HC Brian Flores was happy to escape the first mandatory workouts without injury. So much so, he gave the team the day off once they completed their conditioning tests, cancelling today’s practice. Smart move for the young coach. End it on a high note, everyone is healthy. If you expected heated battles the last couple of days, that’s not what the mini camp was about. It’s beginning to lay a foundation of how things are done, and a little experimentation as well, but not a whole lot can be gleaned from practices without pads, so we’ll all have to be patient until the end of July when training camp comes around.
I’m looking forward to training camp, there should be some great competition this season. With a new Head Coach, there are no favorites, or as Coach Flores puts it “No sacred cows”. Everyone has a clean slate, so starting positions will be earned, no resting on laurels. We’ll get a much better idea as to where the QB’s are after training camp. I expect Josh Rosen to close the gap some, and then continue to do so through the preseason. The O-line is pretty much wide open with the exception of LT Laremy Tunsil. Should be some good battles between 3rd RD pick Michael Deiter and Chris Reed at LG. Daniel Kilgore will battle it out with Ryan Anderson and Chris Reed can also play C. Right guard looks to be Jesse Davis fighting it out with Shaq Calhoun and Kyle Fuller. Jesse Davis will likely be in the mix at RT as well along with veteran Jordan Mills and Zach Sterup.
On defense, so many things are happening with many players playing multiple positions. Seems like every S with also at a minimum be playing LB as well, and MInkah Fitzpatrick will be playing safety, slot corner, possibly outside corner as well as LB too. Many of the DT’s will also be playing DE in 3-4 alignments (Vincent Taylor, Davon Godchaux and rookie Christian Wilkins). A trio of LB’s return (Alonso, Baker and McMillan) plus returnees Chase Allen, Mike Hull and Quentin Poling. We should see participation from rookie Andrew Van Ginkle as well as Tyrone Holmes, Tre Watson and Sam Egauvoen. Charles Harris will hopefully flourish rushing the passer from both 4-3 DE and 3-4 OLB. Newcomers like Tank Carradine, Nate Orchard and Adolphus Washington will be in competition with Jonathan Woodard, Jonathan Ledbetter and Dewayne Hendrix.
I haven’t come to any conclusions from the mini camp, it’s just a starting point. The real work starts when the pads come on and at that point, things will start shaping up from there.
GO DOLPHINS!!!
#staythecourse
Finsmob Unleashed 
The Flying Pig says:
June 8, 2019 at 11:18 am
But please, don’t let that get in the way of blanket generalizations…lol
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I certainly won’t, i learned that from the left
I’m not busting your chops on it Orob – but that chart is exactly what it says it is
And you can take it with a grain of salt
(I actually didn’t post it)
I don’t really think this particular issue is best approached cumulatively anyway so I don’t really disagree with criticism of it
David – Do I hate black people that make a lot of money? Of course not. Why would I? If my company was owned by a German man, could I say that he treats his employees like a Nazi Death Camp?
If he treated them that way, then Your statement would be true
No, I don’t think the owners of NBA teams are doing anything wrong, I just think certain black NBA players take exception to the term “owner”, which really is their problem, no one else’s. If they take exception to it they have a choice, buy a team or go work somewhere else.
You cannot blanket speak for all the owners, they aren’t all clones of each other
We all know the clippers owner was different. There could be more,
tell ya what, the next time a NBA player speaks out on this issue, we will check out WHY he spoke out, and not tell him to shut up and speak lies or generalizations for him
Piggy, one thing I have noticed in sports, many white fans think black players should never speak out, never
They ignore their issues, and make up white lies about them, like the kneeling incidents
They won’t do it to their face, they know their opinion is wrong and cowardly, so they talk shit behind their back.
They should do exactly as they say or the N, or fill in the blank sub human names, , is no good, get him outta here
I’ve seen it in stands, in bars, online, everywhere.
Look how long it took for blacks to be allowed in baseball, or black QB is allowed?
This is what the white racist will never understand, he doesn’t want too
But life is ironic, the crontrolling father that tells his daughter she isn’t allowed to date blacks,
Has biracial grandchildren for his crontrolling efforts
Racists cannot deny others existence, no matter how hard they try
The clippers former owner is a good example of that
But that’s no reason to focus on the minutia when there are much bigger fights to fight
Landry isn’t breaking any meaningful records and will fall far short of any HOF bid. He’s not that good, sorry.
He broke NFL records , even though it doesn’t fit into Your hate of him.
He never knew You hated him when he was breaking NFL records , if he did he didn’t allow it to bother him
The reason no slot receiver makes more, is because no slot receiver earns more
He is the best slot WR in the NFL
We got part time injury prone Wilson, ugghhh
Your thinking is so shallow and goes to extremes. I don’t hate Jarvis Landry, I just didn’t think he’s worth over $15M per year, because he isn’t. That doesn’t mean I hate him any more than any more than any other ex-Dolphin player. I’m just not up his ass in a very unhealthy way the way you are. Get over him already, it’s a little disturbing. Just sayin!
I believe Your thinking is very shallow and self serving
I think I am offended by the words “White Fan”
Please don’t use it again! 😉
What if I am describing this?
Please use the term color reflective in the future! 😉
I tried that with the guy at Home Depot and he punched me in the face and said “wtf is that!?!”
