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My walk today at Creamer's Field ran into a road block...a pair of moose asleep on the trail.
This time of year moose can be very problematic on trails. They've been eating twigs on trees that have stopped pushing sugars to the twigs and as a result are not very nutritious. So they are very hungry. They've also figured out that walking in deep snow burns more calories than walking on a trail. So a moose that would give way on a trail in November will fight you for the trail in the spring to avoid walking in the deep snow. That is especially true this year with a late spring and a much heavier than normal snowfall.
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My walk today at Creamer's Field ran into a road block...a pair of moose asleep on the trail.
This time of year moose can be very problematic on trails. They've been eating twigs on trees that have stopped pushing sugars to the twigs and as a result are not very nutritious. So they are very hungry. They've also figured out that walking in deep snow burns more calories than walking on a trail. So a moose that would give way on a trail in November will fight you for the trail in the spring to avoid walking in the deep snow. That is especially true this year with a late spring and a much heavier than normal snowfall.