Yep, finding a previously unknown pasture that turned out to be loaded with bog turtles was very cool. I found at least one on every trip I ever made there except for one in September when it was hot and the vegetation was neck high. But in May and June they were easy to find in the morning. Nice little turtles.

I am also convinced that bog turtles are WAY MORE COMMON than 'researchers' make them out to be. The problem in finding them is that most of the really ideal habitat is located on private property and you simply can't go trespassing into every wet cow pasture to look for them.

But just as an example, a good friend stays at a bed and breakfast every spring in Virginia. On the road to the place he would always tell me how perfect it looked for bog turtles. One day he just decided to stop at a particularly good looking place and walk around. He found a beautiful bog turtle right away.

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