
> > > >>> Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Snowing now
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I laid in a bag of "Deers-love-it" and put a good portion of it out
> > > >> today.
> > > >>> We've had some deer and turkeys and the usual squirrels and cet.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> I had put some stuff out before the storm, but it got covered by
> > snow.
> > > >> The
> > > >>> deer came, knowing something was there, and dug some of it up, but
> I
> > > >> don't
> > > >>> think they got it all.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> My sweetie put out some of our produce with "expired sell-by dates"
> > out
> > > >> and
> > > >>> that has also been popular.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> > > >>> *“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make
> things
> > > >> better
> > > >>> for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting
> > your
> > > >> time
> > > >>> on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente
> > > >>>
> > > >>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Dorothy Collman <
> dac7792 at gmail.com
> > >
> > > >>> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>> The sun is shining brightly now, with temperature in mid 30’s. I’m
> > > about
> > > >>>> 15 minutes NW of I-95, the rain/snow cutoff line in PA for this
> > storm.
> > > >>>> Wednesday afternoon, during a lull in the snow, I decided to clear
> > the
> > > >> ½”
> > > >>>> of slush from in front of my garage. I was afraid that if the
> > > >> temperature
> > > >>>> dropped below freezing during the night I would be faced with ½”
> of
> > > ice
> > > >>>> which I couldn’t have dealt with. I used a plastic snow shovel
> with
> > a
> > > >>>> crack
> > > >>>> in it from some lifting in a prior year. Rather than doing any
> > > lifting,
> > > >> I
> > > >>>> simply pushed the slush to the side of the driveway, and tried to
> > > >> improve
> > > >>>> the runoff point where the mid-driveway puddle drains to one side.
> > > After
> > > >>>> clearing what I could, leaving a thin layer of slush, I sprinkled
> a
> > > some
> > > >>>> salt over it. Thursday morning it was mostly dry and quite free of
> > > ice.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> - - -
> > > >>>> Dorothy Collman
> > > >>>> Home: DottieAnne at aol.com
> > > >>>> List: dac7792 at gmail.com
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>>> On Nov 27, 2014, at 3:33 PM, Roger Stokes > <
> > > >>>> roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com>
> > > >>>> wrote:
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> we are not used to significant exercise using upper body
> > strength.  A
> > > >>>> shovel full of snow weighs a fair few pounds.
> > > >>
> > >
> >
>