New Spring Beaver Project

 

The picture above is an area that I haven’t been in for many years. I was surprised to see a new beaver lodge built on the shoreline, I guess you could call it a bank lodge. The lodge being close to the shoreline and having a few trees around was an ideal location to set trail cameras. This will be my Spring / Summer Beaver Project. Trail Cameras were set back in February. Earlier this week I hiked in to check SD cards and was surprised to see minimal beaver scent mounding activity . Just as I was leaving two beavers were working their way towards the lodge, so I slipped away undetected.

Jim

1.                                     A coyote over looks the beaver pond.

 

A bear gives the lodge a quick glance. I'm hoping to get a picture of a bear investigating the lodge.

Bears On The Move - Early Scent Marking

 

Massachusetts 2025 bear activity starts with a bonus. A single bear crosses a newly monitored beaver dam, then four days later a  sow with three yearlings crosses the same dam. Then earlier this week  a bear scent marks a popular tree from last year. I was hoping this area would remain active again this year. Now that the tree is scent marked other bears in the area will also leave there scent.

Jim