Body Parts
V. Kirkwood
Over the past ten days or so, a critter has been caching excess body parts in the manure pile outside the barn, and, today, in the sand of the barn aisle. I suspect the critter doing the caching is a fox, because I often see fox tracks in the snow, and because of the skunky scent marking in the vicinity. (I also have skunks, but that's another story.)
My dogs have done all of the finding. I know they're not doing the killing, because they are on tie-outs at the barn when I'm out there, and the rest of the time they are in the house with me.
The first find was a white rabbit or hare hind leg, a fresh kill. The second was a dark grey coloured goose foot, also a fresh kill. Today's was, I think, a raccoon, or possibly a fisher. There wasn't much left but the head and a front leg. The fur was almost gone -- mange, I think. I guess that it was scavenged, because it was already a bit smelly. I did not see any huge fangs. It had small, round ears, and a nose that protruded well beyond its front teeth.
All of this before my breakfast, every time.
Valerie Kirkwood
Acton's Corners
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Frederick W. Schueler
> Over the past ten days or so, a critter has been caching excess body
> parts in the manure pile outside the barn, and, today, in the sand of
* when we had Foxes breeding across the street, the woods were littered
with scattered remains - mostly a great variety of Chickens, which they
must have brought in from quite remote flocks.
fred.
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> because I often see fox tracks in the snow, and because of the skunky
> scent marking in the vicinity. (I also have skunks, but that's another
> story.)
>
> My dogs have done all of the finding. I know they're not doing the
> killing, because they are on tie-outs at the barn when I'm out there,
> and the rest of the time they are in the house with me.
>
> The first find was a white rabbit or hare hind leg, a fresh kill. The
> second was a dark grey coloured goose foot, also a fresh kill. Today's
> was, I think, a raccoon, or possibly a fisher. There wasn't much left
> but the head and a front leg. The fur was almost gone -- mange, I think.
> I guess that it was scavenged, because it was already a bit smelly. I
> did not see any huge fangs. It had small, round ears, and a nose that
> protruded well beyond its front teeth.
>
> All of this before my breakfast, every time.
>
> Valerie Kirkwood
>
> Acton's Corners
>
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