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Becca, I have some great pics to post but have so many to wade through still. I’ll get there eventually.

Marie, I’m sorry to tell you, but Mica is a rock and it doesn’t taste like dark chocolate. But you’ll be at Garnet in no time.

Thanks Renee!

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Thanks all,
ECs are great! Lots of fun along the way with my dear hubby (not really an EC fan, lol) and my dear caching friends. Wow – I was going to mention a few but looking back there are just too many wonderful memories.
I have to say, I think Becca’s Pololu Valley was my absolute favorite. You all need to go there – it’s like a wonderful dream.
I didn’t know that 100 ECs gives us Mica status – Thanks for the info, Becca – I will check that out. Gives me an excuse to buy myself some Mica. 🙂
Here’s to 100 more ECs!

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Interesting. No way to know for sure.
For those who like snakes, here’s a neat little video. This looks like the snake I saw, especially if you watch to the end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJq6WYAbBAw

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Thank you! Yes, the 2nd pic of the Northern Red-bellied that huffinpuffin sent looks just like what we saw. I believe that’s it. Now I wish we’d gotten a look at the underside, though I wouldn’t have wanted to disturb the little guy.
Thanks all!

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Thanks for the reply. Yes, that sounds like a possibility. Here are a couple close-ups. The rust color was so rich, it looked like velvet. There was a lot of decaying wood in the area (Cedar, I’d guess) and this snake matched it perfectly.

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My team is the Ridgebacks and I’m hoping they will do well despite me. You never know! 😀

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Thanks, VG. I have a lot to learn. This AM it looks like your pitching is off to a great start.
WI_pattymel’s team is Harvey’s Wallbangers, I think.
Can’t wait for games to start on TV. I am still 100% rooting for the Brewers even if it works against my fantasy team – at least that’s my story right now, lol. This will add an interesting twist to the games.

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3 cheeseheads in the league!
I’m on a steep learning curve – never been in one of these leagues b4. Found out about the no cut list *after* the draft. 😕 And one of my pitchers needs tommy johns 😯 so I’ve already executed my first drop & add.
You folks have any tidbits of advice for me?

Did you draft any Brewers? I got Braun.. wasn’t really my plan but seemed like the thing to do at the moment.

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@GetMeOutdoors wrote:

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THANK YOU!

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Many thanks to Team Deejay for the tip on using greasemonkey and a script to get Google maps back on gc.com. It worked. Yeah!

Now as for your comment about GSAK. I realize most of you use it, that it’s wonderful, and I’m happy for you. But I’m on a Mac and don’t use it. Somehow I am still able to find caches! 😛

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Any news on the 2011 coin?

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There are a number of versions for different WI cachers – for events, etc. There’s also WI Coulee Region Cachers.

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Wow, it would be great to actually see the otters. Sweetlife, those tracks are just like what we saw. Thanks for posting. I found a fun little video of some otters sliding in the snow: http://www.naturefootage.com/video_clips/KW37_021

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Thanks Sweetlife! I am SO excited! Otters are SO cool! 😆

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I won’t be denied my time in the woods and swamps, Braidbeard. Thanks. The Lord of the Caches is one of my all-time favorites. You have probably walked very near where this happened.

A few things I’ve found…

Mag was caught in what’s called a leg-hold trap. It was a Bridger #2 (manufacturer and size) which is recommended for fox, coyotes, bobcats, raccoon, etc. Mag is the size of a coyote. They are said to be designed to hold, not injure, an animal. You’ll find news stories of some dogs who have been injured though; people too. My dog just has soft tissue injury from the snap of the steel jaws, but she’ll be fine.

More dangerous are conibear traps, which are designed to crush and kill.
There are also legal snares which can be lethal. (add wire or cable cutters to the caching kit)
Baits and lures are sometimes used – refer to regs for what’s legal.

Knowing how to open a trap seems vital… the following look like good resources although I’m certainly not the person with knowledge to judge their accuracy:
Here’s the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish’s instructional video on freeing a dog caught in a steel-jaw leghold trap: http://www.nocrueltrapsonpubliclands.info/freeyourdog
And here’s another link showing how to open 2 types of traps listed above: http://www.terrierman.com/traprelease.htm

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