Mink

Last year’s rodent “bumper crop” means predator boom this spring

Just as the acorn mast abundance of two years ago drove a rodent explosion last year, I’m confident the expansion in rodent presence will drive a “cyclical boom” in New England’s predatory species this year.

Love, musk is in the air for New England furbearers!

More than a “Halmark Holiday”? Even after Valentine’s Day has come and gone for folks in the Northeast, its safe to say romance, and in this case, gland secretions, still linger in the air for many of the region’s wildlife populations.

Predator "preservationists" pounce on Fisher population trends

Predator "preservationists" pounce on Fisher population trends

Is New Hampshire finding its way out of a cyclical “boom and bust” fisher trend? Current data is great for checking trends, but does it give you the root cause of a perceived decline? Biologists have stated fisher appear to be adapting (and thriving) in more urban areas; have these creatures forgone the dense hemlock groves where trappers roam for the dumpsters and back decks of suburban sprawl?

Tunnel Traffic: Late Winter Mink Trapping.

Tunnel Traffic: Late Winter Mink Trapping.

Trapping mink in late winter can have its advantages and challenges!

The Warehouse Chicken Hunter

"I chuckled with the farmer as to whether he wanted rats or dead chickens – to which he didn’t seem too amused." A mysterious beast is slaughtering chickens in a rural warehouse.