Thursday, October 21, 2010
Making quad trail and Moose hunting
It's the 35 day of extending the quad trail up to our linecabin up in Walker's Valley. We're up there 3 1/2 km to great moose swamps. We've also been up at 4:30 am to start out early to do some moose hunting. Canned 17 of the Road Island Red chickens and we kept a rooster who has just about got his cock a doodle down pat. They gave us their first eggs 3 days ago. These chicks were hatched in Alberta on June 10. I still haven't had the time to install my camera onto this new computer. I have about 10 minutes every 3 days to get on this computer right now. Hopefully in the next week it will slow down here. The days are shortening so quickly and there is so much to do. Had the first staying snow a few days ago. Up in the moose swamps there is 6" of snow. Still seeing bear tracks in the snow. Saw 80 Artic Loons on Sept 26 then the next day a huge flock of over 500 Pacific Loons (adults) quite the sight. then on Oct 12 there was a group of about 75 Pacific loons mostly juvenille with 15 adult babysitters ....RE photos of Griz....wished we'd had a camera near when the 4 were travelling the lakeshore but couldn't get our eyes out of the spotting scope. Appreciate knowing all of you are out there. wish i had the time to respond to each comment but just too little time. Today we took the day off and our going out to look for muskrat trails along the shore line.
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I am soooo glad you guys are blogging again.
I have a question about keeping chickens in the winter. I have three that I am keeping in my greenhouse. I have lined the walls of the greenhouse with old blankets, I have stacked bales of straw throughout, and I have both a heat lamp and a 100 watt lightbulb (I only turn on the bulb in the morning in an attempt to give the chickens 13 hours of daylight). But I'm worried that this won't be enough to keep the chickens warm at -30 or -40. Any suggestions?
Ok, I feel fortunate when I'm on a lake and hear a loon or two call. I can't imagine what you are seeing and hearing. Sounds fantastic.
Ok, looking forward to the camera booting up and seeing what you are living! Cathie
Hi Trappers are you guiding a moose hunt, or is the moose for canning etc? Will the snow machines be out soon or will the quad be out for a while? Be safe :)Brian(:
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