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    Y'all are having a winter for the ages in New England. Must be trying but it's beautiful to look at from down here in the Lone Star state. Stay safe.

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    Thanks Brutus, It has been brutal. 90 + " of powder snow in four weeks.

    Gotta make the best hand out of what you are dealt. This morning was the roughest on Belle. It was -5 below zero with a steady 20 + mph wind. Belle picked up one of her back paws while she was peeing as not to touch to much ground at the same time.

    Bring me October in Maine's Great North Woods anytime.

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    you guys have been hit brutal by the snow, wow, hard to picture it all. we're had hard cold temps for almost 3 weeks now... but not anywhere near that amount of snow, enought to ski and snowshoe on, but not to have to climb mountains of it to get out for a walk! love love love your backyard trail!

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    02-22-15 PM
    34 degrees and sunny.

    Heading out on the trail



    Looks like the group of gobblers is using the trail.



    Shortly after taking the track pictures a few turkeys busted out from the mature pines. There is one up there. Their favorite roost.



    Saw my neighbor coming off the trail around noon. She broke trail from the end of my trail to the conservation land. Really liked the closed loop but now have access to over 500 more acres.

    Coming home.



    With the cold temps predicted this week looks like the trail will be around a while longer. Loving the exercise which I hope pays off in a couple Maine mountain gobblers.

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    Our backyard 02-22-15.

    My wife calls it a "Dog's Eye View"


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    02-28-15 AM
    I felt gladness as we snowshoed the Harvey Property on Kennard Hill today knowing that the 1,115 acres is in the process of being protected through a conservation easement with the Southeast Land Trust of NH. I also felt sadness seeing the fences of Spacetown's and NH Beagles Club's snowshoe hare running areas that are in the process of being taken down because once the land is in conservation the contract says it can't be leased.

    For five or so years in the late 80' and early 90's I ran a trap line in this piece, years before the beagle clubs leased the land. I remember a double on otter, a fox in a raccoon cubby and numerous places we passed today I had caught fisher. When we made the hardwood summit it reminded me of the wild turkey gobblers who's last trips were slung over my shoulder.

    Kudo's to the Harvey family for wanting to preserve what they worked so hard to obtain. And for keeping the land open all these years to sportsmen and those who enjoy outdoor recreation. If you know anybody from Epping please ask them to vote yes on this years warrant article in the March town meeting to approve a portion of the funds needed.


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    02-28-15
    Mrs. C was the photographer on the trail with the dogs and I this afternoon. Love spending time with my wife and yellow girls. Especially when it has something to do with being outside.




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    Epping voted overwhelmingly to raise the funds to buy the easement on the Harvey Property.

    03-13-15
    Saw two deer at mom's yesterday. My guess two skippers. Even though falling to their knees through the soft snow they looked pretty good.

    Today saw three long beards at mom's . One's beard was dragging on the snow. Mature white pine trees and backyard bird feeders helped this bachelor group through this winter.

    While watching the doves and robin's working the backyard spring tonight memories of each of these storms reminded me of how hardy our wildlife is.


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    Today we picked up Belle in northern WI.



    March 6, 2015
    Where did our puppy go?


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    The best thing about the current freeze is that wildlife can now walk on top of the snow pack. If it can support me, moose are safe to roam.

    The snowshoe trail crosses to the left of the downed tree. It was frozen over this winter.



    It is now a good jump to get across.

    We all live downstream.



    Mink tracks.



    The Crescent Moon and Venus.

    Today was a good day to be alive.


 



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