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Title: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: SwampDonkey on January 28, 2006, 03:50:38 PM

(https://forestryforum.com/gallery/albums/userpics/11009/SD_MooseTrl-003.jpg)

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Moose Trails

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Moose beds, the first shot had 6 moose beds. The bottom shot was a solitary bed. Saw two other areas with a pair of beds each. These beds were seen on old skidder paths the moose where using for trails.

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For some reason the moose are shedding early. ??? Could the mild weather be contributing. Today it was 40 F, the last two days it was down in the teens at night. Long range temperature forecast is mild and above normal.

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I thought it would be fitting to get a shot of Moose Mountain, which is across the Saint John River valley in a farming community called.....well you guessed it...Moose Mountain. The mountain is 8 miles away as the crow flies from my position in the field. ;D

Sorry, I did not sight any moose today, except I did flush a flock of four ruffed grouse feeding on fallen seeds on the snow. ::)

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: sprucebunny on January 28, 2006, 05:20:08 PM

Thanks for the pictures, SD :) I see quite a few moose tracks, too. Some places it looks like they had a big party and then stumbled off into the bush :D

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: Kevin on January 28, 2006, 09:28:00 PM

Are you sure that wasn't the pig roast ?

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: SwampDonkey on January 29, 2006, 05:42:13 AM

:D :D :D :D What's going on at them piggy roasts anyway? ::)

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: Furby on January 29, 2006, 12:00:02 PM

Gonna have to go to one and find out eh? ;D

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: SwampDonkey on February 12, 2006, 01:56:21 PM

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Here is an antler a moose dropped this winter. The area had alot of moose scrapes on the hardwood and aspen trees. It's in the same general area as the moose beds seen in the previous posted. Notice the coyote tracks around the antler. You s'pose the moose is still attached to the antler? ;)

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: Dana on February 16, 2006, 02:39:30 PM

Thats great finding that antler! I sure hope you took it home. I found a deer antler shed once in our hay field. The mice usually get to them first for the calcium. :(

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: SwampDonkey on February 16, 2006, 04:28:09 PM

No I have no use for it. And besides it was frozen in ice. Maybe it will benefit some starving animal. ;)

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: Jeff on February 16, 2006, 11:47:19 PM

I am a starving animal. Do you remember where it was? ;D

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: Paul_H on February 17, 2006, 12:10:32 AM

Quote from: Dana on February 16, 2006, 02:39:30 PM
The mice usually get to them first for the calcium. :(

Thats a myth,I've seen a pack of Mice take down a healthy Moose just for sport :P

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: SwampDonkey on February 17, 2006, 06:37:24 AM

Jeff, yup. ;D

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: sprucebunny on February 17, 2006, 08:09:00 AM

Paul, I definately want to see the movie of that :D :D :D

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: sawguy21 on February 17, 2006, 04:57:10 PM

Those west coast mice sure are tough. :D :D :D

Title: Re: Following the Trail of Moose
Post by: Paul_H on February 17, 2006, 11:22:26 PM

I heard those New Hampshire Pyro-mice can be equally viscious ;)

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