Following the Trail of Moose

SwampDonkey · January 28, 2006, 03:50:38 PM

Moose Trails

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.

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.

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. :

sprucebunny · 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

Kevin · January 28, 2006, 09:28:00 PM

Are you sure that wasn't the pig roast ?

SwampDonkey · January 29, 2006, 05:42:13 AM

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

Furby · January 29, 2006, 12:00:02 PM

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

SwampDonkey · February 12, 2006, 01:56:21 PM

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? ;)

Dana · 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. :(