maxxkatt
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Hunting in parks in North Atlanta you almost always have to use earphones. Why? Maintenance guys using lawn mowers, gas powered leaf blowers and chain saws. When using ear phones I seem to tune out my surroundings and focus on detecting or digging. Several times I have been on my knees battling with a thick root or big rock and am surprised to look up with a big dog inches from my face curious to see why this human is digging. In both case the were big friendly dogs. Snakes in Georgia is a different animal. From late spring to early fall you MUST be aware of where you put your feet and hands. Copperheads are the worst. If you see a snake first, you usually are ok. They mostly just want to be left alone. Yellow Jackets on the other hand will follow you to Heck and back if you dig near their nest. And we have a nasty pest called fire ants. Boy if you kneel now near their nest they will craw up your pants leg and start biting. They don't call the Fire ants for nothing. We also have Coyotes, but they seem to be very, very shy in north Atlanta around humans. I have only seen two of them in 15 years and those were at a long distance from me. But based on Ring camera photos they are numerous and seem to prefer hunting at night. A few times I have had a buck pawing at the ground when I came too near. I elected to detect in an other area of the woods. Deer in Atlanta aver very numerous because you cannot hunt deer in metro Atlanta or the suburbs. Too many houses and businesses.