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Hi Ed,

Scott, I'll shoot you a pm with details.

They are targeting spotted turtles or mud turtles. This is an ongoing issue and hopefully justice is served before the species is functionally extinct at this spot, may be too late however...has been going on for years. Scott you or anyone else please let me know or fish and game if you see...

Well the good news Guy is that I now have a few more watchdogs out there helping to keep the ecology of the pines safe, thanks oji and turtle.

We need rain but why the weekends, hah.....but no seriously its getting bad out there the trails in the barrens are like a dust bowl. Lots of the ditches that are normally full are bone dry....personally I've never seen it this bad.

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Round numbers always seem to provide resistence to things. People will drive all day at 3.98 but 4.00 send off the alarms in their head.

I noticed a good deal less people in 2008 when gas prices were up. I know personally my drives out to the barrens will be less frequent if prices are high.

So I'm guessing this is at the triangle section formed by sooy and south park, the woods back there is thick as anything.

It is north of 532 correct?

Without lightning how do these fires start. Three fires this quickly makes you wonder if they are intentional, especially considering all the media attention.

Corn snake, racer, pine, black rat will all rattle there tail. The corn and pine normally will only do this if you very close....the racer tends to do it a bit quicker. Like Jeff mentioned a real rattle by a rattlesnake will cause you body to move before you brain even thinks about it.

The fear of snakes, particularly rattlesnakes is fairly unwarranted. The experience I listed above is rare and a situation in which I got myself in because I was near a den while tracking and had slight loss of focus. Seeing a rattlesnake is really a symbol of the woods being wild. They...

A rattlesnakes rattle is LOUD. There is not really like a slight rattle by them either, its either full bore or nothing. A rattlesnake rattle is loud enough that you would hear it from 100 feet away or more. Also they are really unlikely to rattle unless its super warm or if you almost step on...

Boyd I did notice suprisingly wet conditions on 49 near union road and some other places along 347. Beyond those areas it is dry as a bone though. In one spot 3-4 foot vernal pools are just small puddles.

I think its going to be bad. I was down in deep south jersey yesterday and I was shocked by how dry it was. I don't even think amphibian breeding could occur in some spots this year and the species that load up on food in march,april, may then go aestivate during the heat may be impacted bad...

Ok I was aware of the cedar plantings. Wasn't sure if they were reforesting another section of uplands, such as the old blueberry fields or somethings else. Knowing those guys that wouldn't seem like something they would do. But more cedar plantings makes sense, I like that.

At this time of year I've haven't seen the woods this dry along with vernal pools in probably 10 years. Vernal pools that are normally full until July are bone dry. We really need some rain soon.

Anyone know what kind of trees are where? The property is pretty well forested.

Wow this thread got weird.