Here's hoping that the night noises, of the canine variety, probably a pack of coyotes or perhaps feral dogs, that kept Buddy and Gambol attentive from 0200 to 0400 have moved on to another county tonight.
Buddy pointed on a box turtle under one of the small spruces today. I'm impressed: the turtle was about 1.5" diameter.
Check out this interview about Erik Burkhart at Shaver's Creek.