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Oregon put two nice days together on a weekend for the first time this year. My seven year old boy and I made good use of the sun to catch a boatload of lizards!
We caught over 25 bluebelly fence lizards that we played with for a while then released unharmed. I'm sure they had wonderful stories to tell their friends. Some of these lizards went five inches, which is pretty big for a fence lizard.
The best part was our unheard-of success with the alligator lizards! These fellas grow pretty large. We caught 3 nice ones Saturday, with the topper coming today.
This fella taped out at a foot long! It was close to the largest I've seen around my place.
We'll keep him for a bit and then turn him loose where we caught him.
Talk about fun - watch a little boy catch lizards some time!
Quinn
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
My Dad and I used to catch lizards with grass nooses. Just take a long piece of grass, tie a snug loop, and try to slip it over his head. I don't remember our success rate, but perhaps it was just a way to keep me occupied on trips!
Michael in NH
"The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." -- John Steinbeck
thats my bird dogs favorite sport.....hes constantly chasing lizards....
but today he almost caught a squirrel and he did catch a black racer..
good thing it wasnt' a water mocasin
That is one of the things I miss. There are no lizards in IL. In AZ I used to have the blue bellied lizards, the geckos, and several others. Not to mentions the horned toads out in the desert.
Joe
***Be sneaky, get closer, bust the cap on him when you can put the ball where it counts .***
I remember catching those as a kid.
Recently I've seen Alligator Lizards here at the house.
Just saw about a 8 inch juvenile on my step last night.
KI6WZU
NRA member
"When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'present' or 'not guilty.'"
--President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
“Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner”
JReed wrote:How are you all catching them? I usualy have good success in the morning when they are cold and still trying to warm up.
It's plain old mano a lizard at my place. That's part of the fun. They don't come out until the sun is nice and warm, so I don't get to cheat due to cold blood. We sneak up on them and try to be quicker. Sometimes we can move the rocks to flush them out, but lizards have a short memory.
Quinn
We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, of overwhelming power on the other.
Used to catch blue tailed skinks on my Granpa's farm in S/E Illinois when I was a boy. When caught they would whip their tail around in a frenzy until it fell off, then the tail would keep wiggling around on the ground, I guess this was suppose to be a distraction so that what ever caught the skink would let go and go after the wiggling tail. Their tails would grow back later.
Found a freshly lost tail on my porch this morning. The cat has been busy. Down here, there pretty much active year round. Same for the snakes. Gotta watch where you step when in the hills. We get dogs bit by rattlesnakes year round. But it seems the vacine they have these days helps.
Jeepnik AKA "Old Eyes"
"Go low, go slow and preferably in the dark" The old Sarge (he was maybe 24.
"Freedom is never more that a generation from extinction" Ronald Reagan
"Every man should have at least one good rifle and know how to use it" Dad
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