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Property Exploration and Wildlife Encounter

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One Mistake... Almost Ended Badly

What happens here

After successfully installing all the dock sections, the creator and Frankie take the UTV to further explore the surrounding woods and fields of the property. They check on a tree stand and other features, then head towards a pond. They discover a badger hole and attempt to coax the badger out without success. While driving, the creator recounts a past experience of catching a flying squirrel in a bat house and carrying it in his shirt, showcasing a lighthearted moment of wildlife interaction.

Goal: Explore the property's natural landscape and encounter local wildlife.

Tools and materials

  • Bat House — Habitat for bats, but also occasionally attracts other small animals like flying squirrels
  • UTV — Transportation across the property

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the woods. I don't know if you want me to film anything. I got to get out and use my phone to do stuff like that. Like when you find something unique or get stuck or after you jump off I like when you tip the the loader up and almost get it kitty wampus, yeah. >> I came here one day with the leaf blower, too, and kind of cleaned up around it and >> Yeah. >> Just make it look nice. >> We got some more cleaning up to do, for sure. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> My plan was always to come out here and do a final clean up. But well she's holding up good still. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Pond sure is dry, though. buckets. >> Oh, wow. Yeah? >> Boy, that's low. I wonder why it's so low. >> Well, uh let's see. The dam you know, it may have went and got busted up a little bit down in the blow, maybe. Maybe it's draining. >> This dam is still holding up good. >> Yeah? Yeah. I just want to see if there's a badger in there. >> A badger where? >> I was Oh, in the hole? >> Yeah, one time I was uh >> I wouldn't stick your hand in there. >> No, I wouldn't. I came out here and uh I came around the corner and this big old badger was running down walking down the road. >> Yeah. >> And so sandhill cranes. So, I follow it and I'm following right behind it and it walks straight up into there. There's four of them. Three there and one above it. Anyway, Frankie, it walks straight up there, crawls in the hole, and I follow up behind it, and it's going into the hole, and I grab it by its tail, and I give it a yank, and I pull it out. And this thing looked at turned and it looked at me like "Are you smoking crack?" It wasn't even It wasn't pissed. It wasn't frightened. >> It was wondering what the is >> was just looking at me like, are you that dumb? Are you that dumb? >> It also looks like it can do some damage. >> And it just turned around and it went straight into the hole some more. Just calm, cool, and collected. Like no big deal. I got it just like, >> So let's see if it's Nope. Almost a filled in. Oh yeah, he's got a hole up in there. He went upwards. >> Huh? >> I think he went upwards. >> Oh yeah. >> Dug up. All right, let's keep going. Yeah, this is way down. You could take a boat all the way out here before. >> Right. >> Now you can walk without getting your feet wet. >> Yeah. >> That's crazy.…

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