A photo tour of Long Pond Elk Farm, Fall 2007

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The Log Cabin
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Sue and Henry Gannon in Sue’s garden shed, a former chicken coop.
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Sue and Henry on the golf cart, the main means of transportation on the farm
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Scouting for deer involves getting stuck, once in a while.
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The terrain is varied, with ponds, forests, and cattails.
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Trumpeter swans frequent Long Pond, which is right out the window of the cabin.
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The 1900 road to Princeton , now abandoned, runs right through the farm, and Henry frequently patrols for wildlife there.
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We plant corn for wildlife on the edge of fields, next to the oak trees.
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The Smither’s house, now abandoned, will be burned this month by the local fire department.
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What’s an elk farm without elk?
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Look closely for the pheasant in the alfalfa field, and in the air.
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Our oldest elk, Number 1, well over 20 years old, and still the greediest eater and boss of the pen.