Outdoorsman Thread

[treefarmer]

No trophy buck here, and not even a big doe, I just kinda liked this picture that I took earlier while driving a backroad.

Thanks for posting the deer in the road.
I've failed to share my deer pictures for a while, we get lots of them each week and some times picture will show something interesting rather than just normal feeding and walking by a camera.
We're on a different schedule here in the Florida Panhandle as some of you realize, that is the deer don't rut until after the 1st of the year and on into March, fawns aren't usually born until August, September and October and even later now and then. Also antlers aren't usually shed until March.
Here are a few pictures to show what has happened in the last month or so:

Antlers

No antlers, 3 days after above picture

Old boy looks a bit rejected and run down.

Antlers missing

Always present, old Bob.

Looks like he is getting his mo-Jo back, the girls are taking notice. Strange thing, this buck seemed to tolerate the other deer around the feeder, he was not aggressive as other bucks. When they showed up, all the lesser deer would scatter.

There are almost always a bunch of does and their offspring, both yearlings and fawns around the feeder in the afternoons.

Treefarmer

[Corn Creek Cutlery]

No trophy buck here, and not even a big doe, I just kinda liked this picture that I took earlier while driving a backroad.

Thanks for posting the deer in the road.
I've failed to share my deer pictures for a while, we get lots of them each week and some times picture will show something interesting rather than just normal feeding and walking by a camera.
We're on a different schedule here in the Florida Panhandle as some of you realize, that is the deer don't rut until after the 1st of the year and on into March, fawns aren't usually born until August, September and October and even later now and then. Also antlers aren't usually shed until March.
Here are a few pictures to show what has happened in the last month or so:IMAG0067.jpgIMAG0183.jpgIMAG0401.jpgIMAG0725.jpgIMAG0012.jpgIMAG0586.jpgIMAG1148.jpg

Treefarmer

Great pics ... you have a lot of deer coming to your feeder Treefarmer. I have never hunted with a feeder or any bait in place, since in TN we cannot bait unless it is a growing crop. The mountain I referred to in my earlier post will be hunted mainly in NC, which does allow baiting and the season starts earlier. It will be a new experience this coming season ... should see a lot more deer than I am used to.

[treefarmer]

No trophy buck here, and not even a big doe, I just kinda liked this picture that I took earlier while driving a backroad.

Thanks for posting the deer in the road.
I've failed to share my deer pictures for a while, we get lots of them each week and some times picture will show something interesting rather than just normal feeding and walking by a camera.
We're on a different schedule here in the Florida Panhandle as some of you realize, that is the deer don't rut until after the 1st of the year and on into March, fawns aren't usually born until August, September and October and even later now and then. Also antlers aren't usually shed until March.
Here are a few pictures to show what has happened in the last month or so:IMAG0067.jpgIMAG0183.jpgIMAG0401.jpgIMAG0725.jpgIMAG0012.jpgIMAG0586.jpgIMAG1148.jpg

Treefarmer

Great pics ... you have a lot of deer coming to your feeder Treefarmer. I have never hunted with a feeder or any bait in place, since in TN we cannot bait unless it is a growing crop. The mountain I referred to in my earlier post will be hunted mainly in NC, which does allow baiting and the season starts earlier. It will be a new experience this coming season ... should see a lot more deer than I am used to.

Florida's game laws prohibit "baiting" on public land/wildlife management areas, on private land feeders are allowed as well as food plots to provide for the deer herd. A feeding station must be in operation 6 months prior to hunting season to be legal. We've been feeding deer year round for many years as well as planting food plots. In the picture I am posting you can see the area between the shooting house and the feeder is a mature patch of combined cereal grains, oats, wheat, etc. This will be soon cut and rolled by a neighbor for his cows. We quit using motorized feeders several years ago and by putting a plate under the cone of the feeder, it works as a gravity feeder only reached by a large deer. The deer rears up and licks the corn, most falls on the ground and the smaller ones pick up the kernels on the ground. Once in a while a big deer can just raise its head and reach the plate, most stand on their hind legs.
We have a pretty good herd of does that stay fairly close year round, in the yard, in the garden and in the bedding areas surrounding the feeder and the food plots. Their at "home", during the rut the bucks come visiting and some times our paths will cross.
Hope you have great success on your new hunting properties! Keep the forum updated.
Here's the way mamma gets her little ones a bite of corn once or twice a day:

Treefarmer

[1967redrider]

Awesome action shots, tree!


Just did a 4 miler around the 'hood, totin' a Veritable Journaix utility knife. Including some pictures of the little league ball field that we walk past, Norfolk Southern is one of the sponsors. Also, a big turtle sunning on a rock and a small one swimming. The large one is about the size of a basketball.

[doglegg]

Awesome action shots, tree!


Just did a 4 miler around the 'hood, totin' a Veritable Journaix utility knife. Including some pictures of the little league ball field that we walk past, Norfolk Southern is one of the sponsors. Also, a big turtle sunning on a rock and a small one swimming. The large one is about the size of a basketball.

Pleasant walk.

[1967redrider]

Awesome action shots, tree!


Just did a 4 miler around the 'hood, totin' a Veritable Journaix utility knife. Including some pictures of the little league ball field that we walk past, Norfolk Southern is one of the sponsors. Also, a big turtle sunning on a rock and a small one swimming. The large one is about the size of a basketball.

Pleasant walk.

It is, dog.

[Bushfire]

Red stag from this years rut.

[Bushfire]

Fallow buck from this year, was a fair hike to get this guy.

[1967redrider]

Awesome pictures and scores!

[doglegg]

Fallow buck from this year, was a fair hike to get this guy.

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Beautiful animals, open sights on your rifle in the top pic, and a happy dog! Thanks for sharing.

[Paladin]

Red stag from this years rut.

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Where were these animals taken? I am not sure where the member is located or did I miss it somehow?

Ray

[Ripster]

Red stag from this years rut.

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That’s Awesome ! Well done . Big game and man’s best friend . You’re living the dream my friend

[Bushfire]

Thanks gentlemen,

I mostly hunt with open sight flintlocks or breechloaders, I like the challenge of getting close and not relying on too much tech.

I’m located in Australia, we have some great hunting down here.

[1967redrider]

Very cool, Bushfire. Winter is coming there.

Some pictures from our afternoon coffee walk on Saturday. Foxes and turtles and herons, oh my.

[doglegg]

Very cool, Bushfire. Winter is coming there.

Some pictures from our afternoon coffee walk on Saturday. Foxes and turtles and herons, oh my.