The Zeiger Family Homestead Blog

We’re puzzling over signs in the yard. At lunch yesterday we realized that a path in front of the house is littered with fresh moose nuggets. What has us scratching our heads is that Michelle had used that path in the morning, and hadn’t noticed anything there. True, she’d been carrying a quilt, which may have limited her view, but on the other hand, everything’s slick with frost, and the ground’s uneven all around the cabin,  so we tend to watch our footing, always.

When we investigated, we found that the droppings were fresh enough to stick to the soles of our boots, and crush when being stepped on. Since none of them had been crushed before we tried that, it indicates that a moose may have been in the yard that morning! Continue reading →