ok I was just peacefully entering some comments here on a couple issues and I hear a spraying or hissing sound outside. I grabbed the flashlight and a semi auto handgun and go out to investigate. didn't smell anything like skunk spraying or bobcat spraying, marking territory. the dog is curled up in the back corner of his dog house and the cats are keeping real close to their hiding and get away spots.
I get out to where the sounds were coming from and nothing but through some brush towards the side pasture I thought I glanced a set of eyes, maybe two sets
and fired a couple shots that way. didn't hear any moaning, groaning or houling. thought maybe the gunshots would get whatever is there to go the other way.
its kind of ironic but the neighbor was over earlier today talking about the bobcats, coyotes and black bears that have been sighted recently and how they lost a half dozen guenia hens in past week or so to an unknown predator.