Deer Melon..
Aug 15, 2017 08:29:13 #
The dog barked, didn't pay much attention until daylight, when it was discovered a critter drug the watermelon outta the garden and ate it. Heard Raccoons and Coyotes like'em also, but we saw some Deer tracks nearby.
Aug 15, 2017 08:37:14 #
RonH
Loc: Shoreview MN
When I used to grow watermelons I would watch them and usually the deer would get them just before I was read to harvest. Deer seem to have a unique ability to tell when watermelons are ripe and usually don't smash them and eat them before that time. The key is pick them two days early and beat the deer to them. Ever notice that only certain watermelon are smashed and eaten and not all. It's the ripe ones they are after. No second class dining here.
Aug 15, 2017 08:40:14 #
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Aug 15, 2017 09:16:33 #
Jeep2k
Loc: Savage, MN
My dog is good at picking out ripe watermelon. I call him my melon collie.
(image from the internet)
(image from the internet)
Aug 15, 2017 09:19:00 #
Aug 15, 2017 09:42:31 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
I know it isn't funny when they are your melons, but it is sort of funny that they go after only the ripe ones.
Aug 15, 2017 09:43:00 #
Tikva
Loc: Waukesha, WI
Jeep2k wrote:
My dog is good at picking out ripe watermelon. I call him my melon collie.
(image from the internet)
(image from the internet)
Very funny image.
Aug 16, 2017 06:35:59 #
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Aug 16, 2017 11:37:44 #
If you think deer like watermelon, try putting a scooped out melon to a few chickens. All that is left is the thin green skin.
Aug 16, 2017 11:43:26 #
machia
Loc: NJ
I live only 5 miles from Newark International , and yet because I'm next to a 2,000 acre golf course and about 500 acres or so of woods right off an abandoned railroad line , we have deer , groundhogs , wild turkeys , coyotes , foxes , raccoons , possums , swans , hawks , snapping turtles , you name it ...And yes the deer do eat watermelon ! With all this wildlife around I suppose I should invest in a good telephoto and try my hand at nature photography 😃
Aug 16, 2017 13:20:02 #
I grew up in a small mid-western farm town where my Grandfather sold trees and also planted our yard with several types of apple trees, also plumb, cherry and grape vines. We used to harvest as many apples as possible and sell them. My Grandmother used old brown bags and a bathroom scale to weigh them. Of course the birds got many of the best from the top branches, neighborhood kids got many more. In my case the apples I stole from the neighbors tasted better then ours, especially when we camped out in the backyard after 9 pm! But that was a different time!
Aug 16, 2017 14:40:34 #
Jeep2k wrote:
My dog is good at picking out ripe watermelon. I call him my melon collie.
(image from the internet)
(image from the internet)
I dated a girl like that many years ago. She was very melon collie. She had a head like a mellon and a face like a collie.
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