[NatureNS] Hare Explosion

Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 6:52:14 -0300
From: "Jeannie Shermerhorn,Cape George,Richmond County"
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Cc: Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com>
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Same here in Richmond county. Hare and ruffed grouse were few and far between for a number of years, especially hare. This year they are making a comeback, ruffed grouse everywhere. Also a lot more white-tailed deer.
Jeannie Shermerhorn



---- Rick Ballard <ideaphore@gmail.com> wrote: 
> There is a bumper crop of Snowshoe Hare this year in Guysborough County. On
> a short dive on a side road near Sonora around 9am this morning, I counted
> at least 8, mostly eating new growth in the roadside ditches. Also, a few
> hopping around my cottage.  This is more than I have seen in the area in 40
> years.
> 
> There also seems to be a large jump in the population of Ruffed Grouse.
> 
> Coincidentally, I have not heard Coyotes calling in the area for at least a
> year.
> 
> -- 
> Rick Ballard
> Dartmouth,Nova Scotia, Canada

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