Comments on: What’s that noise? http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/ The blog for the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:12:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CoolD http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-6437 CoolD Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:54:57 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-6437 Yes, that was a very strange and potentially frightening experience. That rabbit was mightily loud with its activities that woke you up. I am glad that it was not anything else. Yes, that was a very strange and potentially frightening experience. That rabbit was mightily loud with its activities that woke you up. I am glad that it was not anything else.

]]> By: Bonny http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-6356 Bonny Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:12:27 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-6356 When I lived in the Black Hills of South Dakota, we had a real problem with rabbits chewing on the undersides of vehicles. Marmots and porcupines are notorious for this too. I think they may like the residual road salt or maybe they are just keeping their incisors worn down. For Jared and Mike, a great place to see snowshoe hares is in Soapstone Basin. I see several everytime, in every season. When I lived in the Black Hills of South Dakota, we had a real problem with rabbits chewing on the undersides of vehicles. Marmots and porcupines are notorious for this too. I think they may like the residual road salt or maybe they are just keeping their incisors worn down.

For Jared and Mike, a great place to see snowshoe hares is in Soapstone Basin. I see several everytime, in every season.

]]> By: Rick Kennerknecht http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-5288 Rick Kennerknecht Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:57:52 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-5288 Brent - good story! I was thinking you were going to say something like "bear?" Good story headline! It made me stop to read your blog. Regards, Rick Brent – good story! I was thinking you were going to say something like “bear?” Good story headline! It made me stop to read your blog.

Regards, Rick

]]> By: M.O.B.S. http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-5233 M.O.B.S. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:58:02 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-5233 It's amazing the noise that some animals make. I mean you don't really associate loud strange noises with some animals. I was sitting up in my tree-stand over a beaver pond, calling for moose. There was a family of about 8 beavers in the pond. They are the noisiest creatures you ever met. When chewing the bark off of a tree they had fallen they make a sound like a buzz saw. They are very vocal and constantly squawking at each other. I never knew they were that noisy until I was sitting quietly above them in that tree stand. It’s amazing the noise that some animals make. I mean you don’t really associate loud strange noises with some animals. I was sitting up in my tree-stand over a beaver pond, calling for moose. There was a family of about 8 beavers in the pond. They are the noisiest creatures you ever met. When chewing the bark off of a tree they had fallen they make a sound like a buzz saw. They are very vocal and constantly squawking at each other. I never knew they were that noisy until I was sitting quietly above them in that tree stand.

]]> By: David Adamson http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-3284 David Adamson Sat, 01 May 2010 10:49:06 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-3284 Jason A jackrabbit's prime function is as food for other animals. a jack that gets 3 month old is a success story. You should have left the rabbit for coyotes, weasels, hawks or other preditors to eat. then that preditor would not have killed some other rabbit that day. Jason
A jackrabbit’s prime function is as food for other animals. a jack that gets 3 month old is a success story. You should have left the rabbit for coyotes, weasels, hawks or other preditors to eat. then that preditor would not have killed some other rabbit that day.

]]> By: Jason http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-2634 Jason Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:51:07 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-2634 All that trouble for a single rabies infested rabbit? You just started your Bronco and parked somewhere else? Why not kill him? Have you ever shot at Rabbits for just for kicks? Some people say such touching things and later on, when they're bored, they forget and kill those same precious animals--for fun. I hope you respect all the animals all the time as you did that Hare. My vehicle hit a jack rabbit in the west desert. Instead of continuing on, I back up and picked the little guy off the road and dug him a hole and gently placed him in it and whispered, "I'm sorry, little guy." He had the softest fur I've ever felt. Amazing critter, and I can't believe some fools go shooting them just because they're moving targets. -My two cents. All that trouble for a single rabies infested rabbit? You just started your Bronco and parked somewhere else? Why not kill him? Have you ever shot at Rabbits for just for kicks? Some people say such touching things and later on, when they’re bored, they forget and kill those same precious animals–for fun. I hope you respect all the animals all the time as you did that Hare. My vehicle hit a jack rabbit in the west desert. Instead of continuing on, I back up and picked the little guy off the road and dug him a hole and gently placed him in it and whispered, “I’m sorry, little guy.” He had the softest fur I’ve ever felt. Amazing critter, and I can’t believe some fools go shooting them just because they’re moving targets. -My two cents.

