Otters are bad news! Thankfully, I haven't seen or heard of any around here yet; but I fear it is only a matter of time until silky brown furry herons/comorants are in this area too.

There have been a lot of sporadic mountain lion reports in this area - including by two of my nephews last year (they shot at it even, but missed). One of my brother's cows died in the same immediate area a couple years ago after showing up with what appeared to be deep claw marks high on her hip. I'm not certain what I think. I keep thinking that if they are here as they seem to be in very limited numbers, someone will nab one deer hunting, with a vehicle, on a trail cam, etc. Every year, we search for tracks after any decent snow. About three years ago, we followed some promising looking tracks, but it got too warm (snow melted too much) and we lost them (after following for around a mile through a field and woods). Sooner or later.

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