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The trail is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're gonna step in. True story. You’re walking along a quiet trail and something catches your eye. It looks like 💩. Hey, be nice. That’s your buddy. It’s not their fault they tripped and fell face first into a pile of mud and now look like they’ve been taking sketchy grooming tips from a Sasquatch. Do you believe? Yes. That’s why you said it out loud. Fair enough. Looking beyond the Bigfoot impersonator/hiking partner, that is actually 💩 you’re looking out. But who dropped it? As spring brings warmer weather wildlife becomes more active. This activity may present itself in the form of well, material left behind. Nope, not just footprints. Identifying scat in a park can be helpful by letting you know what wildlife you could potentially encounter on the trail. It will also indicate if you should be more observant if you were to see scat from a specific species that could potentially become aggressive if approached. Im...

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