On Saturday, while the paint was drying on our apple-stamped sweatshirts we went out into the forest and "scouted" for deer. We saw a lot of "sign" and also learned a little something along the way. For instance, we learned that when a size 13 footprint is seen at just the right angle it looks nearly like a bear pawprint. We also learned that public hunting land may be "public", but it isn't exactly "public" if ya get my gist. We ran into a nice man (he really was) who was going bird-hunting with his dog in the exact area where we were going to scout for deer. He informed us that this was a fantastic place to go deer-hunting...in fact that is exactly where he and his family have gone since 1985! Oops!
We went back out today to check out a different area and we did indeed see some "sign", but this time it was of a different nature. Aidan was the one who spotted this in fact. It was big, fresh, and had a lot of berry seeds in it! Yes, that's right...not too long before we came trekking into the woods this morning, a black bear relieved himself right in the middle of our path. We have yet to see a bear (and I'm completely okay with that), but we know they are there and the kids were very excited about their "find".
(photo credit: Aidan)
No comments:
Post a Comment