The Circle of Life begins anew . . .

[Keavin Nelson]

Yes on the pears, when they start to fall, we have deer under the tree every day. And there are apple trees on the property too.

[Wild Skies]

After munching on some newly fallen acorns twin fawns of the year wash them down with a drink of fresh water.

[Wild Skies]

The alpha male of the neighborhood looks after his likely offspring from last year's breeding while surveying the potential for a repeat breeding in this year's fall rut which is just getting underway here locally. These two cell phone pics were taken just moments ago.

[Stan Hoover]

That is quite a buck there, looks non typical and a big one. If that was in my hunting area, I would be doing allot of hunting.
Stan

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

That is quite a buck there, looks non typical and a big one. If that was in my hunting area, I would be doing allot of hunting.
Stan

Maybe these two views will offer a little bit better look of his rack and body.

[Mike of the Mountain]

Originally Posted by Stan Hoover

That is quite a buck there, looks non typical and a big one. If that was in my hunting area, I would be doing allot of hunting.
Stan

Stan, if that was in PA someone would have smoked that buck after dark, cut the head off and let the body lie by the road.

[Big D]

This little guy/girl greeted me as I stepped out of the trout stream this spring.

[Dean Romig]

We should gave an open season on poachers. Some people refer to them as bad or unethical hunters. They are not hunters at all - I refuse to have them even associated with the word “hunter” - they are CRIMINALS plain and simple.





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[Stan Hillis]

Mike, here it's a couple of brothers that are only about 18-20 yrs. old. They have a family member that is a taxidermist, and he pays them for the heads. One of the brothers is in jail right now for DUI. He was driving a UTV, drunk, with a young woman as passenger. He wrecked badly and the young woman is paralyzed. He won't be jacklighting any time soon, but his brother and a cousin are still at it. They've threatened farmers and others here, pulling a pistol on them. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that they've been found dead in somebody's field, shot with buckshot. They can't do much with buckshot at the ballistics labs. People around here aren't going to take a chance with them.

Sad stuff. SRH