Hunting partner and I were in the stand this morning when he spotted a critter walking across a sandbar in the creek. From the way it moved he thought it was a mink and pointed it out to me. Before I could get a look it popped into the water and we began watching it swim, then it dove underwater. Then it became apparent that there were two of them. We watched them popping up to the surface and diving back down as they worked their way upstream. Then one of them popped up onto a log by the bank with a fish in it's mouth and looked my way. It wasn't until that point that I realized it was a pair of otters!
I know next to nothing about the little critters other than how much fun they can be to watch. We used to watch them in a small bay on the lake I used to go to in Canada. I definitely would have never guessed they would inhabit a creek that small (10yds wide on average). I was very excited to see them and I'm hoping to get some video of them this winter if they stay in the area.
The only mammal we haven't seen on the farm now that I know exists in Indiana is a badger. Don't know if there are any in Fountain County but it would be pretty cool to spot one.
I know next to nothing about the little critters other than how much fun they can be to watch. We used to watch them in a small bay on the lake I used to go to in Canada. I definitely would have never guessed they would inhabit a creek that small (10yds wide on average). I was very excited to see them and I'm hoping to get some video of them this winter if they stay in the area.
The only mammal we haven't seen on the farm now that I know exists in Indiana is a badger. Don't know if there are any in Fountain County but it would be pretty cool to spot one.