North Star's adjacent wetlands are home to an abundance of wildlife. The scorecard comes complete with an animal checklist, including moose, fox, and sandhill crane. We are at a peak for snowshoe hares, which can be seen everywhere from the practice green to the black spruce forest along the finishing hole. The hares are harmless. It's the ravens and foxes who think it's fun to steal golf balls right off the fairway.
Local rules allow for a no-penalty replacement in the case of such petty thievery.
Here is Hans. He may be spotted pumping his entire body after dunking a 3 foot putt. Bring your sunscreen, camera, and binoculars. The golf course is wonderful wildlife habitat, and as we develop the course we work to preserve this unique resource. It seems there is always something new to see.