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Just wondering if Fisher ever leave the body drags as shown above for otter?

Was sure I was tracking a fisher but did not seem to go up trees (as least for 1/2 mile).  Have tracked lots of fisher before but never seen the body drags.  Time of year early Feb., 2”  soft fresh snow on hardpack

Awesome, you never fail to deliver. Great piece as always thank you

If I had a daughter this would be my daily inspiration for how to be a good father. Even so, I’m still inspired by it, to go to the woods more often, and to breath in its beauty more fully. Thanks for this elegant poetry!

What a beautiful tribute to Luella Mae and to the world she’s lucky enough to be introduced to by her wise parents.  Congratulations!

What a powerful reminder of the lessons that can be learned from nature.  We must work to preserve the environment so that future generations can learn them as well.

Super serious question.  Do skunks go south for the winter?  Also if they lose a limb will it grow back like a Lizard?  If they do not, anyone have some good skunk soup recipes.  Thanks in advance

Best Regards

Brodie

One of the best ever!

I too was born on Feb 3rd and I too will use the balance of man and nature to teach my 8 month old son many of these virtues. Thanks for your reflective piece. Always enjoy hearing your perspective on things.

Beautiful essay, Dave.  I feel inspired to write my own for my daughter who has not yet celebrated her first birthday.

I have been remiss in renewing my subscription. Your heartfelt piece got me back on track and I am current again. Congratulations on the birth of your daughter. Enjoy the journey!

Lovely, as always, Dave. Very best wishes to the whole family.

No discussion…just a great piece.  Thanks for writing.

Very nice Dave, you got me all choked up! I am a carpenter,farmer,beekeeper,sugar maker, and the father of two beautiful daughters. They are grown and have started families of their own, so far one beautiful granddaughter! I spent many hours in a stream in Warren with those two girls when they were little. They grew up knowing the joys of being outside,working on the farm, helping with the bees, but now have professional lives on the outskirts of Boston. I know they treasure those memories of just the things you mentioned. Thanks for stirring up some great memories for me. Gib

Has anyone had any experience where crows seek you out in different regions? I started by calling them with an app and feeding corn or nuts in my yard. Now, no matter where I go, they gather to me. Often people say they have never had crows there before. They use a specific call, and fight pattern too. We call it my fly-by. They also recognize my car and follow me to hike after work. I’m curious about knowledge of how they communicate..

Thanks for this short but information packed article. I often wondered why not use living fenceposts? Thanks to you I have some good ideas on just how to do it.

Are bear remains or bones difficult to find beyond hunting or trapping kills in the wild?

I am skinning peeling pine logs freshly cut today Jan. Plan on making a teepee/tipi. My logs are 3” at base and 20’ long….Have just starting peeling bark off with machete…Any suggestions on how to treat timber?

Another fabulous article in the weekly newsletter! Just enough tantalizing info to make anyone want to know more without killing us with too much science right off the bat!  Almost just kidding. My favorite barks in childhood included pines in central NC that had plates of bark we would peel them off to use as play money. And another favorite was, of course, the ginormous beech that had generations of graffiti on it… and taught us many things that were not taught in school!!  One of my favorites barks here in snow country is that of red twig dogwood (cornus services ‘cardinal’).  The red is marvelous against the muted winter colors, especially when there are fields and fields of it.  One bark that I never liked through the years I lived in AZ was palo verde. Never did like chartreuse.

I had one last night go under my porch. 1-27-17. I have a video of one from October of last year by my garden.

Thanks for this mink article. A family of mink frequent a river near my house & they’re a joy to see- so graceful!