The players are partially owned by the teams.
Their right to play paid for basketball is contracted out!
The team owns that contract!
“Life is just hard sometimes”
Piggy – You own your law firm, yes? Does that mean your employees are working for a Cuban dictator? I mean where does this shit end?
You are missing the point, it’s not that a mans guilty of being racist for being white,
A man is guilty of being racist, because he is racist, and commits racist controlling behavior, that’s it
It’s not the color of the skin that matters, it’s the matter of his ❤️
I like to think of myself as a dictator…lol
To answer your question directly
I think it ends where social norms end
Which is arbitrary and constantly changing
I agree with you on the term owner, which is not discriminatory it’s its use most of the time. Making a big deal of it is a little too much for me
But you never know –
Maybe 10 years from now I will think Draymond Green had it right and I should have listened to him
Or on the other hand, maybe I will view this the same way I view Denis Rodman, which is as a joke…lol
I just think people look for things to be offended by. I’m not sure why that is, but just because certain people are offended by something, say .03% of the population, asking the other 99.97% to change because of it is my problem. That kind of stuff needs to stop.
It doesn’t bother me like it bothers others
But I will admit, people say things about things that I grew up ignoring
I hear the word micro-aggressions used now and everything they describe I grew up ignoring – should I have? 🤷♂️
But every once in a while I change the way I speak bc it may be offensive to some one.
I used to call things “gay” ad nauseum and I made an effort to stop doing that
A long time ago I was told by a female professor not to default to the term he/him when generalizing people and I made an effort to stop that too
So sometimes I get it
Black people speaking out against racism needs to stop?
SMH, they will NEVER stop because a racist told them to stfu
Name some players that are quiet because racists told them to be quiet?
Lebron spoke up ,meven when the president was racist to him, they will NOT stfu, nor should they
It looks ridiculous for people with their own issues ,mtelling them hey have no issues to speak out and should be quiet
Next time tell it to their face, walk right up to Lebron and tell him black millionaires need to shut up.
Let me know when, I’ll have popcorn ready for Your ass whipping party, lol
what was with the goofy uniforms last night, I felt like I took a hit of acid
I was expecting to see the raptors and warriors play, but instead watched the North beat the Town team
What is the north and town teams, what is that all about? Anyone know?
Piggy – That fan is racist and should not be found in any NBA owners houses!
Honestly if they don’t have really good A/C, they aren’t doing as well as we think
Agreed on the a/c, gotta have it!
The Flying Pig says:
June 8, 2019 at 11:55 am
I tried that with the guy at Home Depot and he punched me in the face and said “wtf is that!?!”
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You should have waited for one with better refraction!
I just ended up buying a blue one
Smurfs are pissed
Well if they have you surrounded, you can always pretend to phone Gargamel?
David C (@DolphinsSB52) says:
June 8, 2019 at 11:43 am
Piggy, one thing I have noticed in sports, many white fans think black players should never speak out, never
They ignore their issues, and make up white lies about them, like the kneeling incidents
They won’t do it to their face, they know their opinion is wrong and cowardly, so they talk shit behind their back.
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David, you keep pounding the table on your new agenda, your rant however is the exact thing you are trying to oppose, or at least that’s what i’m getting from your posts.
it’s racist, you are generalizing how white people think towards black people, you should be more specific and name names don’t just stereotype white people.
Not true at all, I only mentioned some personal experiences. I don’t go to games with my ears and eyes closed, lol
I didn’t say all, I said many
It’s not a reach to say I witnessed many racist incidents, it’s only stating what was witnessed
If u read more into that, that isn’t what I said
“many white fans think black players should never speak out”
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stereotypical thinking, how would you know what “many white fans” are thinking?
wouldn’t “many” = the majority?
Many doesn’t mean most, most means most
I refuse to define a simple word when google exists
Google the word many for yourself
How would I know what many fans are thinking? Lmao. Low hanging fruit questions, too easy
Fans are very vocal and demonstrative, some or many or few, or one, or all or none pick your own word scream out loudly what’s on their minds
David – Has Landry ever been All-Pro WR? I’ll answer for you, the answer is NO. That means being recognized by the top sports writers in the business. He hasn’t been an All-Pro, so he’s not nearly as good as you think he is. Catching a lot of passes is a useless record. Getting a lot of yards and TD’s counts much more. Landry is nowhere near the top in those categories. Sorry for the reality check bud
Name the slot receivers breaking NFL records and Landrys records, that are making more money, I’ll wait five minutes,,,
I don’t have to find anything. You’r the only one saying Landry is worth what he got paid. The cheese stands alone.
That’s what I thought, u got nothing
You got something, I hope no one else on here catches it
Your personal attacks are lame and cowardly
You really hate opinions that aren’t yours huh, their shouldn’t be any ? Lmao.
The world doesn’t share your view or mine, I allow you to voice yours, but you cannot handle mine, you are weak
Good news for Son!
You can hate’em, but man have they had it going on.
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In the decade of 2010 to 2018, the Patriots are 129-37, a winning percentage of .777. New England could go 3-13 in 2019 and still have the best winning percentage of any NFL team in any decade.
The best record in any decade currently belongs to the Cowboys of the 1970s, who went 119-46. They’re followed closely by the Dolphins in the 1970s, who went 112-44-1. (These records include the postseason.)
