groomer Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 went riding again this afternoon.not the longest ride,but prideless.went to ride to places i don t go to often.at 5 pm i was at the lake to see a friend .5 30 pm ,time to go to see mooses.saw 1 female about 300 ' crossing the road while riding then 20 '' later the calf.stopped to look in the clearcut and nothing. half a mile later,while climbing a hill ,whooops ,another mom + calf waiting to cross the road.stopped 50' passed them.i was kneeling on the side of my 4w and waiting for them.after a few mins ,they were on the road and back in the woods.then noise on the left side ,another moose .while waiting ,there was another one on the right. pic 4 ,moose waiting to cross the road and pic 5 the other on the left waiting too.40-50' from me.the one on the left came first ,look at the ears,pic 7 .,then the one on the right.after i took the pic of the 2 on the road,the one on the left kicked the other one with her legs. after that went about 1 mile further ,turned around and saw the one on the left again . 14 mooses ,5 deers,3 rabbits and few partridges . enjoy the pics.all of them were nt nervous at all .still snow on mount albert groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted May 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2010 after seing the mooses on the other post,saw 2 more in a clearcut (first pic) then that calf .took the first pic of the calf at 125 ,began to walk toward him,he was nt moving at all.stopped around 35 ' .i noticed he was nt ''normal ''.he was swinging his head often and using his leg to scratch the side of his head.after close to half an hr beside him ,decided to go to see a lot more . started the 4 w and let the 4w run idle while taking pics,did nt move ,went slowly toward him ,was nt moving yet.then he crossed the road and walked toward him as close as 15 '. so when i arrived home ,took a close look at the pics .look at the back of his ears ,there s something strange there . groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 friday night while looking for mooses.lots of rain yesterday and today. groomer !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 first tourist of the season in the yard of the camp at 9 hrs 42 am this morning.i was seating at the table and saw a ''shadow '' behind trees and branches ,took the camera and started shooting through the window. went outside slowly and started to take pics again ,she went all the way around the camp.when she saw me ,she made a ''u -turn '' and went back slowly in the woods. last night ,while drinking my bottle of wine ,there was one on the other side of the brook at 7 hrs 23 pm. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang00 Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 friday night while looking for mooses.lots of rain yesterday and today. groomer !! #3 sunset is now my desktop pic!!!Wow these are beautiful :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 hi mustang !! thanks !! good for you !! it ll be 5 years in august since i have my digital camera,i don t think i ve changed my pic on the desktop 5x.i still have the same one(grooming pic) since the last 2 or 3 years .ha !! ha !! first pic ,about 8 miles from my camp and the second one ,about 2.5 miles.went up a tree stand to take the pics. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 yesterday around noon, went to check the trail going up to the lake , at the '' stump ''.on my way there saw 2 calves on the road.just too bad ,i was way too far.started walking toward them,but mom jumped on the road to check for ''traffic ''. then ,went to the stump,they harvested trees there along the trail.looks like it s going to be ''rock and roll '' there after a windy storm.they just let a strip of trees between the 2 clearcuts . then last night, while doing my moose run ,saw that lady on my way back.great time!! stayed with that lady at least 20 mins.she was nt shy at all.lot of mosquitos tho,i don t mind. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang00 Posted June 13, 2010 Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 I am always stealing your pics for my desktop...change every few weeks...but these sunsets lately are the best!