A few habitat pics I thought you might enjoy
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Native Hunter
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Yes, I did put some birdsfoot trefoil in a fall mix and saw it come up. I never could tell that it was browsed much and the next year it just slowly died off. My FIL tried some in a flower garden and it never did much. I guess it just doesn’t do well in my soils. I would probably have to do some kind of soil amendments to get it to grow.
Bill
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About time you updated....
Good crop of bucks coming on.
AND what’s with the thistle? I’ve had it in some clover plots and mowed it but this year it’s everywhere. I spent a few hours today smacking thistle. Something tells me I’m in for a fight. My Bed and breakfast area is loaded with it.
I may just kill 80 acres of everything next year and start over.
Good crop of bucks coming on.
AND what’s with the thistle? I’ve had it in some clover plots and mowed it but this year it’s everywhere. I spent a few hours today smacking thistle. Something tells me I’m in for a fight. My Bed and breakfast area is loaded with it.
I may just kill 80 acres of everything next year and start over.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
About time you updated....
Good crop of bucks coming on.
AND what’s with the thistle? I’ve had it in some clover plots and mowed it but this year it’s everywhere. I spent a few hours today smacking thistle. Something tells me I’m in for a fight. My Bed and breakfast area is loaded with it.
I may just kill 80 acres of everything next year and start over.
That thistle is a hard one for sure. A guy would have to mow late summer to keep it from seeding and that timing doesn’t work for me. Time will tell if my method of hunting them down will work. It surely has to help.
Native Hunter
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Time for an update:
And some more:
And one for the wall:
And some more:
And one for the wall:
Howboutthemdawgs
5 year old buck +
Good lord!
SWIFFY
5 year old buck +
Do you have any history with that buck Native? I dont remember him from your posts in past years. I mean WOW! He has the makings of a world class animal! Is he fairly young yet, like no more than a 4 yr old? It sure adds a new level of satisfaction and anticipation knowing a deer like that is growing on your own property. Im excited to see your story with him unfold!
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
You won’t believe me but that deer finished less than 130 last year. He was nice but just overall small. He was an 11 last year. If he is still around when he finishes we will compare some pics.
SWIFFY
5 year old buck +
Oh I believe you. He was 3 then? It seems that jump from 3 to 4 can be magical on deer like that. He could do it again next year just as easy.... if he sees next year! ;)
Ahh... I think I found a pic of him in post #666. He showed there he maybe had the makings of some abnormal stuff going on like a split G3 etc... very cool!
Ahh... I think I found a pic of him in post #666. He showed there he maybe had the makings of some abnormal stuff going on like a split G3 etc... very cool!
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Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
Yes, the smallest deer in that post with split G3 walking to the right at night. Look how small that rack is.
Suburbhunter
5 year old buck +
Just curious, anything showing up at the Taj Mahal property?
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
A mother coyote and 4 pups that I don't have time to hunt. So, far the deer pictures on that property are not great this year, and I really don't know why unless it is the coyotes. But there is a lot of time for it to change....I hope it does.
Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
First of all, thanks to everyone for your comments in the live from the stand thread. I had this deer on camera early in the year but only one time after shedding velvet. It had been 79 days since I had got a picture of him but figured he was still alive, because at one time he disappeared for a month earlier in the year.
My son took a very nice 9 point on the third or fourth day of gun season and I kept hunting. I finally got some pics of two good deer at my 20-acre farm and hunted there a couple of days, but kept thinking about this deer. Finally, I went back and decided to spend the rest of the season on a hope and prayer. I passed several respectable deer – including a big 8 pointer in the 140 range.
This morning I was in the blind before daylight, and the day started slow. By 8 AM I hadn’t seen a single deer but finally saw a doe and fawn. I was trying to look in all directions and took my eyes away from the plot for a minute. When I turned back, I saw the rear of a deer cross the edge and enter the NWSG field. I believe the deer had just come and checked a scrape at the edge of the plot.
I thought to myself that I would at least get my gun up just in case it might be one I wanted. It was walking toward a shooting land so I focused my attention there. The grass was so tall that I couldn’t see anything moving in it. Suddenly he stepped out in the lane and stopped briefly. I saw it was him and pulled the trigger quickly. The shot was roughly 200 yards. I was shooting a 300 magnum, so the recoil kept me from seeing which direction he went, but I had faith I had made a perfect double lung shot. The blood trail though the native grass was very good, and in a few minutes, I found him about 50 yards from where I shot him. The lungs were a mess, so I don’t know how he went that far.
Gross score is 186+ and typical net is 174+, so we have a Booner.
PS: Just saw a trail cam pic today that a guy 1.8 miles away had of him 4 days ago, so I am very blessed. Another guy told me that he came close to running over this deer a few days ago about a mile from where I live. I give God the glory and thank my friend from NC who had been praying for me to get this deer.
My son took a very nice 9 point on the third or fourth day of gun season and I kept hunting. I finally got some pics of two good deer at my 20-acre farm and hunted there a couple of days, but kept thinking about this deer. Finally, I went back and decided to spend the rest of the season on a hope and prayer. I passed several respectable deer – including a big 8 pointer in the 140 range.
This morning I was in the blind before daylight, and the day started slow. By 8 AM I hadn’t seen a single deer but finally saw a doe and fawn. I was trying to look in all directions and took my eyes away from the plot for a minute. When I turned back, I saw the rear of a deer cross the edge and enter the NWSG field. I believe the deer had just come and checked a scrape at the edge of the plot.
I thought to myself that I would at least get my gun up just in case it might be one I wanted. It was walking toward a shooting land so I focused my attention there. The grass was so tall that I couldn’t see anything moving in it. Suddenly he stepped out in the lane and stopped briefly. I saw it was him and pulled the trigger quickly. The shot was roughly 200 yards. I was shooting a 300 magnum, so the recoil kept me from seeing which direction he went, but I had faith I had made a perfect double lung shot. The blood trail though the native grass was very good, and in a few minutes, I found him about 50 yards from where I shot him. The lungs were a mess, so I don’t know how he went that far.
Gross score is 186+ and typical net is 174+, so we have a Booner.
PS: Just saw a trail cam pic today that a guy 1.8 miles away had of him 4 days ago, so I am very blessed. Another guy told me that he came close to running over this deer a few days ago about a mile from where I live. I give God the glory and thank my friend from NC who had been praying for me to get this deer.
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blueKYstream
5 year old buck +
He’s a monster! Congratulations on the buck and a great story!
Jordan Selsor
5 year old buck +
Steve! A BOONER!:)
I am so happy for you! An to give God the glory is only fitting! You are a mentor to me in many ways Sir! Your success always puts a smile on my face! Congrats!
I am so happy for you! An to give God the glory is only fitting! You are a mentor to me in many ways Sir! Your success always puts a smile on my face! Congrats!
