We had some beautifully warm weather last week. The temperature was in the 40s and so I decided to take my science classes outside in the woods for a little snowshoe hike. It took us awhile to get the snowshoes on over our big boots, but once we were all strapped in, off we went!
As we trudged through the snow, we looked for animal signs such as tracks and scat. We also played a game of predator/prey. The predators were wolves on snowshoes and the prey were moose (on snowshoes) and deer (not on snowshoes). Deer aren't native to our area and so their feet are not adapted to walking in deep snow. It was fairly obvious by the number of "dead" deer that snowshoes really help keep you on top of the snow. Minnesota mammals with wide feet are better adapted to our snowy conditions.
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