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2010 hi mustang !! thanks !! it s just a question of ''timing ''.most of the time i take sunset pics on the way back from my moose run.try to be at the best places at the right time .last night i was too early by at least 20 mins,sun was still too high .did nt take pics, only friday night . better go to bed early tonight ,rough week end!! ha !! ha !! groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 back from the camp.was there since thursday morning.pic with the 4w ,friday morning .before arriving there ,there was a black bear 200' behind the 4 w. yesterday while taking my dinner at 1 10 hr pm ,2 friends came by ,from the other side of the brook.tried to hide beside the camp ,but i had a bad ''angle '' to take pics.so i went directly on the lawn and took pics 75 ' from them.made a mistake ,should have waited for them to come in the yard of the camp.they were facing the wind ,so i guess they were on their way to come in the yard of the camp. pic of the female alone ,last night ,800 ' from the camp.on my way back . hail yesterday around noon at the lake and -2c last night at 1 15 hr am.it was cold when i came back from the lake . groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Always Great Pics! Helps me get through the Summer. Thanks GutZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smclelan Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Things are looking pretty green, have you been getting some rain? Some good looking pictues, I like the first sunset one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 hi gutz and smclelan !! thanks !!i should take more ,i ve been lazy lately !! ha !! ha !! ya ,last thursday rained for 12 -14 hrs in a row and it was about time .then a bit during the week end ,also yesterday and today .did nt work at all last week even if i was allowed to work til noon.i was rusted yesterday morning ,ha !! ha !!!..................too much time at the camp !!! we still need more rain ,causapscal and matapedia rivers are low for this time of the summer, usually you see that in september.rough times for salmon anglers .last week at the '' forks '' right in town ,the salmon pool was just like a little pool . groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plain-rev Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Bonjour Groomer, I see you put some moose candy out..hahaha I'm sure they enjoy that.Nice pics as usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 salut plain-rev !! ha !! ha !! it help to keep them closer to the camp.i installed 5 on our territory .about 2 miles by 1.5 mile.there s a mom with a 2010 calf at the camp since 3 weeks - one month .i can see their tracks every week end ,but have nt seen them ''live '' yet. can t remember if it s only on the duniere reserve or with park matane included ,they use over 1000 of them. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil 1 Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Great stuff Groomer...Love the woods & wildlife... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 hi phil !! thank you very much !! well ,bad and strange week end for me,lost my best friend.friday ,packed my stuff in my cooler and realized i had forgotten a few things.go back to the grocery ,back in the parking ,realized i had forgotten to fill my water jugg.go back to the house. ready to go,about 6 miles before arriving to the camp,every sunday i hide 6-8 5 gallons buckets between the trees and load them up with gravel to fix the road on the last 800 ' before arriving to my camp.so ,i arrived there load the buckets and unload before arriving to the camp.once at the camp ,put my stuff in the camp and realized i had forgotten my shovel on the side of the road .take the 4 wheelers ,wide open for 6 miles before somebody could steal my shovel. saturday ,went across the swamps on the other of the river near the camp.had to cut a few fallen trees .once on the other side of the swamp ,decided to ride a lot more .i made a 25 miles loop.roughly ,6-7 miles from the camp,crossed causapscal river.just beside the river ,there s ''winter roads ''there .it s swampy with water and black dirt .got stuck in the black dirt.just lucky i had my chainsaw.took another trail .stuck again,used the chainsaw again to get out that hole. sunday morning ,went to ride again.back to the camp for diner.decided to do a load of gravel with my 4 wheelers and a trailer.2 miles from the camp.went to that place many times.must go in a ditch to load the trailer ,about 3 ' deep.arrived there ,the 4 w was in about 2-3 '' of water.and the trailer was on dry dirt .so , i had my camera around my neck in a bag. usually i always put my camera on the front carrier or put the strap of the bag on the handle bar when i load the trailer.where i dig for gravel ,it s just a little slope.so ,instead i put my camera on the ground .i think it was on a little flat spot.by the time i put my camera on the ground and reach for the shovel,it took maybe 5 '' ,heard a strange noise ,turned my head around ,)(*&?%$/)(*&?%$)(*&?% ,i don t think i need to tell you which word that came up to mind first. just saw my life going down. *&&?%&?