Several days ago I woke up to something rubbing on the outside wall of my house. I cautiously followed the noise to the porch and the almost three foot horns and the tops of his head were passing by my windows. I ran for my camera and by the time I came back he was across the road.
El destructo is a blackbuck, not native to Texas, but to India. Trophy hunters pay big bucks for the privilege of shooting these here and not having to go to India, but not on this ranch. A pretty large herd exists in this development along with a substantial number of axis deer (another Indian species) and a smaller number of whitetails.
I'm losing the year-round battle trying to keep this creature from rubbing his horns on my shrubbery and small trees. I have used 'Deer Off' on my shrubbery and small trees. It stinks so bad a skunk wouldn't get near. Even when I'm careful to stand downwind, I still manage to carry the stink inside and have to take a shower immediately. But when this guy and his buddies have the urge to impress the females with shiny horns, the stink doesn't bother them.
I'm all for shipping them back to India, a most impractical idea. *SIGH* Guess I'll continue the spraying and showering.
I'm all for shipping them back to India, a most impractical idea. *SIGH* Guess I'll continue the spraying and showering.
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