Porcupines on Tekoa
Tuesday was a beautiful winter day. Skies were clear and blue with temps in the low 40s. We decided to take a hike up Tekoa Mountain in Westfield. Although the snow was soft, making hiking tiresome, it was perfect for tracking. Along our hike we found deer, bobcat, and porcupine tracks. In fact, we found lots of porcupine sign. There was scat and there was plenty of hemlock bows scattered on the snow. Now porcupine tracks in deep snow are…