Forecasting Winter by Animals It will be a bad winter if: squirrels begin gathering nuts early (middle or late September). muskrat houses are built big. beaver lodges have more logs. the north side of a beaver dam is more covered with sticks than the south. squirrels’ tails grow bushier. fur or hair on animals such as horses, sheep, mules, cows, and dogs is thicker than usual. the fur on the bottom of rabbits’ feet is thicker. cows’ hooves break off…
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