This Little buck is walking by the rather large scrape.

The Time on these pictures are 4 hours fast.

Seems to be a good night time hangout.

This is a nice Doe. Look at that neck.

Bottom land deer just passing by;

and hanging out;

snooping around.

Looks like a Dog Day

A small doe comes through about 5-8 minutes before I get there to swap out memory cards.

Could have gotten a shot off when I arived here. I believe I saw a buck, doe, and a couple yearlings. They were moving to quickly to take a good look before shooting, so I watched them trot off through the woods. The good news is that they are deffinately moving through this area. The bad news is that the scrape has not been touched.

Dogs on the run.

coons on a walk

and a button headsmelling a scrape.

New stuff, Finally

Not quite what we're looking for but it's almost cute.

Thanksgiving Turkey.

I believe this is the first FOX that I have gotten on film.

Nice One. About 6:30 PM
Thanksgiving week

I put this camera on a scrape that is just beyond this deer.

I have also put a stand about a hundred yards in the direction this deer is coming from. J's lock on is about 80 yards strait over the hill in the back of the picture, but you can't see this road from his stand. It would be quite hard to let this one go by.

Work'n scrapes

We'll call this one the crab claw buck.

He's nice but could use another year or so.

This one is the tall tine buck. I believe it is the same buck we got on film around the 1st of september.

Looks like some does working the scrape as well.

Thanks to Phillips new camera for these pics.

More bucks

This one and # 4 may be the same deer. Looks like a real good 8.

John put out a mock scrape using pure amonia. So far it has worked great.

This guy is odd. Looks like one we need to take out of the heard. He is real heavy, maybe a 4 with some trash at the base.

Nice eight coming in to J's scrape.

This guy led the big eight in to the scrape.

Apples and Acorns

Well, I'm a bit puzzled. This particular spot is absolutely covered with big, fresh, white acorns. There are so many that it looks like gravel on the ground. Yet there are relatively few deer eating in here. I even sweetened it up with some fresh apples.

My current theory is that this area is just to open for the deer to spend much time here. So, I moved my camera and even my stand that was about a hundred yards away to another location that is not so open. Maybe I can get some more pics from there.

I've also got two spots picked out for ladder stands, If I only knew two someones with ladder stands sitting in there back yards not doing anything. (Hint, Hint)

While I'm out hunting

As I come in from hunting my wife and kids, especially my oldest, always ask if I seen anything. Well like a lot of hunters in the south that answer is often "NO". When I give them my answer my family loves to proceed to tell me about all the deer they saw in the back yard while I was in a tree seeing nothing.

They also tell me of all the deer they see while I'm working. My wife's even been known to call me at work to tell me of a buck grazing in the back yard. I finally got my oldest to keep a log for me so I can at least pattern them. I don't know if it will help or not.

Anyway, Here's some back yard deer:

By the way, I finally got my camera back up and running. Hopefully I will have some pics by the weekend.

Fish'n from a tree stand

Today, while hunting in John's tree stand, cause he was not here, I had a problem with a shooting lane that was blocked by some dead limbs. He had told me about the problem a few days ago, saying that he was going to have to take a saw in to saw a limb down. I had not planned to hunt His stand so I didn't pay it much attention at the time. However. I have run across this issue before and thought others might benefit from this little trick.

If you have ever had a dead limb hang down across your shooting lane just out of reach or maybe you did not have a saw at the time, this might help.

Take your pull rope or string and attach something of weight to the end of it. This time I had a bolt in my back pack. (Why, you ask, do I have a bolt in my back pack? Answer: just in case some one steals the pins out of your tree stand while you were away. It happened.) Attach the weight to the end of the rope and toss it across the dead limbs. It will inevitably get tangled. Then slowly pull till the limb breaks. It works great!

Unfortunately, nothing walked into that lane today, or anywhere else I might add. I guess that's hunting.

Opening Morning, Hunters 0, Deer 1

This morning started out quite beautifully at about 6:10. Walking out the door this morning, Phillip notice how brilliant the stars looked in the sky. Then, as always, Phillip led us in a prayer. We both believe it is quite important to always acknowledge where your blessings come from before we start anything, and of course we also know Who is able to watch over and protect us. Thanks to Jesus.

For me it was a long walk to my stand. I do not often hunt in the spot I was hunting today simply because of the long walk that ends in a bout a 150 yard incline winding up to the top off the hill. Then of course I have to climb the tree. By the time I got to the top of the tree I was sweating and out of breath; and it was already breaking day, about 6:50. When I finally got every thing settled; safety strap on, screw in tree, backpack and bow pulled up, backpack on screw, bow on holder, arrow knocked, thermocell on, mesh jacket on, gloves on, gaiter on, release on, flashlights put away, water drank, Scentaway sprayed, B.A.tree cover scent added, turned around, and sat down; it was about 7:15.

Based on the photo's that had been taken the week prior, the bucks were moving through about 7:30. So though I was running late I should have still been OK. However, climbing the tree did a number on my back again; along with the walk in. So I was struggling from the start. Unfortunately the next hour and a half went by uneventfully. Phillips text told me his morning was uneventful as well. I had realized that my stand was turned the wrong way. I already knew this but did not think the tree would accommodate me facing the other way. So, before I got down, I tried it anyway and the tree is actually going to work out better than I thought. I rearranged all the pegs in the tree, and made it down by about 9:10. I have no pictures of any deer past about 8:30 in the morning, so we had decided to make this a short day. Plus, Sarah had a soccer game at 10:30.

It was not a complete bust though. I checked my camera and got a picture of another 10 pointer.

He is still a young deer, 2 1/2 year old at the most. But he is still quite nice. I might could pass Him up early in the season. But, depending on how the year progresses, the end may be different. After all, the biggest deer I have taken with my bow is about a 3 pointer.

We will just have to wait and see. I really want the big guy, but I know those chances are small.

Daddy's Helper

Daddy's little girl soaking down a log with some C'mere Deer. Hanging out with Daddy while I hang a stand. The fuzziness of the photo comes from some water on the lens. That is also why the big buck photo was blurry.

OH MY GOSH!! MACK DADDY BUCK!

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No, Not this one. It's the one that is following this one.

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Yea, It is just a few steps away.

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I tried to fix the bluriness but it did not work.

This looks like the a great 10. It is deffinately the best deer I have ever seen on this property.

Those logs are covered in C'mere Deer.

Thanks to Andy for editing the pic. You can see them alot better

Some fun in the woods

Help! a spider
Not really. She's trying out for the circus.

Nah! This would be my other little girl after helping spread some feed, just having some fun in the woods. Earning her right to Hunt with daddy in the fall.

Of course with Grampa's close supervision.

It's about time

Look to the right of the last picture. This one looks outside his ears.

They are eating C'mere Deer logs.

My stand is about 10 yards to the left. yea!!!!