Just saw the first good buck of the summer, too dark for photo, but good none the less, The drought has them messed up, but even with the mutts barking, they are starting to show up. walked out and saw a nice one, had to be an 8 , outside the ears, nice height, the mutts wanted a scratch behind the ears! Just love the stealth of these guys.
Took a pic of this one that ventured in earlier this evening to eat some acorns under the oak tree.
iPad camera on zoom, and about 25 yards. A little fuzzy. Season with bow opens 4 weeks from tomorrow.
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very nice! no acorns here yet, man that is a good one. Happy for you, Sept. 15 is our opening day for bow, good luck, does'nt look like you need much luck with this one.
Boys night out.
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This is the one on the far right.
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There not hunted much round here and consequently don't pay much attention to us.
they might not be hunted, but they surely are feed well, nice photos,
Nice bucks! I recently caught this family group of bucks with a SpyPoint Game Camera.
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They are all trying to figure out what the sign says. :)
This pic of a young buck, last years' fawn, that may have a nice rack next year if he makes it through this year. ;D
Has that "deer in the headlights" look.
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Yes, he has good potential. It may be a chance for him to make it through this year, but the next couple are necessary for him to reach his full potential. Very few make it that far. :-\
beenthere! nice, real nice young buck. Man that is a killer for you to have to watch. A few years ago I had the Laredo soy beans out, watched as the season progressed, and they just faded away. Good luck on keeping him close to home, he has exceptional potential for sure,
Very nice! His nocturnal pattern will help his longevity. Have you given him a name yet?
Getting elevated!
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I've noticed that there were a lot more fawns born this year than there were last year!
I still think the DEC has an unspoken hand in it! ;)
Also seeing a lot of fawns. This one mistakes a buck for its mother. :D
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Is there any chance that's a doe with antlers? It does happen you know. I wondered right away what that spotted fawn was doing with an antlered buck. That's something I've never seen in all my life.
Not uncommon to see the doe with fawns mixed with bucks this time of year.
That buck is foot thumping the fawn in the second pic.
Couple weeks ago, saw 5 bucks (two I'm sure were last years' fawns) and a doe with two fawns. The bucks were sparring, with each other, and one of the younger bucks was getting run off. He went over to 9 tom turkeys and started sparring with one, when it fluffed at him with wings outspread. The young buck backed off and went over to a fawn to try to let the fawn know he was bigger. The doe let him know not to mess with her fawn. Was a riot to watch and the young buck learned where he was in the pecking order. ;D
Yep .... love watching the deer. I can spend hours doing it. My folks had a wild tom turkey that started hanging around the house and a black bear came in the yard to eat some of the apples from the trees. That tom turkey ran that bear off if you can believe it.
Twin Fawns, have also seen some tripletts.
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I was on the JD and saw a couple of bucks yesterday. I was on a woods road and just as I spotted the larger buck, I passed a big oak tree. My next vision was a smaller buck and the larger one walking downhill and out of sight. The larger one was probably 16" with maybe 8" G2's.
I put both game cameras out yesterday overlooking corn feeders. Same places as last year, so they will find them. I know that the 9 point sticker buck made it through the season, so I am interested in seeing what he is this year.
Buck in the morning
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That's what we are talking about. I have, I am going to get a game camera, this just looks like too much fun taking pictures of all the criters. thanks for the photo. Ron and the rest of you guys, If you guys have suggestions on makes and models of game cameras I would like to hear, Kinda lost in the maze of choices and options. David
I have a Reconyx and a Cuddie Back. The Reconyx is head and shoulders above the Cuddie Back in every way. The Reconyx is quite a bit more expensive though. It's been well worth it for me because there's nothing worse than putting your camera out, having deer activity in front of the camera (you know because there are tracks or the corn is gone, etc, etc....) and maybe you have a not so great camera and it misses all the action. Disappointing. In the last few years, my one Reconyx has provided me with over 15,000 pictures. It's been awesome. The Cuddie Back .... not so much.
Logdog, thanks, and this is noted, had the momma and fawns out this morning, followed by several neighbors stopping by the mill asking me to keep my deer in off the road. (laughing) I will begin the search this evening, and have to think if I drive my wife crazy already, what will this do?
By the way drobertson ...tell your wife that my wife loves retrieving the pictures from the camera as much as I do. I'll go get the card out of the camera, bring it home and she'll come sit in my lap as I'm uploading the pictures and go through every one of them with me. We've seen things because of that Reconyx that we would never otherwise have seen most likely.
Logdog
Do you dare post them?
Well this would be hard to say for me, but she is looking out the window as much as me, so this sells the deal. I will get this done, and send some good shots! you guys are too much! I would love to have a week end hunting with you guys. Forget the killing and lets get to the grilling! david
Pressure's on! Bow hunters trying to get best locations for big bucks. I have a landlord from out west who adamantly opposes any hunting of wild animals on his land.
Yep, the deer are eating us up and tearing the crops down, the Ca's act like they havn't seen a thing, the cameras's are showing multiple deer and big bucks!
So, I got a call form landlord last night, he had a fellow marry into his family who happens to be a big bowhunter...you guessed it.."hunt all you want"! :D What he doesn't know is the crowd of buddies coming in with him, good bye roads and hello beer cans and trash ....and run-down crops!
This young buck stopped for his photo this am.
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Good picture!
Camera at a different location and these two were apparently camera shy. Thinking they may be twins. Should be good racks if they make it to next year.
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I caught these three bucks on the game cam Monday evening. I missed seeing them, but they were under the Pear Tree yesterday evening.
I still have not seen or gotten a picture of the "sticker" buck from last year. :-\
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They were really too early for the flash and too late without. The camera did flash, but no detail. The closest one is an 8 and the one on the right probably tore his velvet off that day.