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Nature's Noise: Any idea what this moaning could be? |
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mikesgirl
outbound
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Sherri
Elma
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 5:43:54 PM
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Last summer, I was pulling clothes off the line about dusk at our cabin in Montana when I heard this low "moaning" - I don't know how else to describe it, but it was pretty loud and sounded like if you said "Huh", in a low tone and drug it out for awhile. Our clothesline is on the edge of a coulee, so I expected to see something, what, I don't know, emerge from the top of the coulee any minute. I grabbed the rest of the clothes and ran back up onto the porch of the cabin. I heard it a couple of more times and it was definately coming from the coulee. Didn't sound like a deer, antelope, or elk. Any ideas? |
Edited by - mikesgirl on Feb 04 2009 5:44:24 PM |
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Mountain Girl
outrigged
237 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 7:33:25 PM
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Not sure what that would have been but it did send a chill down my spine? I asked Jim and he said possibly a bear or a moose. Any of those nearby? JoAnn
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Unknown |
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LindaEllen
outbound
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Linda
Missouri
USA
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Alee
outstepping
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 07:30:51 AM
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Yes I was going to say the same thing, Linda! I bet it was a moose cow. |
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Mountain Girl
outrigged
237 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 08:24:00 AM
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LindaEllen, What survival group doe you visit. Sounds like it would be interesting. JoAnn
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Unknown |
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mikesgirl
outbound
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Sherri
Elma
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 08:59:29 AM
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I'm not sure about moose - I know they are a little farther south of us. But the neighbor did have bear scat out by his outhouse one day. I'm prepared for next trip over now though - I used to travel with two dauchunds (I can never spell that word), but when my old man (dog!) died, I got a Border Collie and he'll by making all trips down to the clothesline with me from now on. He'll probably HERD all the wild critters!! |
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mikesgirl
outbound
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Sherri
Elma
Washington
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 09:01:54 AM
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LInda Ellen - I just went to the link you provided and the sound was EXACTLY like the first female moose mating call!! OMG - I can't believe there could be MOOSE on our place!! |
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LindaEllen
outbound
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Linda
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 8:27:04 PM
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Mikesgirl glad that link helped. Now you need to have a camera ready for some cool pics. Be carful tho.
Mountain Girl , its a really interesting site http://www.survivaltopics.com/, plus an active forum, it would be nice to get more women on there. I think I'm the only grandma in the group. LOL.
tc linda Farmgirl Sister #343
Locust Trail Homestead
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Mountain Girl
outrigged
237 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
WA
USA
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Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 9:01:43 PM
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LindaEllen, Interesting site thanks. I could be the second grandma in the group if only my kids would cooperate: ) Been doing some of the stuff for years. Another fun magazine that one of our sons hooked us up with is Backwoodsman Magazine. JoAnn
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away. Unknown |
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Jen
Expedition Leader
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Jennifer
Calico Rock
AR
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2009 : 5:02:01 PM
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My guess is moose, too, Sherri (if it wasn't a free range cow). We had moose right around our house when we lived near Missoula in '97.
Jen
Farmgirl Sisterhood Member #9
The View From My Boots: www.bovesboots.blogspot.com
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Nature's Noise: Any idea what this moaning could be? |
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