David – Did I say black people? Go off on your rant. I think black people make up a lot more than .03% of the population. If you really want to help black people, get drinking water to natives in Africa, people are dying there. Don’t worry about the millionaire NBA players who are insulted by the term “Owner”.
Mike, I don’t worry about any NBA players, not a one
They can fight their own battles, and they do.
But Does a black person have to look very hard to find something to be offended by?
Lmao wow
Even a white guy can see they do if his eyes are open
Even if u believe their issues don’t exist, they don’t have freedom of speech either?
Like I said, if u want the black players to shut up, go tell them to their face, telling me won’t shut them up
The black NBA players aren’t campaigning this garbage on this blog, YOU are!
Fuck u and your controlling attitude, you can’t control me either hypocrite
You got angry when MF told people what to post, yet u are far worse , You are a huge hypocrite!
I’ll say whatever the fuck I want, and I hope u don’t like it, lmao u were nice to me in person, good thing I didn’t have to deal with your lack of respect then in front of Your family, SMH.
Keyboard warrior much?
Any Controlling keyboard fucker doesn’t effect me at all
It just confirms their weakness, like I needed that
Facts are hated by the fact challenged, I get it
Keyboard warrior? LMAO – You’re getting close to crossing the line boy, just be careful, you could be blogging by yourself again if you keep this up. You can say whatever you want somewhere else
Fuck off coward, your a huge hypocrite too, and u proved it in front of everyone, lmao
It’s your fault, u attacked me this morning over and over
I wasn’t attacking u, I just have differant opinions, and that makes u angry if anyone doesn’t share your opinion
You are extremely closed minded to your faults, yet know all the faults of everyone else
You are the one that should leave the room, always attacking people and telling them to shut up
I do NOT do that, everyone is free to speak, it’s not up to me anyway
Everything was fine, until YOU started shit against Me, but I expect You to not see that, and blame Me, I see Your MO, seen it before too
I’m not a coward David, I would say anything and everything I’ve said to your face. I’m not even attacking you, you see a differing argument as an attack because you can’t discern the difference. I’ve disagreed with what you said because it’s nonsensical. I have no MO dammit, I get along with everyone here, I’m not looking for anything but logic, which you rarely provide here.
You NEVER disrespected Me to my face, lying about it now doesn’t change that
If you have something more to say to my face, it’s probably best to keep it to yourself, I am certain I will not like it
Now I know why MF doesn’t want to come back, he also sees the hypocrisy and knows it’s bs
I’m pretty sure that’s bc of me and not bc of Mike…
I’m not sure of that, I’ve talked with Rigel many times. I respect him even if I don’t agree with everything he does
Ah come’on guys — last thing this board needs is another flame war….. scares the polite folks. And man do those after in-depth debriefs get real tiresome. 🙂
Everything was fine until Mike personally attacked Me, I ignored it at first, then defended myself , I don’t really have anything else to say about it
You sure there wasn’t just a bit of a two-way street on this one or are claiming he got on it first as a complete defense? Shit happens on this board at times…. think history has made that clear.
Scroll up if u wanna know
You think would write that without having read all above? You don’t have to agree, but give me a bit more credit than that David. Just pointing out you threw some stuff and not saying some didn’t come your way either.
Stanger, I respect You my brother, sorry I didn’t get into all the he said she said stuf directly, and there is a reason for it.
We made peace and I’m sticking with it, just moving on peacefully to new subjects, and no fighting was the deal
I feel like rehashing the fight just continues it, I made a deal with Mike, and a deal is a deal, so the fighting is done
Have a great day sir, I’m gonna grab some lunch, all this fighting has me starving, lmao
Bad joke
Peace out everyone
Mommy mommy, Mike attacked me! You sound like a 3 year old in the sandbox!
I’m not falling for your trap, this is yet another instance where u falsely think u can fuck with me and I should just shut up
It’s not going to work hypocrite
Why are u so obsessed with this stupid game, go on with your life and leave me out of it
Ignore time
Uhhh, this is the blog that I write for sir. Are you telling me I should leave here to make it comfortable for you? Does that seem logical? You must have some stocks to tend to, eh?
Im not saying you should leave, I’m just pointing out your hypocrisies.
But I’m not your bitch either I see that greatly disturbs You?
Do u love in animal house, and think u can spank me and I’ll say thank unsir may I have another? Lmao
Why do You have a problem with respect?
Yikes!
Tim — ever seen me in a flame war in all these years? Maybe I am missing out….wanta start one? I hear your new beach house is low class and cheaply made. 🙂
Oh yeah, well your hair looks stupid!
Tim — now that is a personal attack given you have seen my widow’s peak. It’s go time man. Won’t stand for that! You always too upbeat on the Phins pussy.
Mike, if u have more to say to Me, say it in person. I’m done with font wars
I have nothing to say to you. We can’t carry on an intelligent conversation together, so no reason to bother.
Alright deal, moving on
Stanger – Your building looks like a huge dick, just like you! lol
My wife says the same about me all the time — wish could say was either in reference to the building or while in bed.
LMAO!
Oooh look, it’s Jarvis Landry! Check it out
https://people.com/sports/jarvis-landry-daughter-encounters-baby-deer/
I saw that, very cute.
