There's Life Out There

As many of you are aware, I like to go camping in Wisconsin every summer. I usually sleep in a tent in the campgrounds my family has cleared in the woods.

There are bears in the woods and the occasional bobcat--I've seen the latter once and the former a couple times. I usually see a bald eagle every year--there is normally a nest on or near our lake. There are timberwolves...known packs are near our area, and last year they attacked hunting dogs a few miles away. I've never seen or heard a wolf--or if I heard one, I convinced myself it was a dog. I've seen large dog-like tracks when I've gone ATVing away from the "residential" area, though.

Bears are ten times more common than eagles, and even though I haven't seen bears very often, I always hear about either someone who did or some mischief they got into the night before. They like to pull down the bird feeders, you know.

Wolves are about as common as the eagles, but stay away from developed land for the most part. I think I'd rather see a bear at night than a wolf, anyway.

Posted by Jenelle at January 30, 2007 11:57 AM | TrackBack