%$ ,the bag with my camera inside fell down the slope in about 2 '' of water.geeeeeeeeeeeezzz ,i was mad at myself.hurried up to grab the bag.there was water inside the bag.looks like,there was water on the lcd screen, just a bit where i put the batteries and maybe a bit on the switch on/off. right now ,the lcd screen is fogged at 60% ,i have troubles with the switch.last night i played a bit with the camera and did nt work .took 2 pics when i arrived home and it worked . ...and just to add to the sadness,this morning i was awake since 3-4 mins ,preparing my breakfast.turned my head toward the road ,2 mooses coming in the yard of the camp.2 females.saw them for about 12 mins ,looking by the window .i had let my camera in my truck because it was nt working the night before . be sure i ll remember my ''4 th of july '' 2010. please ,don t make jokes about it ,my blood pressure still very high !!! ha !! ha !! ha !! very bad and strange week end.sorry for the long post . groomer !! :angry: :( :angry: :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGutz Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 you maybe able to use a hairdryer and gently warm the camera with it, remove the battery first, this can remove the fogging in some cases. clean the lense and you will be ready to go. GutZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longriderss Posted July 8, 2010 Report Share Posted July 8, 2010 Hi Groomer, Took my small camera kayaking last weekend. The camer got soaked going through the bubbles. I took out the batteries and let it dry out for about 3 days. It appears to be working OK now. Just let it dry out good and chances are you might be OK. We can't have you without a camera!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 hi gutz and longriderss!! thanks for the advices !!tuesday and wednesday after work ,put the camera directly in the sun for about 2 hrs each day.fog dissapeared from the lcd screen ,but the sreen still look blurred. if i play with the on/off switch ,even if the switch is on ''off '' the zoom still extend .the round button i use to change the mode looks ''kaput '' to me .does nt work anymore .modes don t change at all . but ill try it ,using a hair dryer or something else to dry.not much water went in , but enough to break it. friday afternoon i don t work ,so i asked my boss to have my friday morning to go to rimouski to buy another camera.last night i went to see the camera of my brother ,i thought he had a nikon d-90 , but it s a canon d-40 .like the way it work .he only have a 200 mm lense ,not enough for me ,at least 300 mm and a small one ,can t remember 20/100 mm ,something like that .he bought it roughly 2 years ago and paid 3800.00$$ with a few accessories .filters and bag . so ,i changed my mind ,ha !! ha !! i won t go to rimouski tomorrow .can t decide if i spend 8 to 1000.00$$ for an extended zoom or 4000.00 $$ + for a dslr .buying an extended zoom i ll probably regret it because i want a dslr ,but in the gaspesie you don t save 4000.00$$ in a week end .ha !! ha !! so ,for now i ll use the extended zoom of my brother for a while and decide later. posted winter pics , i guess we are all in the same boat ,35c here yesterday and very humid .slept for about 3 hrs last night.yesterday ,it was 36 c in latuque ,16 in baie comeau ,18 in 7 iles and 12 in matane.just surprise me there s no snow in matane in july ,always cold there :D .30 c in riki . pics ,last run on tq 5 ,april 3 th ,08 thanks again . groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 forgot lonriderss !! this thread without pics , ill probably stop posting or grooming or both !!! for me ,it s more interesting to a read a thread went there s pics !! pics ,early morning ,first long hill east of the st fidele cb. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 sorry ,west of the st fidele cb !! ha !! ha !! time to go to bed i guess . same hill ,west of the st fidele cb. groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldsmoke1 Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 somehow your pics are making me feal cooler in this heat wave in ct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longriderss Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Hopefully I'll have some moose photo's to add later this summer!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groomer Posted July 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 hi coldsmoke and longriderss !! won t hurt to see a bit of snow .still very hot here ,must be 33/35 c and humid .it has been a rough week at work. enable to have a good night sleep again last night ,&?%$ kids of the neigbhor played in their pool til mid night .slept for about 3.5 hrs .one day they are going to see the ''devil '' ha !! ha !! ha !! :angry: :angry: :angry: sure ,longriderss don t be shy .btw ,just saw your sunrise pic at the other ''place ''.awesome !!! i should be on my way to the camp around 3 pm .expect to take a few cold ones tonight !! groomer !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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