Tag: Wildlife

Before I go any further, I fully acknowledge that, at least in terms of pure total snow volume, winter 2025 was far worse for others than it was for us at The Monroe Wildlife Area here outside of Watertown. Several communities throughout New York State, predominantly along the Tug...

New Year’s Greetings to All As one year’s trail ends Another’s journey begins What lies ahead Are tales unknown What lies behind Are stories now owned ********** To all my ADKO readers, followers, family & friends, May your 2025 journey be joyful Wishing everyone a Hoo-Hoo-Hoo-ppy New Year! Until...

Welcome to North Country Winter Where Great Lake Winds Growl Where Hardy Souls Steel Themselves For Snow Season’s Prowl Praying Mother Nature Will not Bury Them Deep Beneath Lake Effect’s Howl ********** Welcome to 2024’s rendition of North Country Winter. The first lake effect storm of the season blew...

Celebrating Nature with Trail Cameras One of the things I have enjoyed most as I’ve worked to evolve my private wildlife area is sharing my harvest of trail camera photography. As I make the transition from sharing my Adirondack Outlaw adventures, photos and stories on various platforms to positing...

An Adirondack Outlaw Update It’s been a while since I’ve shared anything from my ADKO world. So, I thought I would give a brief update on what I’ve been up to and some of the outlaw adventures I’ve got planned on the trails ahead. First, a bit of an...

A 2024 Wildlife Trail Camera Chronology When thirty-four years ago I began my overgrown farm lot reclamation endeavor, I never in my wildest dreams imagined that what I was in fact doing was creating my own private wildlife area. I have previously penned pieces detailing those efforts and how...

A True Story ********** This story is dedicated to my father. Dad, whether you knew it or not, I was always watching, listening, and learning. ********** Prelude “Into the Forever Wild” The Adirondack High Peaks Region, mid-July, circa 1978: An olive-green station wagon eased its way through the gate...

A Connectivity Experience Being One with the Moment As April 8th and eclipse day approached, I found within myself a growing urge to make plans that would somehow allow me to uniquely experience totality’s moment. For a brief while, it appeared our northern New York State Watertown hacienda would...

Nature’s Shadowed Truth Lurks Night skies bleed dark Crisp air grips cold Frost moon reigns high North winds whisper snow Forests stand silent sentry Guarding stories untold Predators prey blood Nature’s truth reconciled Death gnaws life’s bone Rockslide scarred mountains echo Coyotes howl wild ********** Time’s relentless cycle of...

Tactics & Techniques for Enjoying Wildlife Photography Using Trail Camera Technology Full disclosure: When it comes to technology, I am the textbook definition of “absolute moron”. A sad fact to which I am certain my family will quite readily attest. My wife: “Hun, why did you just buy fifty-seven...