Banister River North Wildlife Management Area

I have been birding here for nearly 40 years and have seen many great birds as well as White-Tailed Deer, Beaver, River Otters, Raccoon, Opossum, Skunks and Bobcat.

All the Wildlife Management Areas around Buggs Island Lake is managed by the Army Corp of Engineers and fortunately they are managed for wildlife and unfortunately they are managed for hunters and there are no trail system in any that I know of.

Walking the roads were available is at your own risk to chiggers and ticks.

The only poisonous snake in the area is the Copperhead and it’s not likely that you will get bitten by one but you can. But it’s most likely that you will see Brown Watersnake than a Copperhead.

Needs no words

We walked down the road past the gate. It was pretty, dense woods, quiet and green. The bugs were horrible and lots of spider webs across the path. But it was a nice hike.

Found this dog lying on a mattresses. Alerted Halifax Dog Rescue. While I was there, a gentleman stopped with a can of dog food. He said the dog had been there at least 2 days.