A Trail in the Woods

I am amazed at the wildlife traffic at a nondescript game trail in the forest near Arcadia Management Area. A few months of camera trapping has yielded a steady supply of pictures of our common forest mammals.

Fishers remain the most common predator and always appear in a picture or two a month.

An an occasional raccoon adds to the nocturnal trail traffic.


This handsome pair of young deer is destined to become the campus couple a few Autumns from now when their frisky genes kick in.





Ouch, that has to hurt! Look at the nasty swelling on this old boy's left knee and the see how those shoulder blades jut out. It is going to be a long winter for him!





I am still waiting for the some pics of our forest canids -- coyote and fox. As the camera is only a hundred meters or so from the Wood River, an otter is a possibility too. Stay tuned ...