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Index of Subjects --0016e6db2d81d0276e047e3a8c40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 My feeling is that we're "about average" right now. 2005 was a boom year on the mainland (Cape Breton's hares cycle differently from the mainland...I think they're about seven years ahead of us, or so). That year, for fun, we counted hares on the sides of the road on the way to one of my Guysborough nest sites that I was visiting frequently. I remember counts in the dozens. I should have kept track...I know. I see more tracks in the woods now than I did two years ago for sure, but my qualitative guess is that the numbers are not much different from last year. Randy On 28 January 2010 09:49, john belbin <jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > There is a widely cited and very dramatic population cycle of 8-11 years > for Snowshoe Hares. The peaks I can find were in 1990 and 1999. That should > place us at or near a population maximum at the moment if it applies to Nova > Scotia. That would indicate a local mini boom in predators if true. > Does anyone have any data or observations they care to pass on. > Thanks, John Belbin > -- _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016e6db2d81d0276e047e3a8c40 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable My feeling is that we're "about average" right now. 2005 was = a boom year on the mainland (Cape Breton's hares cycle differently from= the mainland...I think they're about seven years ahead of us, or so). = That year, for fun, we counted hares on the sides of the road on the way to= one of my Guysborough nest sites that I was visiting frequently. I remembe= r counts in the dozens. I should have kept track...I know.<div> <br></div><div>I see more tracks in the woods now than I did two years ago = for sure, but my qualitative guess is that the numbers are not much differe= nt from last year.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmai= l_quote"> On 28 January 2010 09:49, john belbin <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mail= to:jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca">jbelbin@ns.sympatico.ca</a>></span> wrote:<b= r><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:= 1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"padding-left:10px;padding-right:10px;padding-top:15px" name= =3D"Compose message area"> <div><font face=3D"Calibri">There is a widely cited and very dramatic popul= ation=20 cycle of 8-11 years for Snowshoe Hares. The peaks I can find were in 1990 a= nd=20 1999. That should place us at or near a population maximum at the moment if= it=20 applies to Nova Scotia. That would indicate a local mini boom in predators = if=20 true.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Calibri">Does anyone have any data or observations=A0 th= ey=20 care to pass on.</font></div> <div><font face=3D"Calibri">Thanks, John Belbin</font></div></div> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>_______________________= __________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.<b= r> </div> --0016e6db2d81d0276e047e3a8c40--
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