Board Member, Vern Drake brought an excellent story to us in October – and photos too! Vern and his wife, Lynne, have a home about 2 miles straight west of the intersection of Dry Landing Road and St. Croix Trail. We jokingly refer to Vern as “The Baron of the Barrens.” Without further ado, let’s listen to Vern’s story….. October 21, 2018 I’m going to try to get out in the barrens in the same area early in the morning as there’s a good chance that it might have bedded down for the night. It’s obviously a good size moose based on his hoof print left in the shoulder of Dry Landing Road. Note the cap next to the print. October 22, 2018 What’s odd is that since the moose was in the barrens early
the evening before, and I was thinking that maybe he bedded down in the
barrens, this morning I went out before light and parked on a hill overlooking
the low land below and scanned the area with my binoculars, but nothing was
seen. Then to return to the cabin only to find that Mr. Bull Moose had come to
visit me instead. Go figure!
It is the breeding season, so he’s unlikely to stick around. I think he’s on the move looking for a mate. None-the-less, it’s probably the most fascinating event that we’ve experienced in the 20 years of being up here. |