Oh how simple things entertain the bored mind!

There are times when wandering the desert is not all that it is cracked up to be, and ones mind has a tendency to look for simple things to entertain it.  Some might call this a sign of one going senile, but I say it is a sign of true genius. One of the entertaining games we play is to see what is more lethargic us of the native animal life.  Here are a few sample of what we have been able to catch and then release.  Below are the ones that did not get away, aka we were full of energy and they were not.

 April 2009, Horny Toad 0, Humans 1 

 April 2010, Horny Toad 0, Humans 2

Lizards 100, Humans 1(we had a little help from some late snow fall, these lizards can move).

Lizards 100, Humans 2 (we have a streak going, hope it will last!)

Horny Toad 0, Humans 3

Horny Toads 1, Humans 4

Horny Toads 2, Humans 5

Horny Toads 2, Humans 6 (good day for Humans not so good for the toads!)

Horny Toads 2,  Humans 7

Horny Toads 2, Humans 8

Horny Toads 2, Humans 9

Some animals do actually get away and have not been caught as of yet, but there is still time, and maybe one day these will not be able to escape our slow, or quick feet also.

1. The Pronghorn (here are four that spent half a day mocking me as I watched a trencher work, the two bucks kept saying "catch us if you can".)
2. Wild Mustangs (they are quite curious, and will investigate what you are doing, but the stallions keep the herd in line, and will some times challenge you, just ask Jason.)
3. Sheep (watch out for the Great Pyrenees they have a vicious bite, and take there job seriously, and the Shepperd's don't like you messing with the sheep either.)
4. Semi wild Cattle (they like to stalk you in the tall brush by the river!  The bulls are the ones to watch for :)
5. Fox (they are like the ghost of the basin, you only get on shot at them)
6. Coyote's (you might need to catch the wild mustang to even have a chance at a foot race with these.)
7. Rabbits (used to be very abundant, but the sly old fox, and coyotes have out rabbited them.)
8. Pigeons (take a lick'in and keep on tick'in, trust us we know.  They didn't become so numerous by being so frail.)
9. Mule Deer (well camouflaged you won't see them until you hit them, down by the river)
10. Cougar (it will be the last one you ever catch, if you see it before it strikes)
11. Elk (ever seen a large cow type animal move as fast as your truck bouncing through the sagebrush)
12. Black Bear (will wait in ambush of your truck, and leave a stinky mess on the hood, not sure if the insurance will believe you.)  
13. Badger (you might need some aerial bombardment from the golden eagles to distract it with a rabbit.)
14. Crows (one smart cookie, you will need a bottle with some water and a near by stash of small rocks).
15. Roughneck (a dieing bread, threatened by the US Federal Government, known to use foul language  kick, spit, and bite when cornered.  Can be pacified by a cold one.)
16. Uintatherium  (really slow, in fact some would say so slow they are fossilized, but are incredibly elusive.)
17. Prairie Dogs (need to have better intelligence then the US special forces)
18. Buffalo (see precious blog post on buffalo and the three mile dash to the car. Also know as the best motivation to improve your five K time)
19. Rattle Snake (just have to make sure it is not the more deadly in disguise, Bull Snake, trying to fake you out.  Should some one call the doctor, just in case?)
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    Salsola tragus (know to be as fickle as the wind, and likes to hide in deep dry drainage's.  Has been known to lash out when mad and strike at one's windshield, causing sever cracking.  Has a top speed of around sixty miles an hour, and can turn on a dime.  Has been reported to turn the hunter into the hunted, and can pose a serious obstacle to forward progress in ravines.)