]]> By: Mike http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1904 Mike Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:32:49 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-1904 Haha, what a cheeky little bunny! I've never seen one myself in person yet, and it's probably a good job because we cart a small Jack Russell terrier about with us and he has a thing for rabbits and hares. He caught a couple of rabbits but never a hare - they're just too fast for him and his little 3-inch queen anne legs :-) - Mike Haha, what a cheeky little bunny! I’ve never seen one myself in person yet, and it’s probably a good job because we cart a small Jack Russell terrier about with us and he has a thing for rabbits and hares. He caught a couple of rabbits but never a hare – they’re just too fast for him and his little 3-inch queen anne legs :-)

- Mike

]]> By: Jared http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1253 Jared Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-1253 I camp quite a bit in Utah but have never seen a snowshoe hare. It's my goal now to find one! Love your story! I camp quite a bit in Utah but have never seen a snowshoe hare. It’s my goal now to find one! Love your story!

]]> By: John Glass http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-1088 John Glass Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:45:48 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-1088 Was the hare able to make any progress on the chewing of your bronco or was the material too tough? That is a great story by the way, thanks for sharing. Was the hare able to make any progress on the chewing of your bronco or was the material too tough? That is a great story by the way, thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Robert Bisheguin http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-898 Robert Bisheguin Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:15:09 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-898 I love stories like this. I've always wanted something like this to happen to me when I go camping but I have not had such luck yet. That's probably a good thing. Thats also some good advice about where you park. I go camping in the desert a lot and I could very easily park over a rattle snake cave. I'll make sure to think about it next I go out. I love stories like this. I’ve always wanted something like this to happen to me when I go camping but I have not had such luck yet. That’s probably a good thing. Thats also some good advice about where you park. I go camping in the desert a lot and I could very easily park over a rattle snake cave. I’ll make sure to think about it next I go out.

]]> By: Ernie Milner http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/2009/whats-that-noise/comment-page-1/#comment-708 Ernie Milner Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:21:26 +0000 http://wildlife.utah.gov/blog/?p=721#comment-708 I too had a similar encounter with wildlife several years ago. I was at Fairview Lakes and nearly midnight I heard a loud noise, similar to the nawing noise you heard. However I was in an old motorhome I had purchased used and it was made out of plywood, covered with metal siding. I couldn't see anything outside and after hitting the door a few times the noise stopped. Withing 20 minutes it started again and this time I opened the door and went outside with a flashlight in hand, but still never saw a thing. Later, when the sound started again, I was a little more interested in finding out who or what was making the noise. I quietly went to the door, again with the flashlight, and opened it quickly. There stood a huge porcupine, one of the largest I had ever seen. Apparently he was tasting the old plywood for the salty taste left by road salt during the winter months. He scampered off and I never had any other encounter with him again, I too had a similar encounter with wildlife several years ago. I was at Fairview Lakes and nearly midnight I heard a loud noise, similar to the nawing noise you heard. However I was in an old motorhome I had purchased used and it was made out of plywood, covered with metal siding. I couldn’t see anything outside and after hitting the door a few times the noise stopped. Withing 20 minutes it started again and this time I opened the door and went outside with a flashlight in hand, but still never saw a thing.
Later, when the sound started again, I was a little more interested in finding out who or what was making the noise. I quietly went to the door, again with the flashlight, and opened it quickly. There stood a huge porcupine, one of the largest I had ever seen. Apparently he was tasting the old plywood for the salty taste left by road salt during the winter months. He scampered off and I never had any other encounter with him again,

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