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‘Deer check’ 2012: WARNING blood!

Just a WARNING before I begin: this is going to be a gory, bloody post. If you have an aversion to hunting, and pictures of dead animals, please do not continue. On Sunday, November 18th, 2012 I...

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Turkey triva!

I don’t have much to write about this week, as I’m taking the week off from learning. That’s right- NO learning going on here which started at 4pm Tuesday and will run through Sunday night. Then it’s...

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Squirrels!

I couldn’t come up with a more creative title for all of the cool pictures I’m about to share. Over the course of the past couple weeks, I was able to capture 3, possibly 4, different species of...

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Who actually hibernates?

I’ve been a bad blogger lately, sorry! My first semester at SUNY Cobleskill is wrapping up (only 2 weeks left!), I have a 9 week old golden retriever puppy that needs CONSTANT supervision, and most...

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True NY hibernators

Yesterday I wrote the entry Who actually hibernates? in which I started talking about special winter adaptations that wild animals must possess 1 or more of, to survive our cold winter months. I love...

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NuCanoe Elite Paddler’s Package…RAFFLE!

During my time at Finger Lakes Community College over the past couple of years, I was very involved in the student chapter of The Wildlife Society. I became the President in the fall of 2010 and was...

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An ethical dilemma…

‘Tis the season to be out of my mind. Holidays and finals. So many things are going on, but I HAD to get out of the house yesterday morning to take the dog for a run, and to just not be inside. I live...

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Flying squirrel…kind of

I wish I had something more exciting to write about today, but I just can’t pull anything out! I am just over the hump of finals week. I still have a paper to finish and a rather daunting vocabulary...

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Please don’t FRACK with NY!

The following post is not wildlife related, and I’m sorry. It’s not often I get up on a soap box and spew my beliefs on the public. But this topic needs to be shared with the masses! Do you know what...

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Camera trapping success!

Once in awhile, after days, weeks, or sometimes MONTHS of a dry spell, I’ll get a really cool capture on my camera trap. I’ve gotten a bobcat and flying squirrels in Schoharie. A black bear , river...

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Infrared camera-trapping

Well my first semester is over at SUNY Cobleskill, only 3 left to go! I travelled back to the Finger Lakes region for the holidays at my parents house, and of course I left my camera trap set out at my...

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Are reindeer real?

Yes! Reindeer ARE real creatures. They are not mythical, made-up holiday creatures…but real animals. I don’t know about the flying or the blinking noses, those may belong to a secret subspecies...

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Infrared camera trap pictures

A week ago I posted a blog entry about infrared or IR camera traps. 90% of my personal camera-trapping pictures are from a typical “flash” camera which yields typically crisp and in color images. I...

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Backyard birding buffet

Today was so snowy! I usually hate the winter months, but this year I kind of like it. Probably because I’m on break for a month from school and I have literally nothing to do. I have a big, safe SUV...

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Happy New Year!

In lieu of having anything super-duper interesting to write about, I thought Addie and I could wish you all a happy new year! We spent the long weekend in Naples, NY at my Uncle’s house. There were...

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Ever kiss a fish?

I went all the way to Alaska to do it, but I got to kiss a lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) this summer! Is it just me, or does everyone kiss their first catch of the day? I ended up pulling in the...

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A new camera trap!

Happy 2013! I’m happy that the world didn’t end in 2012, that I’m healthy, that friends and family are around, and that I live in America (well, not economically speaking). I was able to catch up with...

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Raccoon caught on Bushnell Trophy Cam!

I couldn’t do it, I couldn’t wait! In my last post I mentioned getting a new camera trap (Bushnell Trophy Cam HD) as a late gift to myself. I said that I would wait 5 whole days to mess with it, and I...

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5 different species of animals on camera!

I yet again couldn’t wait to check my new camera trap (Bushnell Trophy Cam HD)! As a previously wrote about, this camera is proving to be a major step up from the other brand that I own. It seems to...

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Alyssa on Aqua Kids in Alaska!

Well, the time has come to share this hilarious video with the world! Back in July 2012, I was interning through the Student Conservation Association for the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the Kenai...

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