I thought we had a deal? Breaking it already? Lol figures.
I’m sticking to my end of it, no more fighting on the blog
This is your problem David. You’re like an immature child. You call that fighting? You claim attacks. I don’t get it.
But I did check it out, and it’s an awesome story, thanks for the story Mike
But Is it ok if we stop fighting in the blog now? We don’t really have anything left to fight about anyway
Is that cool with You?
Sure
O ok, that’s what you think, then we are good, I don’t have a problem now
Have a great day 😎
You too
“New England could go 3-13 in 2019 and still have the best winning percentage of any NFL team in any decade.”
Let’s try that out and see if it really lets them stay on top.
I’m all for that!
The vid with Landry’s kid is cute as anything unless you think about why was that fawn there? If hired from a petting zoo cool as anything…. if just wandered into the yard the future does not look good.
Landry said if the deer comes back,they will name it
That doesn’t really clear up whether it’s wild or a zoo animal.
But yes, FL is becoming known for wild animals in their backyards, but they were here first, we are in the animals backyards.
Hopefully we continue finding ways to coexist, and with that , Outback Steakhouse here I come! Lol
Love that friggin place
A fawn wandering is an appetizer normally, but maybe they’ve changed behavior where he is. Including maybe no more predators.
I have deer in my backyard pretty often. They’re becoming less scared of interaction with humans.
My Mom was the most wonderful and kid and pet-loving person ever. Shocked me at one point she let cross-bow hunters onto their property to shoot the deer cause no guns allowed. Their crime was eating the landscaping (and oh yes would they). After that they got some devices that emitted high pitch sounds that scared them away but humans couldn’t hear. Best could tell is worked.
Oh yeah, they feast on plants, and if you have a garden, forget it, it’s like putting out a smorgasbord for them. I’ve heard hyena urine keeps them away, but where the heck do you get that? Can you nicely ask a hyena to pee in a bottle for ya?
At least 5 deer, a bear, several iguana, half a dozen raccoons, same number of armadillos, at least 50 squirrels, opossums, foxes, a pair of coyotes, and thousands of lizards live in my neighborhood of about a thousand people (during season).
A pair of Florida panthers have hunting rights here as well.
At the clubhouse, a raccoon stole a hamburger off a guy’s table while he took a dip in the pool yesterday. At least 20 of us watched it. Thing stood up on its hind legs and picked up the burger just like you or I would in its little fingertips and sauntered back into the landscaping.
Overhead are eagles, ospreys, buzzards, and hawks. Egrets, herons, ibises, and cranes all wade in the lagoons. Wood storks live in the cypress swamps and grow as tall as 4 and a half feet.
Alligators infest the canals.
We also have grasshoppers as big as your hand.
Naples — sounds like Wild Kingdom. Pretty cool. Wonder if panthers can eat pythons…… guessing some of the birds hope they do.
I saw a deer on fire island Memorial Day weekend
He was so used to people he didn’t even flinch when he saw me
This is a cute video that’s gone viral.
I saw that one too
These videos are too cute Tim
Here’s something to offset it
LOL
SBJ!!
https://www.sezarc.org/projects/florida-panther-conservation
A sign near my house
Do you see them near you?
Shame on Michael Jordan, Grant Hill, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, Kevin Hart, and some others for being NBA slave owners/co-owners. Or….what…wait a minute…
I had a deer in my back yard once. ONCE!!! Yummy!
Mystery solved…. and could have been my Mom who gave the OK 🙂
Good stuff!
https://cbs12.com/sports/content/dolphins-albert-wilson-named-community-hero-says-hell-be-cleared-to-play-week-one
I told you to duck mike
😀
Naples – Why are the grasshoppers toxic?
They can actually expel a toxic spray to deter predators. The toxin can actually vary based on what their diet is at the time.
Lot of projecting here today…..
not uncommon … this is a couple miles from my house, but it has occurred on our neighborhood boardwalk as well. Looking for a video of that.
I think it’s cool that he decided to use the walkway…lol
I hate pythons and help kill them all.
Yeah they don’t belong there but some idiots started that by releasing them in the wild.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Man-Finds-Florida-Panther-Sitting-on-Porch-374021461.html
This one was over near where Stanger lives.
This is about a mile from my house.
This is why we have walls around our gated communities.
The guards get video on everyone trying to get in.
https://www.fox4now.com/news/protecting-paradise/two-black-bears-spotted-off-collier-boulevard-in-naples
Mike E. They are toxic to repel predators. Duh.
LOL j/k
They both synthesize chemicals and isolate and conserve other chemicals which together can blister mucus membranes of mammals and birds (can cause blindness if in eyes and paralyze mouth tissue)(effect is usually only temporary). This toxic soup does not affect insects.
“When alarmed, lubber grasshoppers will spread their wings, hiss, and secrete foul-smelling froth from their spiracles.”
It smells like kerosene mixed with duckshit.
Also “They can expel a fine spray of toxic chemicals for a distance of 15 cm. The chemical discharge from the tracheal system is believed to be an anti-predator defense, (duh) and to consist of chemicals both synthesized and sequestered from the diet. The variation in toxins assimilated from the diet make it difficult for predators to adapt to the toxins (Chapman and Joern 1990).
