What A Surprise !

 

What a surprise…. Then ?

Earlier in the fall I located a dirt den. I am not sure what animal originally dug out the site. A fox, a small bear ? I searched around the area looking for bones thinking  it might give up a clue as to its past occupant. I did find one single bone  and thought it was just a coincidence . No other bones were located.

This week hiking in to change out SD cards I could see something black in the hole. For a moment I thought it was a bear. Nope ……. A FAT PORCUPINE !!

It will be interesting to see what predators might check out this den during the winter,

 

Jim

Winter Camera Trap Sets

 

A mild December morning , pack full of trail cameras and a short visit from a cow moose on my hike in, made for an enjoyable morning  in the Massachusetts woods yesterday. With winter approaching it’s the ideal time to start making winter camera trap sets. I’ve been seeing numerous bobcat scat piles in one area and thought it would be an interesting winter project to focus on bobcats. A break in a stone wall and several log bridges had fresh sign on them. Last week I also located two beaver lodges with food caches piled in front of the lodge entrances.  This indicates that the beavers will use that lodge once the pond freezes. I have found active winter lodges catch the attention of predators and they will investigate, most likely from caster scent and the possibility of a meal.

Jim