Paces Dike to Lostman's Pine Exploration During Memorial Day Weekend 2015 - Dry Season - Everglades Exploration Network2024-03-28T14:00:51Zhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/forum/topics/paces-dike-to-lostman-s-pine-exploration-during-memorial-day?commentId=2541133%3AComment%3A66188&feed=yes&xn_auth=noRE: lack of wildlife in Lostm…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2016-03-15:2541133:Comment:698832016-03-15T02:53:00.788ZChris Meyershttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/thereisaplace
<p>RE: lack of wildlife in Lostman's</p>
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<p>I know this is an old thread but I wanted to comment on the lack of wildlife all thru the Stairsteps unit. I started noticing it in 2011. My last big trip south of gum slough was two years back and THERE WAS NOTHING OUT THERE. Not a single bird, no panther tracks, no coons, no rabbits, etc. The only animal I saw that entire week was a single possum up on the Loop road north of Sweetwater.</p>
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<p>I think Joe hit it on the head...…</p>
<p>RE: lack of wildlife in Lostman's</p>
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<p>I know this is an old thread but I wanted to comment on the lack of wildlife all thru the Stairsteps unit. I started noticing it in 2011. My last big trip south of gum slough was two years back and THERE WAS NOTHING OUT THERE. Not a single bird, no panther tracks, no coons, no rabbits, etc. The only animal I saw that entire week was a single possum up on the Loop road north of Sweetwater.</p>
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<p>I think Joe hit it on the head... pythons (tho I didn't see any pythons on that trip either).</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960023802?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="200" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960023802?profile=RESIZE_320x320" width="200" class="align-full"/></a></p> I did a similar overnight tri…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2015-06-07:2541133:Comment:660122015-06-07T16:08:13.916ZJoseph Schmidthttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/JosephSchmidt
I did a similar overnight trip to Lostman's Pines circa June 2013. I walked down Paces Dike, crossed Gum Slough, which was about chest high at the deepest, and bushwhacked another 2 or 3 miles south. The airboat camp was dry but it was very overgrown with weeds and lacking adequate trees for my hammock so I found a less squishy patch of pines southeast of the airboat camp to spend the night. The song birds were great but there were no other signs of life. I thought it was weird at the time. I…
I did a similar overnight trip to Lostman's Pines circa June 2013. I walked down Paces Dike, crossed Gum Slough, which was about chest high at the deepest, and bushwhacked another 2 or 3 miles south. The airboat camp was dry but it was very overgrown with weeds and lacking adequate trees for my hammock so I found a less squishy patch of pines southeast of the airboat camp to spend the night. The song birds were great but there were no other signs of life. I thought it was weird at the time. I wonder if it is related to the collapse in deer numbers in Zone 4. I think FWC or the Park Service did a recent study with rabbits in EVER that had GPS trackers, and the majority of these rabbits were later found in the stomachs of pythons. Digging through my old papers…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2015-05-31:2541133:Comment:660942015-05-31T04:30:15.739ZSwamp Hunterhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Dale
<p>Digging through my old papers I found a map of the old designated buggy loop trail through Lostmans. It may have disappeared by now. Also note the approximate locations of Tin Top Camp and Mills Camp.</p>
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<p>Digging through my old papers I found a map of the old designated buggy loop trail through Lostmans. It may have disappeared by now. Also note the approximate locations of Tin Top Camp and Mills Camp.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960025687?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960025687?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> All of Stairsteps 4, parts of…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2015-05-30:2541133:Comment:661882015-05-30T08:11:31.644ZSwamp Hunterhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Dale
<p>All of Stairsteps 4, parts of Stairsteps 3, and most of the Loop Unit have been affected as well as ENP. Yes something is very wrong. And it may be the water.</p>
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<p>All of Stairsteps 4, parts of Stairsteps 3, and most of the Loop Unit have been affected as well as ENP. Yes something is very wrong. And it may be the water.</p>
<p> </p> The lack of critter noise at…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2015-05-29:2541133:Comment:661852015-05-29T22:25:15.449ZGary Mhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/GaryM
<p>The lack of critter noise at night is something that has been bothering me for a few years. I used to wish for a decent recorder to explain to the less adventurous folks what it was like to not be able to fall asleep due to the racket. Now I have a recorder and the once noisy old places are mute.</p>
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<p>Sadly, I agree... something is seriously wrong. And I'm sad that it seems to be a wide spread phenomena. I've never been to Lostman Pines. You would think/ hope that a location that…</p>
<p>The lack of critter noise at night is something that has been bothering me for a few years. I used to wish for a decent recorder to explain to the less adventurous folks what it was like to not be able to fall asleep due to the racket. Now I have a recorder and the once noisy old places are mute.</p>
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<p>Sadly, I agree... something is seriously wrong. And I'm sad that it seems to be a wide spread phenomena. I've never been to Lostman Pines. You would think/ hope that a location that far from the beaten path would still be normal.</p> TinTop Camp is right before G…tag:gladesgodeep.ning.com,2015-05-29:2541133:Comment:660902015-05-29T05:50:48.851ZSwamp Hunterhttps://gladesgodeep.ning.com/profile/Dale
<p>TinTop Camp is right before Gum Slough. There is a very deep pond in front of it. Here is an old photo of myself sitting on the edge of the pond wondering how deep it is. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960026244?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960026244?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>TinTop Camp is right before Gum Slough. There is a very deep pond in front of it. Here is an old photo of myself sitting on the edge of the pond wondering how deep it is. <a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960026244?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2960026244?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>