Their bright color pattern is believed to be a warning to vertebrate predators that lubbers are not palatable. Their tendency to aggregate and to climb vegetation, especially at night, is a component of their defensive behavior.”
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/lubber.htm
When a hundred of them infest your ficus tree, it gets chewed to hell,
plus they drop down on you as you walk under the branches.
oh sorry BBM. You already answered this. My bad.
Your answer was better, LOL
Yours was the cliff note version.
Aww, the earlier posts were so adorable. Then you guys started talking about deer and babies. WTF? lol
LOL
Now we’re in the football doldrums for about 2 months.
And thank you, Phel, for defining ‘SBJ’. After the 3rd reference, I sat there for five minutes trying to figure it out, obstinately refusing to google it, lol. I figured I’d scroll on and come back to it later, then saw your definition.
What does it mean?
sweet baby jesus
Oh right! LOL
That was my reaction, lol.
you guys going to the fest better book your reservations now, the Guitar at the hard rock is filling up quickly!
https://www.google.com/search?q=pic+of+the+guitar+hard+rock&rlz=1C1CHBD_enUS845US845&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=ZUJCX2vlF4FaeM%253A%252CQ75B2g3P-1r18M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kSSnESWphmQbfFKyGl-LtpUlHh0EQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwio4MvG39riAhWitlkKHW2mD0UQ9QEwAXoECAQQBg#imgrc=ZUJCX2vlF4FaeM:
Haven’t been there since the construction was going on, but clearly they have big plans. Not sure is done yet though…. but could be wrong.
Anyone seen this story yet?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2205933-lizards-grip-became-ten-times-stronger-after-hurricane-maria/
Naples I know for a fact there are huge bears down there, I met one on my port charlotte property
This one was as big as Shaquille O’Neal and scared Me like I have ever been scared before.
They hunt and stalk You, make u feel like You are the main course in the food chain
I’ve never seen an animal in FL before that could hunt and stalk humans, bears can do it
Like dogs they have a strong sense of smell. So they’re stalking you before they even see you.
YES, by the time I realized what he was doing, it was almost too late to plan my exit
They are extremely intelligent, I couldn’t believe it
Black bear?
We get mountain lions in Sacramento burbs sometimes. This video was from a few months ago. This one was surprising because Natomas, the location the video was taken, is pretty deep into the city, not an outlier near the hills.
Shaw is huge, met him at a magic game once and tried to get his autograph, I didn’t get it, but he picked up my step mother and said take a picture, lmao
It’s now a classic family photo, and I had to settle for his mediocre teammates signature, Steve Kerr.
I wasn’t real excited getting Steve Kerr autograph, he was a mediocre role player
But he’s in the NBA finals now as a coach, so the autograph feels a little more important now, lol
But they have little to no chance to beat Toronto IMO
Shaq, not Shaw, damn autocorrect
Btw , Brian Shaw wasn’t all that big, soooo autocorrect get your facts straight
The only thing that will stop a huge bear is a high powered rifle , or a car or truck hitting them on the interstate
You can’t out run them, you can’t outswim them, they can climb a tree better than You can
But they do have one tiny flaw in their armour, IF You are lucky
Even though they have every advantage over You, for some reason they don’t process loud noises correctly.
You can yell, sound air horns, car horns, etc, and they run off in fear.
But if they ever figure that one out, there really isn’t much defense but a high powered rifle or a fast car to drive away from the area
But good luck killing one with a rifle when they are closing in on You at high speed in close quarters, you might miss or hit something non fatal , and your ass is dinner for the hungry bear
Maybe hand grenades would be effective, lol
Tim , it was a medium to dark colored brown. I have seen FL black bears before, much smaller sizes and less intimidating, 3-4 foot tall.
But a giant brown bear, I didnt know they even existed here until I met one and took pictures of his paw prints before I hauled ass, knowing the story wouldn’t be believable without proof, lol
I also took pictures of the destruction he made through the woods, chopping down branches 4-6 inches thick faster than a chainsaw , and sticking them behind my car to block me in
When I was in visual contact, I was in survival mode and didn’t get any live images of the beast.
They are so smart and huge, it’s scary what they could do when they are hungry
Btw, those were hardwood oak branches, so heavy I had to summon super human strength to move 2’of them from behind my car so I could leave
I thought, wow, if he can chop up hardwood oak like it’s nothing, what could he do to humans?
Im glad I didn’t find out that part
There’s plenty of black bears all across NJ. Mostly in the northwest part of the state but also all along the pine barrens which run a good portion of the state north and south. Lots of wooded areas. They get up to 500 lbs. though there have been some who were recorded in the 800-1,000 lb. range. A human can’t match that animal physically.
Omg those are huge.
I’d say the one I encountered was about 7-8 foot tall, and maybe weighed about 300-350
It looked skinny to Me, like it should have been carrying another 40 pounds or so.
My guess is he was extremely hungry, and had a hard on for Me, that why it was so hectic and stressful to get out of there asap
The south Florida environment isn’t well known for large deer or bears, the environment is swampy and maybe not as well suited for huge specimens like up north.
