Monthly Archive: December 2017

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THE HIERARCHY OF DEER

Social and shy, deer have a rigid social structure that determines territory and breeding rights as well as ensuring their safety. A doe’s social status can determine her responsibilities within a herd, while a dominant buck may have first rights to territory and breeding. Establishing a social hierarchy is an important survival mechanism for deer living in the wild.

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We should expect a statement allowing for shed collecting

Basically, in Massachusetts wildlife law, there is the presumption that you can’t do anything unless there is a statement that says you can. Read the Abstracts. If they don’t give you the go-ahead, you can’t do it. So it’s technically questionable whether we can even legally collect deer sheds. (Don’t worry about this. Nobody is out looking to arrest shed collectors.) We should expect a statement allowing for shed collecting.

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Fishers cats

About Fishers The fisher (Martes pennanti) is the second largest member of the weasel family found in Massachusetts; only the river otter is larger. Although many people call them “fisher cats,” the name is inappropriate. They are neither members of the feline family, nor do they catch fish. Except during their brief mating season, fishers are solitary creatures and are active during night and day throughout the year.   Identification As with other members of the weasel family, fishers have a...