Uncle Ron Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Yo All...Thursday I was out prospecting in the Wickenburg Mountains when a movement in the trail ahead caught my eye...As I approached I saw this fuzzy little guy in real distress...He was very weak and obviously had been struggling for quite a while with this large cholla ball stuck into both of his rear legs and tail...He was pretty bloody and tried to pull himself along with just his front feet, without much success...I grabbed a clump of brush and held him down with it while I used my Puma knife to remove the cholla and the remaining spines...When I let him up, he scampered off a few feet, then stopped and just stood there looking at me...I wanted to get another close up photo of him, but when I moved toward him he ran into and climbed up a cactus...As I advanced on him he got down into the cactus and watched me...Anyhow, it was a cool experience...Cheers, Unc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Runner Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Uncle Ron It's good you took your time to save as you call him Fuzzy Butt.Life is precious to all of us and for your good deed may the gold gods light shine on you. Chuck Anders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted April 17, 2009 Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Poor little fella ...Good on you Ron Surprised he did not lead you to the Fuzzy Butt Patch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin nuggethunting Posted April 17, 2009 Admin Report Share Posted April 17, 2009 Hey Uncle Ron, Great to hear you helped the little guy out. Some might have just shot the little guy dead. As silly as it might sound, no good deeds go unaccounted for. Your good Karma is allowing you to find all those nice nuggets! Take care,Rob Allison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montana Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Ron . I've seen that twice. Once with a ground squirrel and once a young skunk. Those cholla balls are deadly to small animals, yet the packrats build their nest out of cholla balls and raise their young in them. Packrats have learned to live with them but other rodents suffer a long unpleasant death when they get them stuck in their hide. Thanks for saving him.----Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Uncle Ron,Like has already been said, karma is with you for the good deed you did for that little fella. Take care.Cheers,Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Slim Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Good for you Ron. That cholla ball reminds me of when I started detecting with my GB2 and an Eastwick pick with a rubber handle. The rubber handle picked up a ball like that and I didn't notice until I reached for the pick. It stuck to my palm and every finger on my left hand. Needless to say, it was a painful and bloody experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 You just earned your wings. Show me how a man treats the most helpless of little creatures and I'll tell you the nature of his heart. Your heart is made of gold.Doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandana Don Posted April 18, 2009 Report Share Posted April 18, 2009 Right time, right place and right person, WTG Ron!Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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