Moose Roundup
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Moose Roundup
In Milan, New Hampshire, the appearance of "moose wranglers" from Wyoming's
Hawkins and Powers Wildlife Capture Team signifies the beginning of a major
moose study.
Using helicopters and net-guns, the wranglers capture and radio-collar cow and calf moose, while Wildlife Journal's cameras follow the action. Using GPS technology, a team of researchers from the University of New Hampshire will track the lives of these moose for four years, in a scientific attempt to finally solve some mysteries about New Hampshire's moose herd. If the scientists are successful, their findings will help them manage for critical moose habitat -- which will, in turn, increase the potential for winter survival of moose and their calving success.
This program segment depicts a project that was funded in part by your purchase
of firearms, ammunition, archery equipment, fishing tackle and motorboat fuels
through the Federal
Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Programs.
Wild
Ways: Ice Fishing
It doesn't matter that the water's hard, the wind is blowing and the temperatures
are a polar bear's dream...it's time to hit the lakes. Mark Beauchesne, "Let's
Go Fishing" Coordinator for Fish and Game, shows us how to prepare a hole in
the ice, set up a tip-up or jig rod, and enjoy a safe, successful, exciting
day of ice fishing in New Hampshire.
N.H. Fish and Game's Let's Go Fishing program sponsors ice fishing classes most winter weekends in towns all across New Hampshire. For a Let's Go Fishing schedule and sign-up information -- and more info on ice fishing and ice safety in new Hampshire -- see www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Fishing/fishing.htm.
Learn more about Becoming an Outdoors-Woman at www.nhbow.com.
Karner Blues
Size doesn't matter when it comes to extinction. The Karner Blue Butterfly
is tiny -- not even a half-inch long -- but it is taking outsized efforts by
biologists to bring it back from the brink.
Karner Blues depend almost entirely upon one type of plant -- wild lupine -- which thrives only in rare pine barren habitat. The destruction of the butterfly's habitat because of development and lack of natural disturbances has caused a sharp decline in the species' numbers.
In their quest to save the Karner Blue in New Hampshire, scientists must not only collect butterfly eggs and tend them to the time of hatching and release, but also recreate the lost habitat that the Karner Blues require. Tag along with Wildlife Journal and see how they do.
For updated information on the Karner Blue and other nongame and endangered
wildlife in New Hampshire, see www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlife/nongame_and_endangered_wildlife.htm.
Wild
Places: Pisgah State Park
At 13,000 acres, Pisgah State Park in Winchester and Chesterfield is the largest
property in New Hampshire's state park system. It's a huge expanse of woods
and wetlands, offering large, unbroken habitat for animals like deer and moose
and woodland songbirds like the wood thrush.
Past human habitation is much in evidence; the careful observer will see numerous cellar holes and defunct orchards in the mountainous terrain. The park's 21 square miles of woodlands can be reached by foot, by car (through Chesterfield, Winchester or Hinsdale) or snowmobile -- it depends on the season. For the backcountry traveler there are four highland ridges, seven ponds and lots of wetlands with six different year-round trailheads to get you there.
Pisgah is a great place for a long, quiet walk, with ample opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, fishing and hunting. Come in autumn for some choice leaf-peeping.
See the N.H. State Parks site for location and information: www.nhparks.state.nh.us/parkops/parks/pisgah.html.
Click
here to download a map of the area.
