Genius discovers that wild animals are wild. “…they knew they were doing something wrong but thought it was OK because other people were nearby…” Translation: “I’m choosing to be irresponsible because others will step in to save me.” Best part: “They tried to run, but the bison caught the woman and tossed her with its…
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Weighed in the scales and (not?) found wanting
Heading up to the Adirondacks again, and I thought I’d weigh in, literally. We bought a kitchen scale recently to help with big batches of canning, and it has a good capacity and resolution. And its a quiet, hazy afternoon, nothing better than getting your gear sorted. (Jake the Wonder Dog assisting) Short version: Base…
Adirondack Trip May 2015
4 down, 7 out of 46 to go. I got up to Keene Valley at about 10am on Saturday, rented one of those bear cannisters at The Mountaineer, then drove back S to the Elk Lake Preserve to hike Macomb. A nice flat trail, wet, and then the slide started. It wasn’t a pure…
Faint trace of deer – actually pretty clear trace
With 3″ of wet snow on the ground I did a little tracking. Outside the fence I immediately found deer prints, coming and going randomly as they do. They’re either smaller than I imagine, or have some kind of 6th sense when it comes to navigating through brush at night; they chose paths through a…
Wolf “mistaken for coyote” shot in Utah
A coyote hunter killed a wild wolf which had moved from the Grand Canyon area back into its historic range. Coyote can be “shot on sight” in Utah. Commercial ranching and misinformation place incredible pressure on grey wolves and coyote, yet wolves and other wild canid species are critical for the health of the environment. …