Ghost Lynx
We call the above image the ghost lynx. This photo is one little snapshot of life in the forest. This is the first time we have posted a picture of a catch from the trapline. We have not posted pictures from the trapline because we didn’t want to offend anyone. And then it occurred to us that this is our culture, our heritage, and our tradition. We want to share the real nature with anyone who is interested. We want to share who we are, what we do and why we do it. If someone doesn’t understand our lifestyle, they can respectfully ask us questions.
You can see a rabbit track right beside this lynx. The rabbit doesn’t fear the lynx anymore. Maybe the rabbit knew the lynx wasn’t alive or because it was frozen and under the snow the rabbit couldn’t sense it anymore. Lynx’s diet is mostly rabbit, so rabbits are always watching out for the next lynx that is trying to eat it. The lynx that ate rabbits and grew big and strong from eating rabbits is now destined for a different journey. The rabbit that hopped by is now safe from this lynx and will perhaps produce some young rabbits. Some of which will produce more rabbits before they also become food for lynx and other predators. The cycle never ends in nature. Some die and more are born and grow up and they will eventually die also. And through death they nourish others.