This bear actually didn’t appear very healthy, he didn’t have enough to eat and he was to thin for his height
Imo He is not likely to get any bigger, the environment isn’t enough for him as it is
He will probably do something stupid out of desperation someday, and that will be the end of him
Most of the black bears don’t get that big in NJ, the majority is probably 200-250 and they get hunted at times so not many have a chance to get huge. If they find food and can avoid human hunters, they can get massive though. And yes make noise and scare them off. Don’t screw with a mom and her cubs though.
Cav – You are welcome. After catching up on today’s blog festivities, all I can say is SBJ!
It’s good You are doing well, lol. SBJ
Do You have a SBJ. Tshirt yet? Or should I ask how many? 😎
Man you guys have seen some scary animals. Always been a burb or city guy, but never had to deal with “in the wild” if you will (so zoos and animal parks don’t count). Most scared have been is by a scorpion and a rattler. Scorpion especially cause was in my shoe was about to put on.
Rattlesnakes are death in minutes unless u get immediate medical help and anti venom
Scorpions are usually not fatal, but sometimes are to children or elderly. Most scorpion stings go away after a month of nasty ass pain, lol
Good thing u didn’t step on it, it would have nailed You good , and ruined Your next month
Never even saw the rattler, but he was polite enough to do just that. Was time to turn around. Scorpion freaked me out…. and was in the middle of nowhere. Saw a glimpse of something in my shoe and decided to bang it out.
Tim
What saw a huge black bear in NJ last summer
I was in my Jeep or I would have freaked out
In your car doesn’t count for us urban folks. If want to go there have seen lions, tigers and bears up close…… and not at Hardrock. 🙂
No Matter how it was scored
I was getting any closer
Like David said, they’re bigger, stronger and faster than we are I don’t care who you are. Pound for pound they are stronger and they can be vicious. As some big, strong guy is tangling with a bear and punching it, it’s clawing the shit out of you, ripping your throat out and crushing your skull with its jaws..
lol yes, u cannot punch them in the nose and knock them out
They have overwhelming physical advantages, they are the top land predator animal of America
Lmao at the car comments
Yes, I can confirm it’s much worse on foot,lol
once I was in the car with a very heavy right foot, pedal to the metal, lol I felt safe
I’ve come across snakes, hiking, walking shores fishing and in boats – rattlers, copperheads and water moccasins. You have to watch where you put your feet and be aware when in the wild. At least rattlers let you know they’re there.
In Florida I’ve seen many 🐊
My brother and I went kayaking once at a southern part (I don’t remember if it was officially the keys ) where the freshwater from the Everglades and saltwater met
It was cool but it’s also knows as the only place to see American crocodiles in the northern part of the western hemisphere
I think they have some sort of tolerance for salt water
We didn’t see a whole lot until we were kayaking for about 40 mins and were way out
And then there was a bunch on a little sand dune island
Then we we docked and got back on land we realized they were probably under us the whole time
the scariest animal in the water has to be gators or crocs.
They have snuck up behind swimmers, or nailed people at the waters edge, then they clamp down on your midsection with thousands of pounds of force and teeth, and drag u down 20 feet deep and roll u around and around on the bottom, crushing u with their weight and jaws, against the bottom and drowning u at the same time
Rattlesnake bites can cause death, but not in minutes. You want to get treated ASAP (the rattlers we have here, they say it’s vital to get treated within 1-2 hours), but usually it takes hours or even days to die from one, if at all. Obviously body size, weight, health, type of rattler, and amount of venom injected are all factors. We have a lot of people bitten here every year, but rarely do people die from it.
As for bears, we have black bears here too. Thankfully our bears are rarely aggressive towards people. Regionally that may be entirely different of course. I’ve never encountered a bear in the wild, I know it would be a terrifying experience. Like ya’ll have said, a bear wants to take you down, a human has little to no chance.
I thought it was quicker than that
Anyways, I don’t think FLhas many rattlesnakes as before, never hear about rattler bites anymore
I think it’s rapid development cutting into their habitat.
Also because the gopher turtle population is down for the above reason, and they often shared the nests together, not at the same time
The rattlers can’t make nests in Walmart supercenter parking lots, neither can the gophers
When I was a child in Orlando, gopher turtles were everywhere, u could find a half dozen or more in minutes anywhere u went
Orlando doesn’t have any gophers left, maybe one or two
But the SW , and NW panhandle part of FL still has gophers and rattlers
Yeah, human encroachment creates a number of issues for animals. It’s the nature of human behavior. The California Grizzly, which where often over 1500 lbs, was hunted to extinction something like a hundred years ago because of its aggressiveness towards humans. Imagine running into an aggressive 1500 lb bear in the woods. ANd like you said, they are faster and can climb better than any human. You mentioned hand grenades earlier, lol.
Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals is averaging the 2nd highest ticket price of any sporting event in the last decade (according to Ticket IQ). Only game 7 of Cubs/Indians averaged higher.
What does this have to do with dangerous animals Kong?
Any animal that would pay the cost of one of these tickets isn’t something I would want to run into in the wild without being properly armed, lol.
The black bears in NJ are very unhappy with being called black bears. They have made it clear they’re just “bears”
LMAO
Amazing movie scene that fits the discussion.
I love that scene
I didn’t love the movie though
Great photography though
Same here. Story was boring. Cinematography was great. The rawness of what it was about was captured.
