Author Topic: ain't thisa wonderful pitcher.......... (Read 1264 times)

gendoc · « **on:** September 08, 2012, 12:10:27 PM »

this isa why i sit in my swamp and meditate......ahhhhhh !!!

how many deer you know that feeds in 92 degrees @ aroun noon time..............

only when i just filled the tube @ 10am..............

these WILL NOT go away this year, i'll see to it.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:27:01 PM »

Right on John!! I'm fortunate to have the same view right in my back yard from my kitchen window, no feeder necessary, just an apple and pear tree plus the wife's roses, in the winter they hoover up the millet from the bird feeder too tho!!

Tim

gendoc · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:35:47 PM »

mitey fine tim..... i kinda don't count my yard critters..................

they be hand fed and they know maw-maw always hasa treat for them when tha sun goes down......

quickdtoo · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:40:25 PM »

These aren't hand fed, not by us anyway, they keep their distance if we go out the back door, but they don't go far, other day I chased a doe off the roses again, she went down to the foot of the yard and took a nap in her favorite spot!

Tim

EDIT: I forgot the wife snuck a pic of her.

gendoc · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:51:34 PM »

now thatsa what i'm talk'n bout !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

we gotta 2 year nanny that eats maw-maws fliers off tha front porch and she hadta put some that cayenne in tha pot to run that gal off.........

hoooo weeee she stopped that yeah..........

quickdtoo · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:56:47 PM »

I had to build a 6' chicken wire fence around our green beans, or they'da been eatin my food too, not just the wife's panzies!

Glad they don't seem to care for the maters tho.

Tim

cwlongshot · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:58:36 PM »

Nice pic Doc!!

I have watched the fawns drop in April and May. My camera traps have been out all summer. But I got my first fawn pics last week...

Same time I saw my first hard horned deer!!

Notice the times, its the same deer.

CW

quickdtoo · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2012, 12:59:46 PM »

Nice pics CW!

Tim

gendoc · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:03:23 PM »

awhell.... collards, turnip green and broccoli be behind fence here.
we gotta eat too. jus them carnavores ain't welcome here unless they want'n ta play tha lottery
gainst me, an they will loose !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

quickdtoo · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:06:37 PM »

Best I can do is use an airgun or live trap on unwanted visitors since I live in the city limits, mostly possum. Had a porkypine in the yard once, I caught him in the salmon net and lifted him over the fence so he could be on his way!

Tim

gendoc · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:13:06 PM »

excellent technique !!!!!!!!!!!

back many years ago, j2 used to throw tha mullet "cast" net at armadillos and possums
at night.
cuz his mom "maw-maw" would give him $5 each for his catch !!!!

he used to sport around in fine style with his cash on tha hip ..........

lord, thats been 30 year or better.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:14:51 PM »

Hmmm, what's she payin nowadays?

Tim

hoytcanon · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:20:49 PM »

What's up with all the spotted fawns in September??? The fawns are all big around here... haven't seen spots in a month and a half... could be that they mature and drop quicker due to our winters?

gendoc · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:23:03 PM »

now tim...... that was jus ta get him from think'n bout them lil'gals up tha road..........

but of course, he turned out to be casanova to tha entire female alumni

but none of them sparked him like tha marine corp !!!!!!!!!!!

i must admit, i won !!!!!!!!!!!

quickdtoo · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:24:12 PM »

quickdtoo · « **Reply #15 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:26:10 PM »

Quote from: hoytcanon on September 08, 2012, 01:20:49 PM

What's up with all the spotted fawns in September??? The fawns are all big around here... haven't seen spots in a month and a half... could be that they mature and drop quicker due to our winters?

My fawn pic was taken Aug 9th, it's pretty much lost its spots now, comes in just about every day with mom and an aunt, once in a while dad shows up too.

Tim

gendoc · « **Reply #16 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:27:52 PM »

Quote from: hoytcanon on September 08, 2012, 01:20:49 PM

What's up with all the spotted fawns in September??? The fawns are all big around here... haven't seen spots in a month and a half... could be that they mature and drop quicker due to our winters?

i think it must be tha 2000+/- miles south and tha altitude difference of our locations.

cwlongshot · « **Reply #17 on:** September 08, 2012, 01:37:05 PM »

The spots go with the winter coat... I had bucks getting that coat last month and other bucks just getting it now...
If you look close, the doe, in my pics is just about half way into her winter coat.

Also you have the variable of deer dropping fawns in April, May and June.

bikerbeans · « **Reply #18 on:** September 08, 2012, 02:53:06 PM »

Ya'll givin' me da fever with these pics. Archery season opens in 21 days and I ain't very patient.

BB

hoytcanon · « **Reply #19 on:** September 08, 2012, 02:57:27 PM »

Quote from: cwlongshot on September 08, 2012, 01:37:05 PM

The spots go with the winter coat... I had bucks getting that coat last month and other bucks just getting it now...
If you look close, the doe, in my pics is just about half way into her winter coat.

