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Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden

19 May 11 - 11:28 PM (#3157345)
Subject: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: LadyJean

I presume they were left by deer. I hope they were left by deer. The other alternatives are pigs, goats, or Satan.

Well, I can keep deer out of the garden with mothballs. Any ideas on how to keep out goats, pigs or Satan?


20 May 11 - 01:45 AM (#3157373)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: J-boy

Folk music.


20 May 11 - 03:26 AM (#3157389)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: Stu

This has happened before . . .

The Devil's Footprints

. . . and more recently . . .

Apologies for linking to the Daily Mail site, but it has a photo. Sorry.


20 May 11 - 04:28 AM (#3157418)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: Nigel Parsons

It can't be Mr Tumnus, the faun (The Lion The Witch & The wardrobe). A BBC3 show on film bloopers showed that in the film his cloven hooves left shoe shaped footprints in the snow.


20 May 11 - 08:56 AM (#3157517)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: GUEST,Suibhne Astray

Any pics, LadyJean? Love to see them.


20 May 11 - 11:13 AM (#3157578)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: GUEST,leeneia

What about elk or moose? Do they have cloven hooves?


20 May 11 - 11:16 AM (#3157581)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: catspaw49

30.06 will work on all of them I think............

Spaw


20 May 11 - 12:17 PM (#3157623)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: kendall

Does anyone still believe in Satan?


20 May 11 - 12:23 PM (#3157629)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: GUEST,lively

"Does anyone still believe in Satan?"

Isn't Satan (or however you name him/it?) pretty much essential to the Christian vision?


20 May 11 - 12:59 PM (#3157649)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: GUEST,Eliza

LadyJean, I'm wondering what size the prints are? Fallow deer and muntjac have quite small cloven hoofprints (Are you in UK?) Also, if they're deer prints, you'll see droppings as well, rounded pellets like giant rabbit poo. Please watch out for dreaded TICKS. Deer ticks both in USA and UK carry Lyme disease, a nasty thing to get. They sit in the grass and bite your legs. (I've had this happen!) It certainly was NOT Satan.


20 May 11 - 02:10 PM (#3157686)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: gnu

Nahhhh... them tracks are from a pair a pigeon-toed two-legged moose siamese twins. Any tracker worth his weight in salt would know that.


20 May 11 - 02:42 PM (#3157708)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

yaks? chamois?


20 May 11 - 06:18 PM (#3157793)
Subject: RE: Folklore: Cloven Hoofprints In The Garden
From: gnomad

A Unicorn perhaps? (Apologies to Jas.Thurber)