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Monday Morning Mystery 012720
Where did all the Celery Farm Mukrats go?
I haven't seen any of them — or their lodges — in a long time.
Eleven years ago, I counted 10 Muskrat huts on the lake, as I noted here.
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Sad to hear. Perhaps the presence of mink & foxes are the reason. Apparently both will hunt muskrat. Foxes have been seen recently. When was a mink last seen?
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I always had pics of Muskrats 2004 on til there were none zI could see
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Sad to hear. Perhaps the presence of mink & foxes are the reason. Apparently both will hunt muskrat. Foxes have been seen recently. When was a mink last seen?
Sallyt
I always had pics of Muskrats 2004 on til there were none zI could see