Wind Wood Studios Blog

July 28

2010-07-28T10:37:44Z

Well I finally seen my first bear of the year yesterday about 4:45pm 1 Kilometre from Old Silver Mountain Road on 588. I would estimate he was about 500-600 pounds with a shiney black coat. The kind of bear I won't follow into the bush unless 2 of us were heavilly armed.

Still to see a skunk, porcupine, bear cubs, moose calves. I know they are out there, but eluding me for some reason.

July 27

2010-07-27T10:53:27Z

" HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME"

My friend Andrew tells me that he and a friend saw a brush wolf on the south side of highway 11-17 at Fraiser Road last sunday morning.

Yesterday a I saw my first bald eagle being hassled by a crow near Townline Road and John Stret about 10am. Other than a few chipmonks and robins, that was it.

July 26

2010-07-26T11:25:51Z

Not much to report as most of my friends are seeing nothing. I noticed the kaministiquia River above the bridge at Stanley is started to grow water weeds on the sand bar. the rivers are really low. The Whitefish River is just a meandering stream now.

It got up to 94F or 34c here yesterday. That would keep most of the animals in shade.

july 20

2010-07-20T11:33:00Z

Not much moving around. Although my friend Glen did see a young bull moose on highway 595 nears the road to Adrian Lake about 9pm last wednesday. I talked to a fellow yesterday that saw a doe and 2 fawns on Saari Road NW of Murillo and a few days earlier had seen a large lone timber wolf walking the same road.

I must of seen 6 dead chipmonks yesterday. Odd.

lots of blue jays this year and robins as well as turkey vulchers.

july 15

2010-07-15T10:32:24Z

2 days ago when I was picking up hay from my friend Gert, he was saying that morning 3 timber wolves were chasing his cattle. gert lives on John Street just past the city limits. He said one was black and the other 2 were tan coloured.

I have been seeing more blue herrons close to the city this year. Lots of rabbits as well so that means that there are still lynx around and wolves.

I've been filming a reality TV Show in HD for the past 3 weeks. Hope to market it before September and also have it on my web site through Pay Pal.

July 12

2010-07-12T10:26:17Z

Daryle tells me that over the last 2 weeks she has seen 1 deer, 1 racoon in Hymers and countless rabbits in her daily travels.

I saw a baby fawn on sturday on my buddy's property while cutting his firewood. Also saw a buck in your yard about 10:30 pm who was totally confused. He ran west and then east twicw before running back the way he came into the yard.

As for bear sightings.NADA. Did finally see see some bear shit in my own yard. seems he knows that I have about 150 saskatoon bushes in our yard. And yes they are big and ready to pick. I carry my trusty bear bangers with me as they do work.

july 9

2010-07-09T10:31:36Z

Yesterday I saw 2 blue herrons flying over Pole Line Road and Twin City Crossroads and about 5 minutes later I filmed a doe and 2 fawns on Gratten Road. later in the day I saw another blue herron flying over a small pond just north of Dawson Road and Townline Road while 3 loons floated on the pond.

July 8

2010-07-08T11:23:34Z

It has been a few days since I have up dated this blog.

2 days ago I saw a family of loons floating on a small pond north of highway 102. About 5 minutes later a blue herron flew over on its way to Toms' lake. Toms' lake is west of Townline Road and north of dawson Road.

Yesterday I saw a fox near the John Street dump on John Street that looked like it had mange and then another fox near Silver Creek on highway 588.

I noticed the Kaministiquia River was up about 1-2 feet and the tubers were floating down the river again. The families of geese on Mud lake Road are almost as big as their parents.

July 3

2010-07-03T13:09:00Z

I was talking with my contacts and most of them are seeing to odd deer and a few birds. Now jenn was traveling on golf Links Road beside the Thunder bay Country Club last wednesday around midnight and witnessed a young moose cross the road and head across the golf course.

I was watching a John wayne movie last night when a buck crossed your yard, jumped the fences and proceeded towards the Whitefish River. I have seen many turkey vulchers, robins, and blue jays lately.

June 29

2010-06-29T10:53:41Z

Wow. I am finally back from mothers' 90th birthday party. saw almost nothing till the Kenora bi-pass. Just past the Winnipeg River at Middle lake I saw 3 pelicans sitting on a rock. Cool. Then abpout a mile father I filmed a buck crossing the highway. Then a deer inside a fence to them out in Carman Manitoba. Lots of robins, doves and woodpeckers out there.

