A few habitat pics I thought you might enjoy

[Foggy47]

Foggy

We......are>70

We........are not dead

bill

Yeah....I hear you. but at age 78 and 3/4 years.....I gotta tell you.....I am starting to feel "old". I simply cannot do things I could only last year. Man....my joints ache from arthritis, the neuropathy in my feet is real, my hips hurt all night now, as does my knees. I struggle to climb a few steps, and take a break mid-way thru a one flight climb.....I cannot eat many foods without ill effects.....those handicap rails in the restrooms are now a necessity, I need naps and frequent breaks.....many things are a PITA.....and often people piss me off (especially the stupid ones....or I suppose I should say naive ones). I struggle to put my socks on....for crying out loud!

Getting old is not for sissies.....and even a year or two can make HUGE changes in what you can accomplish and accept as real. Trust me. We should have "downsized" a few years ago......alas...."now" is what it is....and it is not "easy".

They held my 60th class reunion last Sat nite. I was not there. Sent a message thru a friend about our situation. Of 220 of us that graduated in 1965 only 62 attended the reunion....and that INCLUDED spouses. I suppose only 40 made it to the reunion......and it was over by 9PM. Most of the guys I played football with were among the best athletes and of strongest numbers I have ever known....but 8 of the 11 of us that "started" are now dead. Many of those guys were college football worthy....(one went pro).....tho most spent time in Viet Nam or simply went into other endeavors. These guys were warriors......and super human beings by any stretch.....yet they are now gone.

Still....I welcome the peace that lies ahead as a result of our downsizing efforts....or does it? Life has been pretty "real" for us recently. And age makes a huge difference. Still....we plan plans....and not results. Motor-on! Grin.

Edit: I just want to say....that I do not post this chit for any kind of sympathy or that sort of purpose....only I post it for my friends here that will soon follow this path. Many of you are just a few years behind. My message to you is to prepare for what lies ahead. Nothing more / nothing less. Life is real. Live, and enjoy it.

 

[Native Hunter]

Not much change here except that white oak acorns are king at the moment - and still no Freak. I had 1,200 pics on the tree beside my blind in 4 days and mature bucks on the acorns nearly every day an hour before dark. My son wants to come home for the early 2 day ML season and hunt the 10 point. That buck would be a sure thing right now but no telling where he will be by then.

One worry - neighbors unloading equipment to harvest crops today and making lots of noise in a spot normally very quiet - about 200 yds from my blind. Not sure what if any issues that will create.

 

[Native Hunter]

I was still getting daylight mature bucks the day before the beans were harvested but none since then. Check out the turkey fight on the last two pics, and look at how it spooked the deer on the far left side of the pic.

 

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I was still getting daylight mature bucks the day before the beans were harvested but none since then. Check out the turkey fight on the last two pics, and look at how it spooked the deer on the far left side of the pic.

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Great pictures...I anticipate our beans will be harvested any time now, which will change things up here as well.

 

[Native Hunter]

Forgot to post my 2025 Lawnmower plot. One rain saved it from being a disaster.



Evidence of chestnuts being eaten.