Took my daughter on our first crawdad and salamander “hunt” in the creek in our yard. Seeing her enjoy a life long passion of mine (reptiles and amphibians) makes me happy beyond words.
A literal dream come true.
A literal dream come true.
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Unfortunately I haven’t explored beyond our yard. Only been there 4 months or so, but I do know what lake it drains to. As far as water quality, salamanders would not be thriving if the quality was poor. They are one of the first to die off in poor water conditions.
You have sparked my interest. Out of curiosity, I’ll definitely check out on maps to see where the source is coming from. Never really thought about it.
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Very cool. I taught my girls how to catch crayfish. We were on a group camping trip and my oldest was catching them and the boys wouldn't mess with them. Next thing I know she comes up with a Solo cup of crayfish asking if I'll cook them. We had crayfish for lunch.
Once it clears as safe, set the date for a mudbug boil at your place!
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Water test passed!
Salamanders are ecological indicators - Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal
Ohio's salamanders offer good signs — and red flags — on the quality of the state’s environment, sai
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😆 I can only imagine several grown, gun toting men walking down my little creek in search of crawdads.
My 4 year old would rage like never before for killing her “mudbugs”. I’ll have to tell her that term. She’ll love it.
Not a thing better in this world than a young'n that ain't askeered to pick up mud bugs and lizards.
Creek reminds me of the one on my friends land up in Ruffin, near Danville. We did some crawdad hunting too.
Good to see you starting them right so young, looks awesome dude
And I, too, am jealous of your creek!
Good to see you starting them right so young, looks awesome dude
And I, too, am jealous of your creek!