Steve Sutton
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That you not come dressed in a Ghillie suit.....the pictures that follow were Mike's reaction to discovering a "live bush", in the form of Foster Barthelow, in his territory....I thought these were interesting based on the thread the other day about pets being protectors....as you can see in the pictures Mike is definately not happy with this "intruder" in "his house"...
Foster was one of the people on the MLB Manitoba hunt that I attended this past October. He doesn't post here but he was the "HOT TUB BUDDY" of one Ryan Gruber who does post here, (you didn't think I'd never mention that on the site did you Ryan?), and did a lot of videoing on the hunt...
By this point in the hunt, Mike and Foster were "well acquainted" but Mike had not seen Foster in his ghillie suit. When he finally did he was upwind of Foster and couldn't smell him so when he saw the "Abdonimal Grass Man" fixing to enter his "house" his reaction was immediate, and far more aggressive than any reaction I'd ever seen from him. I really believe that had Foster run from him that Mike would have "chased" and might have even bitten him....
Here's the photo sequence....what's missing is Mike's "ROAR" which was continuous through the event....
Here's Foster all dressed up as the ABDOMINAL BUSH MAN just minding his own business.....
Mike's upwind and can't smell Foster and when he dropped his hood Mike reacted....Notice that Foster hasn't reacted yet.....
Mike's all bowed up and moving in and Foster's starting to look a "little" concerned.....
I wouldn't call this a full out charge but you can see that Foster is looking concerned and has swung his camera to the left so that he can "feed it" to Mike if he keeps coming.....
Just after this shot Mike smelled Foster and realized that he was no threat, relaxed, and in ture Lab fashion walked up to Foster, and asked him if he had anything to eat....when Foster didn't respond Mike pee'ed on his foot and walked off to find something to eat, or pee on, or roll in.........
So, be advised, if you come to visit, don't come dressed in grass......
Side bar to the above: I'm told, but did not attempt to verify, that Ryan made Foster "shower, AND USE SOAP", before joining him in the hot tub that evening.......like I said I didn't verify it....
Steve
Foster was one of the people on the MLB Manitoba hunt that I attended this past October. He doesn't post here but he was the "HOT TUB BUDDY" of one Ryan Gruber who does post here, (you didn't think I'd never mention that on the site did you Ryan?), and did a lot of videoing on the hunt...
By this point in the hunt, Mike and Foster were "well acquainted" but Mike had not seen Foster in his ghillie suit. When he finally did he was upwind of Foster and couldn't smell him so when he saw the "Abdonimal Grass Man" fixing to enter his "house" his reaction was immediate, and far more aggressive than any reaction I'd ever seen from him. I really believe that had Foster run from him that Mike would have "chased" and might have even bitten him....
Here's the photo sequence....what's missing is Mike's "ROAR" which was continuous through the event....
Here's Foster all dressed up as the ABDOMINAL BUSH MAN just minding his own business.....
Mike's upwind and can't smell Foster and when he dropped his hood Mike reacted....Notice that Foster hasn't reacted yet.....
Mike's all bowed up and moving in and Foster's starting to look a "little" concerned.....
I wouldn't call this a full out charge but you can see that Foster is looking concerned and has swung his camera to the left so that he can "feed it" to Mike if he keeps coming.....
Just after this shot Mike smelled Foster and realized that he was no threat, relaxed, and in ture Lab fashion walked up to Foster, and asked him if he had anything to eat....when Foster didn't respond Mike pee'ed on his foot and walked off to find something to eat, or pee on, or roll in.........
So, be advised, if you come to visit, don't come dressed in grass......
Side bar to the above: I'm told, but did not attempt to verify, that Ryan made Foster "shower, AND USE SOAP", before joining him in the hot tub that evening.......like I said I didn't verify it....
Steve