Also you have the variable of deer dropping fawns in April, May and June.

Our does drop fawns in early April... occasionally a yearling fawn will be bred late and drop in May, but there are not many of those.

Doublebass73 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 08, 2012, 04:21:25 PM »

I need to put a trail cam on my front porch to catch the deer that's been eating my impatiens.

mechanic · « **Reply #21 on:** September 08, 2012, 04:31:14 PM »

Sadly, I'm finding the remains of fawns around here, and very few tracks. We've developed an abundance of coyotes, and they've learned to hunt deer. I will spend a good part of my deer season with the 17 HMR coyote hunting.

Ben

LONGTOM · « **Reply #22 on:** September 08, 2012, 06:42:36 PM »

Quote from: mechanic on September 08, 2012, 04:31:14 PM

Sadly, I'm finding the remains of fawns around here, and very few tracks. We've developed an abundance of coyotes, and they've learned to hunt deer. I will spend a good part of my deer season with the 17 HMR coyote hunting.

Ben

Sadly we had the same problem last season.
I only saw one young deer the entire last 1/4 of the year.
The yotes were killing the fawns as fast as they hit the ground.
My hunting buddy and my self did our part with them all season long.
Between us we got eleven of them.
I just got one last week while brushhogging the fields.
Haven't seen many little ones this year either but more than last year.
We will be watching for them again this year and hopefully take out some more.

A few years ago here in VA the state game department brought in some yotes to help controll the deer.
Now they are everywhere killing the small game, killing foxes and the young deer along with young farm animals.
Now I hear they are bringing in wolves to controll the yotes.
When will man ever learn to leave things alone!
Mother nature will take care of its self without any help from man.
Looks like we may be taking wolves out one day.
What will they bring in next?

The best way to mess anything up is to let the government get involved!!!

LONGTOM

gendoc · « **Reply #23 on:** September 08, 2012, 11:38:17 PM »

Quote from: bikerbeans on September 08, 2012, 02:53:06 PM

Ya'll givin' me da fever with these pics. Archery season opens in 21 days and I ain't very patient.

BB

36 days here, but we get'n practice bowfish'n fer reds an black drum while gig'n flounder at night.................

.

petemi · « **Reply #24 on:** September 09, 2012, 12:41:24 AM »

Those are all neat pics

I have deer in the Alfalfa, the field closest to the house, almost every morning and evening. They get used to the household routine and farm chores. When we go out, they just pick up their heads, take a look, and go back to grazing. The dogs are trained to leave them alone, and the deer seem to know it. It's pretty easy to convince the dogs the deer are just some more livestock. Earlier this summer, I had a pair of Sandhill Cranes with a baby and a doe and a fawn about a hundred yards off the porch. The fawn kept frisking around the cranes trying to get them to play. The senior cranes just extended their wings and made false charges at the little guy. It was comical to watch.

So far, Patty's flowers have been safe. I've got about a dozen apple trees around the house which seems to keep them content. I'm pretty sure if one went after her precious plants, he'd find himself in the freezer.

I've seen barely discernible spots on fawns as late as the Nov 15 - 30 deer season, but that is unusual.

Pete

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #25 on:** September 09, 2012, 03:04:36 AM »

I had two groups of 6 each of mule deer behind the cabin last week, can only harvest one this year in that area. Had the resident elk herd of over 300 move across the road onto my land and wake me up at 12:30 AM, but for the 4th year in a row I didn't get a permit for an elk there. Still magnificent to see. DP

Winter Hawk · « **Reply #26 on:** September 09, 2012, 03:29:07 PM »

CW,

That buck looks to have polished his antlers already! Isn't that a might early? I haven't seen any buck rubs down here yet, need to get out in the woods and look some more.

-Kees-

cwlongshot · « **Reply #27 on:** September 09, 2012, 11:26:53 PM »

Quote from: Winter Hawk on September 09, 2012, 03:29:07 PM

CW,

That buck looks to have polished his antlers already! Isn't that a might early? I haven't seen any buck rubs down here yet, need to get out in the woods and look some more.

-Kees-

Hello WH,
Seems early to me too, but thinking back its about right. Our Archery season opens up on the 15th and generally speaking most deer are hard horned by then.
BUT this is my first ever picture of one just after it rubbed! You can tell because the horns are red with blood!

This guy (the deer) has a twin brother. I have pics of them all summer growing up. One has a bent G2 and his right brow tine, at the tip and one dosen't. The one that dosen't is hard horned the brother is still in velvet. Here is a pic of both together.

Here is a pic of the bent G2 brother form late last month.

CW

petemi · « **Reply #28 on:** September 10, 2012, 04:04:01 AM »

We found fresh rubs last week.

Pete