a.ojala Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I'm just wondering if anybody on this forum lives in the more rural parts of the country? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacher2 Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 What do you consider rural? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 Well, I used to, then a bunch of land "developers" bought up the farms around me and built a bunch of houses and condos a few years ago. Killed off almost all the Tibicen dorsatus cicadas and Dynastes tityus beetles. I can still find them if I look really hard, but it's getting harder and harder each year. I'm thinking of moving to another location as soon as I can. Of course, all the land developers will probably follow me, because, apparently, I'm like a freakin' human divining rod to them. Cheers P.S. - Hmmm... Kinda' reminds me of a story Chief White Halfoat tells in the book, "Catch-22": "Every place we pitched our tent, they sank an oil well. Every time they sank a well, they hit oil. And every time they hit oil, they made us pack up our tent and go someplace else. We were human divining rods. Our whole family had a natural affinity for petroleum deposits, and soon every oil company in the world had technicians chasing us around." Yup, just call me Chief White Halfoat. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satanas Posted September 21, 2014 Report Share Posted September 21, 2014 I agree completely i see less and less insects each year due to development in my area^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddymire Posted September 22, 2014 Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 I wish. How can you these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.ojala Posted September 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2014 Preacher2, I guess my definition of rural is being completely surownded by Forrest, and not being able to see your neighbor from your porch. Bill Myers I know what you mean, I used to be complete surrender by desert and farmland, but in recent years the population has skyrocketed, so as a result most of the insects and reptiles have been pushed back :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolf Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 I live in a small town in the desert of southern california. There's a 2 mile or so ring of green which is fields watered from the colorado river and then after that is just largely undeveloped desert for hundreds of miles. So fairly rural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted January 4, 2015 Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 I wouldn't call it backwoods but around my house, there is a lot of woods and forests. I remember as a kid there was so many trees and woods just flourishing with wildlife. Now, they are taking down so many trees and making new houses I barley ever see any cool bugs or salamanders like I did as a young man. However, you still will see the occasional deer, coyote, fox, hawk, and turkey. There are still plenty of white rotten logs if you search hard enough and I am grateful for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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