Native Hunter
5 year old buck +
I’m pulling cards this morning. If my target isn’t on camera, I’m taking off until some more favorable weather.
Was the big guy there?I’m pulling cards this morning. If my target isn’t on camera, I’m taking off until some more favorable weather.
Sorry for a late reply. No, he wasn't there, but the other big ones are still around and coming in legal shooting light. Right now I'm only interested in hunting him, so I'm taking a few days off and seeing if he comes back when our weather changes. Starting tomorrow we are supposed to get rain and cooler weather. However, the beans could be harvested any day now which isn't likely to be a good thing.Was the big guy there?
Mine was recalled last year, and I sent it back. But, I had better check and see if this is something new or the same thing. Thanks for posting.View attachment 83007
Native, didn't know if you were aware of the ravin 500 recall or not. This is the list for the owners that have a recall.
Generally, the five-year recruitment in our area is about "normal" and aligns with averages seen in Missouri and Minnesota. However, this year's fawn recruitment is lower than usual. Normally I see most does with twins and triplets. This year I reported more single fawns and a couple of twins, but no triplets. The doe I harvested has been fawnless all season, based on camera data. I'll age the jaw later today. I am not sure if fawn predation is the issue or weather--we had lots of rain in late May. One of my target deer was an old nanny doe that never had fawns (in eight years I had her on camera). I've not seen her this year, so she may have died or been harvested.Do you have a lot of dry does in your area? I'm always shocked at the number of does without fawns in MO vs. my old land in WI. Fawn recruitment in MO is far lower. We haven't shot a doe on one farm in MO since we bought it in 2021 and the population isn't noticeably higher if at all. Maybe the neighbors are killing them.