On The Tracks

What tracks can you identify? Tracks in the winter snow remind us that we’re not alone out there. We share the park with a variety of wildlife! Of course, for us, it’s just a park and a place we’ll visit for just a few hours. For them this is home.

When out snowshoeing through Devil’s Lake State Park this weekend I saw a lot of tracks and signs of life out in the forest. Sometimes it’s easy to identify who made the tracks, A mouse, a deer, a coyote, etc., Sometimes it’s not so easy. Sometimes you can’t quite see the footprint itself and you’re left guessing by the general size of the track or the stride. Sometimes small animals bound through the deep snow and look like something much bigger. Well, even when you can’t be sure who made the tracks, it’s a good reminder that the park is a busy place even without us humans roaming around!

How many of these tracks do you think you can identify? Comment below or on Facebook. (We’ll share the ones we can identify tomorrow on Facebook as well.)

Derrick Mayoleth

For nearly 2 decades the Skillet Creek blog has focused on 3 main goals; To inspire you to visit and explore the Devil’s Lake region, to help you get the most your visit by sharing tips, events, and other helpful information. Lastly to advocate for our environment & wildlife and talk about how we can keep our natural areas amazing now and into the future! That last goal can sometimes cause controversy, but it’s the only way we can accomplish the first two. – Derrick Mayoleth, Owner.