Author: Owen Caldwell

Moose tracks are the largest cloven hoof prints in North America at 4.5 to 7 in long. How to read them in snow, mud and sand, and how to separate them from elk, deer, cattle and horses.

Chipmunk pellets are rice sized at 0.25 to 0.33 in, rat pellets raisin sized at 0.5 to 0.75 in. Size, shape, location and the safe way to clean either one up.

Mink scat is a 2 to 3 in rope tapered at both ends and full of fish scales. Here is how to identify it and separate it from otter, rat, and weasel droppings.

Lynx symbolism stands for hidden sight, secrecy and solitude. Traditions from Anishinaabe accounts to Greek myth and the bestiaries, plus what a lynx sighting is taken to mean.

Badger symbolism across Native American, Celtic, biblical and East Asian traditions, plus what it means to see a badger crossing your path, at night, in your garden or dead.

A dog in a dream is usually a good sign of loyalty and protection, while an attacking or biting dog flags a conflict you keep avoiding. Scene by scene, from puppies to the Bible, here is how to read yours.

Armadillos grunt, snuffle, squeal, hiss and chirp, and most yard noise blamed on them is digging. Here is each sound, when you hear it and what it means.

A porcupine means protection without aggression. What Native American, biblical, Celtic and Japanese traditions actually say, plus yard, night, dream and dead porcupine sightings.

Four toes in front, five webbed toes behind and a thin tail drag. Muskrat track sizes, stride, gait and how they differ from beaver, mink and rat tracks.