On the way home a saw numberous road kills of deer, ground hogs and other animals. There were a few turkey vulchers have a feast on them. About 3 kms west of the Time Zone Plaque at Raith I finally saw my first moose of the ear. Nice young bull standing in the ditch watching traffic zoom by.I also saw a pelican on the Winnipeg River on the Kenora bi-pass.

June 21

2010-06-21T21:42:12Z

Wow, the first day of spring and we are in drought mode it seems. Even with all the rain the kaministiquia is way below normal.

My friend Sue tells me she saw a cow moose and calf on Second Road in Marks Township on last tuesday and then @ 6:40am she saw a doe and fawn on hwy. 588

Daryle says she saw 2 deer between Old Silver Mountain Road and 595 on June 14th. 2 deer on June 15th near the shooting range on hwy.588 as wel las a porcupine near Blaikie Road and then a sandhill crane near Leeper on Old Silver Mountain Road at 9am and 2pm. Blue herrons where spotted near Stanley on the 18th.

Today all I saw was 2 blue herrons flying over Fort William Road in town near the MacIntyer and Neebing Rivers about 7:32 am.

June 18

2010-06-18T12:07:09Z

Well we finally got more rain. that makes 1.75 inches or 44 mm of rain this week. We still need about 1 foot this coming month. Oh you say it will ruin my summer. A major forest fire would ruin more than your summer fun.

the Kaministiquia River seems to be dropping daily. The sand bars above the bridge at Stanley seem to get bigger daily. On the 16th there was about 40 geese and a few ducks walking in the water there at 7:12am.

My friend Ardian from KBM tells me that last saturday he saw a doe and new born fawn in front of KBM and the later on his way to the Mission Island marsh he waited for a large bear to cross the bridge. On June 13th he saw a coyote on main street near the bridge. On June 15th a flock of white pelicans were seen in the Mission Island Marsh as well as gopher in front of the store. Seems there are more animals and birds in the city than in the country.

On wednesday I filmed a goose walking down the shoulder on highway 588 near the shooting range. Also filmed a partridge on an old house.

I started filming a reality TV show this past week. Looks good so far. Got the first 36 minutes and 20 seconds. As soon as I get back from my mothers 90th birthday party I will be starting another production along the North Shore of lake Superior. Still looking for a hostess for this production. I had a lady, but seems she isn't interested in my production, so email me if you can sit and talk with people.

Also saw a pair of loons with 1 baby on a pond in the city yesterday.

June 15

2010-06-15T10:36:13Z

6 more days and it it the 1st day of summer and I still haven.t seen a bear or a moose.

Sue has sent me her sightings. On wednesday last week she saw a deer on hwy. 590 about 6:40 am, 2 deer on thursday on hwy. 588 around 6:45am and on the harbour Extention she saw a buck about 12;30 on saturday.

Yesterday a noticed a 2 families of geese and gooslings on the Kaministiquia River at Stanley about 7:15am and then on the way home i noticed a single deer eating grass in a field beside C-Line Road. There numberous robins and blue jays along 588 as well.

June 13

2010-06-13T23:39:21Z

Another day of rain. Every drop helps as the Kaministiquia River is still way down. There were geese on the river beside the Stanley Hotel yesterday morning and then 2 families of geese on Mud lake road beside the CPR tracks.

My friend Darryl tells me that she saw 2 deer just past barrie Drive heading east about 4am on last tuesday and then on the next day at 10:15pm She just about invited a deer into her car at Vibert Road. Spooky. A few days later on highway 588 between Old Silver Mtn. Road and highway 595 she saw 2 foxes and then just past Blackie Road she saw a deer at 4:45am.

All this proves that only some of the animals and birds are on vacation. I did witness a mole hustling across 588 as well as a squirrel.

Just keep an eye out for the small creatures as well as the bigger ones.

June 11

2010-06-11T10:13:28Z

Cloudy this morning and waiting for the rain to start. Yesterday I managed to see a deer on John Street near White Park Road, a bluse herron flying over maki Road at Oliver Road, a ground hog near Sinclair Road near the kakabecka Falls.

On wednesday I saw geese on grass between The neebing River and the McIntrye River on Fort William Road.

I filmed a partridge on highway 595 near Hymers. There were lots of blue jays, flickers and robins buzzing back and forth across the roads. I watched a mole run across the road and the a squirrel.

I am still not seeing moose or bears, but my neighbour tells me he has seen a bear with a cub in the area. Most of my contacts are seeing nothing as well.