http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/ en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:58:43 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/images/misc/rss.png http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/ http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61378&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:33:42 GMT I have been tracking a pair of otters whose range is in the vicinity of where I live. This morning I got the rare treat of finding a fish kill less than 4 hours old. I will post photos shortly. All that remained of a fish approximately 250-300mm long was the head and shoulders and the tail... I have been tracking a pair of otters whose range is in the vicinity of where I live. This morning I got the rare treat of finding a fish kill less than 4 hours old.

I will post photos shortly.

All that remained of a fish approximately 250-300mm long was the head and shoulders and the tail and a few inches of tale vertebrae stripped of meat and a few other scraps. I usually find crayfish remains or scraps of much older fish kill. Though there were no clear prints in mud there was plenty of other evidence.

It was clear where the otter had climbed out and where it had returned to the water. At the water re-entry point there were small scraps of meat (10-20mm) in the water. There was one small track in the loose path surface formed by its rear foot.



The point at which the otter came ashore is to the left and where it re-entered is to the lft of the flag iris at the right. There is a clear drag mark on the loose gravel in the center of the picture.



This is the tail bone described above



Spot the otter track?



the head. ]]> Tracking Rumi http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61378 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61058&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:44:20 GMT Hello All,

Long time no see, but I got married 2 months ago and have needed to learn marriagecraft rather than bushcraft at the moment... instead of hunting & cooking rabbits I've now got a pet one. Times change eh?

I found these in the garden this morning near my Rabbit's Run... 2 droppings about 12 inches apart - I've popped a 2 pence piece down for scale

They look a little big for rats and a little small for fox but they stank like fox droppings.





Right I'll upload the photos later.. having abit of trouble... watch this space ]]> Tracking Docherty http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61058 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61023&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:02:54 GMT Here's a link to the full article that Ray did for BBC Wildlife Magazine...

http://www.bbcwildlifemagazine.com/b...track-wildlife ]]> Tracking JonathanD http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61023 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60993&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:14:57 GMT Here's one for you, found on the edge of woodland in a lowland heath.



]]> Tracking JonathanD http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60993 http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=60677&goto=newpost Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:56:31 GMT OK folks, what is the victim and predator involved here? Extra points for telling me what was happening to the bird the few days before he got killed. The clues are all there... Image: http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a77/darkcrown_1969/DSC07565.jpg Image:... OK folks, what is the victim and predator involved here? Extra points for telling me what was happening to the bird the few days before he got killed. The clues are all there...







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