Attack of the Killer Buzzes

[Poppa Cap]

I have pondered on writing this tale, for a couple days. I think you'll get a kick out of my ignorance. Now you have to know, that I am an old redneck from Mississippi. All I ever knew about killer bees was, that they lived out west and would attack in the thousands.

 

On Monday night of this week, my number 2 son Brandt, my Chessipeak named Mogi, and me went down from Eager towards Hannigan Meadow for some drive-by deer scouting. As much for his pleasure as any real scouting. Anyhow, when we got to Hannagin, we decided to go on down the Trail till dark. We got to 4 Bar Mesa a little before dark and decided to pitch a tent, spend the night and watch the storms roll in.

 

If you never been there before, 4 bar mesa is pretty bare of trees and mostly grass and burnt up trees from years ago. Kinda empty looking place. We found three cedars still alive and in a good place to be wind break for us. About a half mile from the road above a water tank. We saw a few deer going in, does I think.

 

Well, as the sun went down- Brandt fixed us up some hotdogs while I set the tent. I threw the bedrolls in the tent, and he said supper was done. We sat down to eat and he was feeding Mogi every other bite it seemed and having a good ol' time, when all of a sudden it sounded like a diesel truck pulled in on the other side of the 3 ceder bushes. I didn't see any headlights, so I got up to look and all that I could see was that the ceder bushes looked alive with movement- and couldn't see no truck! Then it hit me-- KILLER BEES!! If there was 1 there had to been 10,000 of em. Twenty feet away. BUZZING EVERYWHERE! I hollered for Brandt to get in the truck and I jumped in. Then the critters started to attack the truck, when we realized we had left the dog outside. So, I bravely opened the door to retrieve my retreiver and whistled as loud as I could -- and in he came covered in the danged buzzing demons.

 

Well it was plenty dark by now, and we killed all of them we could that came inside the truck. We sat there for a minute scared out of our lives and I thought if I could just get signal I could call my wife and tell her bye. Brandt said that I should crank the truck and look at them in the headlights. I did just that. There was flying insects everywhere in the headlights. Slowly, I put the truck in gear and eased up beside the ceder bushes and took a flash light and shined through my window and got the truck about a foot away from the tree limbs. In the dim light I could barely make out what- YES- a thousand tiny flying buzzing brown beetles. You know the kind that hang out under lights at night and crunch when you step on 'em. Yep, that kind. Beetles.

 

I can't explain the relief. Then Brandt giggled. Then I giggled. Then we started to hoot and holler. WE were victorious. WE had fought the great beasts and lived to fight another day. Our legacy was assured and we - were the scared lil sheep who done it!

 

Well needless to say, we let the beetles have the camping spot, and drove home. I realized it must have been the mating season, according to the 3somes and 4somes I saw all tangled up together. Why they all landed on the only 3 living trees in 4 bar mesa- I don't know- but I ain't going back ever!!

 

Thanks for reading my story. I get a kick out of telling it.

[Browning'sCustomMeat]

Thats too funny!! I could only imagine. Bwaahaahahaa!!! THanks for sharing.

 

 

-Jeremy-

[CouesWhitetail]

Hehehe....good one...I am guessing they are june bugs? Still not fun to have thousands of those around camp!

 

Thanks for sharing the story!!

[youngbuck]

Man i would have been relieved to see beatles too. Ive had a few swarms of beep pass by while glassing mid day and its scares me pretty good. I do my best to lay low.

[catclaw]

Some type of scarab anyway. I can't imagine a swarm of bees on 4 Bar Mesa, there's not enough pollen and nectar to keep two hummingbirds fat!!

[bowhuntaz1]

Good stroy GREAT write-up... Glad everyone was O.K.

[izquik72]

Well that sounds like a story you and your boy will not soon forget.

Thanks for sharing and giving me a chuckle for today.

[.270]

maybe they were turd rollers (dung beetles). they're extremely dangerous. some of em rolled casey and gameholler off a cliff once. Lark.

[FlyingW]

I know where you and I are going to camp during our hunt now !!!

[tjhunt2]

Thanks for sharing your story with us. I once was attacked by thousands of lady bugs on top of 4peaks. They can eat you alive when pi$$ed off. True story!

 

TJ

[Coues 'n' Sheep]

 

 

Dang! Bah HaHaHaHa!! Great story man! I'da crapped my drawers!

[Chef]

That as a relief I bet!

 

Not to jump on your thread but a friend who is superintendent at a golf course had one of his equipment operators get swarmed by a bunch of bees last week. There was a pond nearby and he made a run for it. He still ended up in the hospital! They are a serious threat and for you and your dogs sake, I'm glad they weren't bees!

 

TJ, a friend and I came across a bunch of ladybugs once. They covered tree trunks and there was hundreds of thousands about one inch thick all on top of each other. I ended up calling our resident biologist and she said they were mating I think.

[tjhunt2]

That as a relief I bet!

 

Not to jump on your thread but a friend who is superintendent at a golf course had one of his equipment operators get swarmed by a bunch of bees last week. There was a pond nearby and he made a run for it. He still ended up in the hospital! They are a serious threat and for you and your dogs sake, I'm glad they weren't bees!

 

TJ, a friend and I came across a bunch of ladybugs once. They covered tree trunks and there was hundreds of thousands about one inch thick all on top of each other. I ended up calling our resident biologist and she said they were mating I think.

 

So that's what they were trying to do to me.

 

TJ