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[RushmoreAnts]

My local park which has quite a bit of ant diversity isn't as safe as it may seem, two people shot dead there last week, and many more were murdered in the apartments across the street from that park. One of my younger friends and his brother were followed around there by a suspicious man in a suspicious looking vehicle just walking around in broad daylight. No doubt lots of drug deals and shady activity goes down there. That's not even a bad part of town, I can think of many worse parks in Sioux Falls off the top of my head. There's also been reports of people murdered camping in Minnesota state parks. Never heard of something like that happening here across the boarder in SD state parks, but it's quite possible.

Edited by RushmoreAnts, September 21 2024 - 7:24 PM.

[AntsTx]

My local park which has quite a bit of ant diversity isn't as safe as it may seem, two people shot dead there last week, and many more were murdered in the apartments across the street from that park. One of my younger friends and his brother were followed around there by a suspicious man in a suspicious looking vehicle just walking around in broad daylight. No doubt lots of drug deals and shady activity goes down there. That's not even a bad part of town, I can think of many worse parks in Sioux Falls off the top of my head. There's also been reports of people murdered camping in Minnesota state parks. Never heard of something like that happening here across the boarder in SD state parks, but it's quite possible.

oof, that's never good

Edited by AntsTx, September 21 2024 - 7:32 PM.

[RushmoreAnts]

Yeah, it could be worse though, as Sioux Falls has a relatively low crime rate for a city. In Sioux Falls when walking around a bad part of town like Axtel Park or Whittier at night you might get victimized. In, say, a bad part of the South Side of Chicago you probably will get victimized. I still feel safe at night.

[rptraut]

Hello Everyone;

 

Where I live, we have a different kind of scary, like howling coyotes that sound like they're right outside your back door, or a cougar print in the mud while you're walking through the bush.    I do most of my anting at home and the scariest thing I encounter is when my wife gets home and wants to know what I've been doing and why the grass isn't cut yet!

RPT

[RushmoreAnts]

In rural South Dakota this is very common as well, coyotes will often eat people's pets; while cougars are not as common, they still definitely exist. I live in a city, so personally I have a different set of problems, though the majority of South Dakotans live in such a rural/small town setting.

[AntsTx]

In rural South Dakota this is very common as well, coyotes will often eat people's pets; while cougars are not as common, they still definitely exist. I live in a city, so personally I have a different set of problems, though the majority of South Dakotans live in such a rural/small town setting.

My dog would go absolutely nuts on a coyote lol. I used to have a lake house around Lewisville and there was coyotes everywhere (we didn't have the attack dog at the time, only 2 smaller ones) so we had to watch our dogs go do their business so they wouldn't get attacked. It was always sad when we heard that a neighbors dog or cat died because of a coyote. 

[ANTdrew]

Hello Everyone;

Where I live, we have a different kind of scary, like howling coyotes that sound like they're right outside your back door, or a cougar print in the mud while you're walking through the bush. I do most of my anting at home and the scariest thing I encounter is when my wife gets home and wants to know what I've been doing and why the grass isn't cut yet!
RPT

There’s no scary like angry wife scary!

[AntsTx]