Lunchbucket:
The water is spring fed and the abandoned mine pits are full of fish. I've been very careful about over hunting and have not caught any poachers. I think maybe your idea about old growth might be at least part of it. I also think the over abundance of multiflora rose is partially to blame. There are places you cannot walk through because of the multiflora rose.

Not sure about predators. There has been one big redtail hawk around and maybe a coyote on occassion. Had a lot of fox last year, also coon. Maybe I need to get out the foothold traps again. I started my outdoor writing career writing for Fur-Fish-Game, so I know how to string steel.

Airedales hunt for feather or fur!

Edited by - star1pup on 10/02/2002 15:11:11