Late March at Long Ridge

 

As we approach May here in S. New Hampshire all the snow is officially gone! Things are greening up, the maple sap gatherers are gone, and things are happening! Here is a bunny at the mineral spot at the far Ridge

These girls are just above the farm house on a South facing slope. First to green up! 

This girl looks a bit ragged to me. We have two herds, one is in fine shape, the other, which this doe belongs to are ribs and thin! 

Big boy in the rear is prime game come May 3rd!

Another doe just above the house...

This is the herd that is ribs and in really bad shape. They will make it but their fawns probably will not...

This little guy loves the deer, and whatever they eat...

Fifteen yard shot...

The last few years show an increasing number of porcupines, as the trappers have lowered the numbers of Fishers..

 

This doe below has suffered a bad wound. Deep and broad enough to probably be caused by a bear or exceptionally nasty and large coyote. She's doing fine, but must be feeling lucky.

 

Only following an easy winter, do you find bucks sporting last years antlers...

 

Time to shed hunt!~ Let me know how you do! Happy Spring...

 

jackzeller@myfairpoint.net

 

 



March On Camera At Long Ridge

I have not posted for a few weeks because I could not overcome a glitch in my computer...could not post pictures. I had over 200 pictures on my cams, but in reality, most are redundant. To make a short story of it, we have two separate herds of deer coming down off the ridges to find green. Though the ground is white today, we have lost most of our snow. Around the farm was clear, but  a few days ago I drove an ATV up to the Far Ridge, and got buried. I decided to take the John Deere up there to pull it out but could not make it up over steep icy trails. Come-alongs are Us!. Fourteen inches up there! Today, six. It is over!

I have placed three cameras out and below you see an owl doing a mouse, or vole.

 

 

Nice gray fox behind the Christmas tree plantation..

 



Preceded by a Red fox..

Several deer at ease...

 

These deer are up behind the house.

 

Mom AND Dad. They'll be whelping out n no time...

 

What was that!

On guard! 

 

Another Gray..

 

 

 

 

 

This is a good healthy doe! Twins on the way... 

Airborn...

 

Reddy again.

 

This is a healthy good sized coyote. That hide would sell!

 Nice rabbit tracks found on a walk.

WE are always advised by F&G to take in bird feeders by April 1st. Well, we did, and April second a bear came and finished up the seeds I had poured on the ground at deer camp. The shape of his body as he lay there, is huge. Then he came up to the house and did the bird feeder here in good shape...

Here is a coyote scat in the far field, and in it I find deer hooves.

Below are claw marks from the bear pawing seeds into his mouth.

 

So, I will try to be more timely with pics folks, and this month will see us out in the woods more, perhaps spraying food plots, cleaning up trails. Tell Long Ridge what YOU are doing!

jackeller@myfairpoint.net