The location was pretty amazing
DiCaprio is one resilient mofo. He looked pretty good at the Academy Awards.
The acting in that movie was very good too
Tom Hardy was great
Piggy, the coldness of the wilderness was captured.
Mike, DiCaprio is one of my favorite actors.
For some reason I am not really afraid of bears, and I am definitely not afraid of Florida panthers.
I have been in a 15 foot square cage with 3 panthers for close to an hour. We talked. I allowed them to nuzzle my hands. One licked the hair off the back of my hand. That was amazing. They circled me repeatedly, so that i could never see all 3 at once. But i guess they decided I was not a threat.
We definitely have cottonmouths down here. I’ve killed 3 myself, 1 with a hoe and 2 with shovels.
They are very aggressive with a mean temper and will charge you on sight. That was quite a battle I had when using the hoe. The snake was too fat for the light gauge of metal in the hoe blade.
Piggy the ticket prices are entirely relevant to this conversation.. it’s the BRUINS 🐻 ..
Naples – I just spent two months in Punta Gorda. Had a Great Blue Heron, a Great White Heron, and a couple of Small Blue Herons that would join me for morning coffee and afternoon drinks everyday. I’ll send Mike some pics and he can post them if he wants.
cool … I love those. They are very tolerant of people being nearby.
There’s a great blue heron that lives near my borther-in-law’s mother’s condo. It’s the biggest damn wild bird I’ve ever seen. It’s so old it’s knda grayer than blue now. It just stalks the woods between the holes of the golf course. We’ve been seeing it for seems like close to a decade at least.
btw the name of the neighborhood is Bear’s Paw, not because of wild bears alone, however, as it was designed by Jack Nicklaus.
Mike E : ya killing me today .. specifically 12:07 and 7:07 pm 🤡🤡
🙂
Growing up in Osceola and Seminole Counties, we used to catch rattlesnakes to sell to the local serpentariums.
That is very brave. i would never do that. How did you capture them?
Rattlers, however, to me are not as aggressive and just not as dangerous as water mocs, at least down here. Cottonmouths thrive in the blackwater swamps here and they think they own the place. (They kinda do.) i always attack and kill them on sight.
Maybe the more northern and western rattle snakes are worse. They’re kinda laid back down this far into the tropics.
We have tons of pygmy rattlers down here as well.
They are not even worth killing though, as they have tiny mouths and weaker venom, so they’re rarely deadly. (So I’ve been told, … could be wrong.)
Piggy that’s a great story of the crocs down south of the 10,000 Islands where it breaks into the open water of Florida Bay between there and the keys.
There were probably 5-10 aware of and homed in on you guys the whole time, just waiting for you to make a fatal mistake.
I hate alligators and crocodiles both.
They have no soul.
My brother is a behavioral psychologist he works with zoos and universities
So he’s been around a lot of dangerous animals
He talks about one tome when he felt a polar bear’s breath on him
He was moving closer to the crocs on the kayak – and he’s a shitty kayaker
So it was very scary
Generally I don’t think of gators as dangerous
But crocodiles are maneaters …and pigeaters too
First few fests we stayed at La Quinta a block from Dave and Busters .. used to be joined by tons of Lizards , iguanas and a few ducks for morning and evening coffee .. kinda miss them 🤔
There was also a pig present
I almost added that part in as well 👍👍🐽🐷
On a related subject , wife just now booked Margaritaville for this year
Wow you get booked it early
Wife concerned about it selling out.. I just want to have it done so we can stop talking about when to book 🤪
Actually 12:07 was a DING DING agreement .. 7:07 was a spit out my coffee funny
Naples – Being young and stupid, we would just pin their heads with a stick then pick them up and toss them in a bucket with a lid. Cottonmouths we just killed. As you said, they are just mean.
Mike – Pics in your inbox.
Cav – Eastern Diamondbacks are somewhat more potent than the ones you find out west, but your timeline is about the same. They are more potent because they are generally bigger. Growing up six footers were not uncommon and I have seen a couple North of eight feet.
That makes sense. To the best of my knowledge our largest rattlers are around 4 ft or so. The Western Diamondback is fairly large, but he’s more a southern snake, you don’t typically find him in norcal.
You may get a different take from other people in this region, but I tend to think our wildlife is, generally speaking, a bit more tame than in other parts of the country.
Piggy – Florida Crocs are actually less aggressive than gators.
That would have been more helpful to know before I was kayaking with them
Don’t you mean White Water Rafting ?? 😊 or is WWR pc incorrect as well ?
Except when it comes to pigs.
We just call it anal now Toba
Lmao
“Tom Hardy was great”
You can apply this to any movie Hardy is in. Superb actor.
Man ya’ll city folks are up on your wildlife behavior!
Good thing the critters read this shit! 😉
I wanted to be a herpatologist when I was a kid. Read everything I could get my hands on about reptiles. Then I wanted to be a marine biologist. Ended up just being a Marine.
Man I know what that means!
But it sounds like the study of herpes? 😉
The study of herpes is probably the worst profession in earth
May as well be a shit thermometer if you do that
Toba – Wow – What happened to the Neptune? Pleasure to have you in Margaritaville though . . .
I’ll be in Margaritaville in a month!
Which one you going to Wyoming ?
