Ecology of American martens in the transitional boreal-deciduous forests of Adirondac

[Tug Hill]

All the Marten my hunting partners and myself have seen there, have been on the ground.
We saw them last fall while deer hunting there on a daily basis.

[montcalm]

Was it a beech mast year? Probably foraging the ground.

Probably would be easy to see them in the winter if you could find some tracks and then their hunting burrows.

[Tug Hill]

No beech mast last fall 2020, but fall of 2019 was a bumper crop, most I’ve seen in decades.

[rickhart]

Montcalm, If you spent some time in the Black River Wild Forest, there’s a high probability you would see a Marten to two. They are a cool animal and if seen from a distance, are easily called into camera range, by squeaking like a mouse.

That's what happened the last time I saw one. I was on the south side of Algonquin, standing still & making little squeaky sounds to see if any birds responded -- very quickly a Marten popped up right next to me.

[montcalm]

That's what happened the last time I saw one. I was on the south side of Algonquin, standing still & making little squeaky sounds to see if any birds responded -- very quickly a Marten popped up right next to me.

So what you're saying is I need to practice my bird calls?