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My guess: you live nextdoor to a taxidermist. Or some sort of trophy hunter. Weirdly, I recently met some woman who collects taxidermited (is that the verb for taxidermy?) animal heads. Them things some twits mount on wooden plaques. Needless to...

I haven't but I know people who have (prepare for the long wait!). Unless they're already habituated to you, calling is a sure way of not seeing them. They are sensibly wary creatures.

Sounds like you've actually done this, yes? Will they (I assume it's a family) respond to calling? That. I need to conquer my fear. It will be good for me. So this is some sort of demon horse, maybe? Reassuring.

Victorian? Someone may have brought an unfortunate souvenir from the far-flung corners of the empire. Cover all bases. Festoon the camera trap with kaffir lime leaves.

I see a horror story here.... :eek: :eek: :eek: Just come back with your head, Pete.

Victorian, you say? That'll be ghosts, then. Lots of angry ghosts. Good luck, old chap. Tally-ho. Do tell us how you get on. ;)

So the woods have grown over / around some very old (Victorian) buildings, with an industrial feel. Steampunk vibe. They didn’t do genetic engineering back in those days, did they…?

the one usually leads to the other -- I second a camera trap. I think you'd have to sit out every night for months before any animal approached you -- unless of course the squirrels are particularly voracious in your area. There isn't a...

A camera trap may be your friend here.

Full body armour, a flame-thrower, a torch, your geiger-counter (it's gotta have some use), peanuts, some sacrificial virgins (in case is Hastings dragon), snacks for you (so you don't scoff all the peanuts), flask of mildy hallucinogenic...

A fox probably chewed his head off, though he would have been dead first I reckon. Don't think a fox could better a badger. Squirrels may be scoffing your peanuts.

So I found a dead badger a couple of weeks ago in the woods. He was a really big male, and his head had been chewed off by… something or other. I don’t know what would do that. Badgers are our largest carnivores, they have no natural predators...

Commendation by @AgentPete :) Ah. Jodes. Apologies. I will run off and get my eyes tested.

Thank you for your professional response @AgentPete . Your final point got me the most! My dear, cherished, readers are what really counts and I would never do anything to hurt them or mislead them, so you are absolutely right. Most of what I...