Re: Animal life around Fahnestock State Park
In Illinois the DNR is just starting to admit to the amount of predators we have. I've seen tracks from Bobcat's, had a Coyote den in the woods behind the house, heard a wolf howl one night (my Lab woke up came over and hid behind me, when she went out later for a nature call I was prepared), there have been several sightings/killings of Mountain lions, and a few Black bears have been spotted a couple counties north of me. Most of it is about prey/food there are more wild deer today then when the America's were settled. We killed most of the predators, and planted food plots for the prey. the Trickster/Coyote is one of the most opportunistic scavengers in the world, we tried to kill them all didn't happen. BTW our Eagle count last year was over 2,500 in the QC area when we moved here in 69 an Eagle made front page news. As soon as the Mississippi freezes the Eagles start heading south. Cool to see but Scavengers all the way. Nature is a cool mistress, I don't have to faster than the bear after all ;>).
Frank Beshears
The gentlest thing in the world
overcomes the hardest thing in the world.
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