Jan - it is like they know the season is over

I swear every January they just start to appear on the cameras like they know the season is over!

https://i.imgur.com/4AMoPxA.jpg

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Yup. Click for larger version.

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In at the turnip patch as soon as I am gone, yesterday morning...

It really makes us wonder doesn't it

It may have to do with the swamps and marshlands freezing over. The habitat changes and so do their routines IMHO
This is what I have observed over the years.

......2022 shaping to be a good season

https://i.imgur.com/xtKsKbG.png

https://i.imgur.com/M4BKPcL.png

Less snow + more foraging = more survival (hopefully)