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[Wildbill]

they are lynx or bobcats.

this was between wawa and hawk juntion.

over the years i have seen many tracks in the snow.

but this was the first lynx i have seen.

this is my background picture on the computer.

many awesome pictures.

lots that i reconnize.

Incredible usually you don't see lynx that close ! Thanks !

[AkronOrange]

Everyone has posted some great pictures. I'm going to have to slow down and enjoy the scenery as well.

[Bark Biter]

I always slow down to enjoy the sceenery, which upsets John.

[cehyoopers]

they are lynx or bobcats.

this was between wawa and hawk juntion.

over the years i have seen many tracks in the snow.

but this was the first lynx i have seen.

this is my background picture on the computer.

many awesome pictures.

lots that i reconnize.

awesome,that is something the locals never want to see in the UP,along with the spotted owl,the DNR there have a tendancy to over react,,ie,re-route/close the road etc.The piping plover has taken over the shores of superior in a few places.http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12143-32723--,00.html

I thought I seen a lynx in Michigan a long time ago,but after some conversation with local business I knew I was wrong,http://lynx.uio.no/jon/lynx/p-usa03.htm

I did see Bullwinkle before he died of old age.He was the first moose we airlifted to Michigan.He was huge,,,,in return we got turkey's,,,,,,and later on we gave them jen granholm,,,,,fair,

"People love us for bringing back the moose," says Ed Langenau, big game specialist for Michigan's Department of Natural Resources. "It used to be that our officers couldn't go to the upper peninsula and sit in a restaurant without having the air let out of their tires and ...http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-156081941.html

here is deal done 25 years ago,,,http://hunting.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_25_anniversary_of_ontarios_wild_turkeys

[apex_gt]

couple of randoms

[02Sled]

I tend to slow down and enjoy the scenery which often ticks off some of the others who have the goal of seeing how much ground they can cover in a day. The wildlife is the best part. Last winter was one of the best for wildlife. On the old rail line between Coldwater and the top end of Lake Couchiching we came around a bit of a bend and there was mama moose and her baby just munching on some of the trees. All you could do was just sit there and wait till they move on. In a disagreement mama moose 1 snowmobile 0.

The trail runs down a long road that only takes you to one place, the lock at Swift Rapids on the Trent and the lock masters house. He feeds the deer on the front lawn. As we came into his yard there were 27 deer feeding on the grain he had put out for them. We just had to stop, take a few pictures and watch for a while.

As we crossed the lock we looked down and beside the river there were more deer standing on their hind legs walking among the trees having lunch.

On the trail just out of South Bay in Honey Harbour as we moved slowly along a beaver waddled up to the edge of the trail... took three or four steps back and waited for us to pass. I always thought beaver hibernated during the winter. Guess I was wrong.

These are some of the best moments on the sled.

[irREVerent]

I tend to slow down and enjoy the scenery which often ticks off some of the others who have the goal of seeing how much ground they can cover in a day. The wildlife is the best part. Last winter was one of the best for wildlife. On the old rail line between Coldwater and the top end of Lake Couchiching we came around a bit of a bend and there was mama moose and her baby just munching on some of the trees. All you could do was just sit there and wait till they move on. In a disagreement mama moose 1 snowmobile 0.

The trail runs down a long road that only takes you to one place, the lock at Swift Rapids on the Trent and the lock masters house. He feeds the deer on the front lawn. As we came into his yard there were 27 deer feeding on the grain he had put out for them. We just had to stop, take a few pictures and watch for a while.

As we crossed the lock we looked down and beside the river there were more deer standing on their hind legs walking among the trees having lunch.

On the trail just out of South Bay in Honey Harbour as we moved slowly along a beaver waddled up to the edge of the trail... took three or four steps back and waited for us to pass. I always thought beaver hibernated during the winter. Guess I was wrong.

These are some of the best moments on the sled.

Agreed...pushing really hard just to see how far you can go in a day misses half the enjoyment of the trip.

On our northern saddle-bag journey last season, we stopped for a mid-morning break on "A" trail north of Kirkland Lake, and had a "life experience"...while we were standing there chatting, 4 lynx sauntered across the trail about 100 feet from us...unfortunately it all happened too quickly to capture on camera, but was a thrill regardless. Although I've seen moose, deer, rabbits, foxes and wolves on trail before, that's the first time (and likely the last...) I've ever seen lynx in the wild.