Had a few issues with the room last year , and we also don’t use the kitchenette at all , wifi is not available in the rooms .. price difference is not huge .. so will give it a whirl at Margaritaville .. hope Doggie isn’t too upset with us 🤔
Who knows maybe be back to Neptune next year
I think you guys will enjoy margaritaville
And that area in general
I like that area a lot
As long as I can get a balcony to smoke on yes .. if I have to take an elevator every time I need a smoke then NO I won’t like it 🤔.
Piggy , are you thinking the Sharon again ?
I will probably do that
Is that the name of the hotel? I totally forgot the name
Lol , if it isn’t the name it’s damn close …
I’ve seen a canebrake rattler that was easily is big around as an average man’s thigh, maybe 5′ long. Intimidating as f***. I’ve read what Phelon was saying about the aggressiveness of the American crocodile as compared to the alligator. That is generally not the rule with other crocs, but is true in the Americas. Florida also has a few species of caimans (in the southern part at least) that may get 5-6ft. As kids we’d camp near turkey point and that was a great place to see the Crocs, as they like the water as it comes out of the cooling towers. Crocs tend to like salt/brackish water.
We went on a tour at Everglades holiday park and met a 3 legged gator named Trypod .. not quite the wild side but was kinda funny
In the early 80’s I worked at Turkey Point power plant, 12 hours a day 7 days a week, it was like prison. pay was good, i was making about $1700 a week back then, you really didn’t have to work but you could not sit down unless you were on break.
The puck drops for Game Six in St. Louis in less than 12 hours. Nosebleed tickets for this game selling FOR MORE than nosebleed tickets at the Super Bowl. Admittedly, Super Bowl has more than 64,000 tickets vs. about 20,000 for game 6. A friend of mine in Toronto says if a game 6 or 7 is played in Toronto for next season’s FINAL, they’d go for about $4,000 Canadian dollars in the upper row!
My experience with black bear is they are mainly aggressive to protect their young or a food source. Otherwise they just want to get away from you. Only problem is sometimes you don’t see their cubs frolicking near by before you see them. Also, you don’t really know if you are near one of their food sources.
We keep up several game cams up year round. The really cool kind that are solar powered and send us alerts whenever it takes a photo where we can pull it up on our phones. We also have remote control hog traps. Last year we loaded it up with corn and peanuts. Within 2 weeks we had a big bear that camped out in it for 3 days until the food was gone. He ate, slept and crapped there to protect his food. We have wasps that get in our shooting houses so I always carry a full can of wasp/hornet spray in my backpack but also incase I come across an aggressive bear while on foot.
I have some crocs in my closet. They are very comfy.
Piggy, sorry about the hog trap thing. I could get you laid on the cheap though. Get you some of that deep south country swine tang. Ya know what I mean… LOL
wyoming85 says:
June 8, 2019 at 10:01 pm
I’ll be in Margaritaville in a month!
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manitobafinfan says:
June 8, 2019 at 10:52 pm
Which one you going to Wyoming ?
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Key West
I like that one! Make sure you go snorkeling!
And if not cheap…. the jet ski tour by Fury that leaves at end of Duvall street is real cool.
My eardrums don’t take to snorkeling!
Always wanted to snorkel as well but couple times I tried , the masks don’t seal to my face , the water starts coming in and I start to panic.. also not sure how my digital camera would work under water 🤡
It’s just 3 days!
Have fishing trips scheduled everyday!
But may check out a Jet ski trip. We’ve been on a couple, but not out of Key West.
Thanks
One of these years would like to take a spin down to the Keys. Looks pretty cool on a map
We loved it last year!
Fishing for me, and site seeing and shopping for the wife!
Not to mention shopping goes much better if you have a 42OZ dreamscicle daiquiri! 🙂
Oh I guess I better mention that the wife likes to fish as well!
Double win!
Not much into the fishing , I’d be more sightseeing, shopping and drinking as well
It was just like Bourbon street in New Orleans!
With cruise ships!
Kewl , my work awards 10 year employees with a trip to anywhere their time share company operates , we decided on Nawlins, we go in a little over a month.. staying right in around Bourbon street .. tried to set it up around a saints game , but the bookings fill up a year out .. and this way I get a summer holiday, fest holiday , and our winter holiday all in the next 7 months .. winter holiday is Cabo to bury a friend at sea.. he loved and wanted to retire there, but had a massive heart attack in May at 50 😐
Try this place. My favorite on Bourbon Street….. but then not a street exactly known for its food. Otherwise party there and eat elsewhere.
https://www.redfishgrill.com/
O Rob : I am assuming Turkey Point is the power plant at the edge of Everglades park ?
Toba — when you go to the Keys, don’t fly there (even if Phelon has made the airport as safe as the White House). Rent a car in Miami and do the drive there in the day time. Everyone should do that once.
And you, me and the wife have some things in common. She can’t snorkel for the same reasons and when we travel balcony is a key for me for the same as you.
I did that drive to Key West from Jupiter twice. That’s off my bucket list. LOL
But you know why it should be on a bucket list I hope.
I’ve been to the Key West twice. Did the snorkeling once, sunset cruise once and charted a boat to fish the flats once. All were fun. It’s a fun party town. Having some drinks and food on the sunset pier is nice.