More on My Camera Pictures

So, here is an up to date look at my camera photo's, thanks to my Wildgame Innovations game cam.  I told you I would let you know about the status of the buck, so here he is:

You can't really see the antler on this one, but he has three points.

To be honest, I think I may have two fawn bucks on the property.  The buck I showed previously was like the one on the bottom, not so much on the top.

There are a couple other pictures that my camera took this morning:

The does where at my corn.  I away the trough (see the night picture of the buck above), to see what happened.  You can't see the corn, but the doe is eating it in the bottom picture.  It seems that these are healthy does too.  Nice winter coats on them.

That's all for now.  Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all!  Thank the Lord for the gift He gave!

Established Bait Piles Work

So, in the previous post, I showed you my first deer.  Well, I just wanted to say that, established bait piles work.  The place where I shot the doe was 50 yards from a bait pile.  I saw four deer that morning, and four the previous evening.  I'll even share some pictures of my bait site (haven't used it yet) that I put in less than a week ago:                                                                                  

So, I think you can see that they work.  The next to bottom picture features a spike buck that my camera took a picture of.  I actually got two pictures of him, but that one was the best of him.  The bottom has two does standing behind a log close by the feeder.  I'll keep all of you posted on my camera pictures if I get some exiting things.  By the way,  most of the pictures were taken on the night of Dec. 17-18, I got over 10 pictures in one night!  And the bait site isn't that old!  They do work when acorns and other food isn't well available.

My First Deer

Hello!  So, I have shared hunting experiences in the past.  I thought there was no reason not to share this one.  I took my first deer!

I took her near a bait site on a friends property.  I hunted there an evening and the next morning, that's when I shot this nice doe from about 50 yards away.

Take a Leaf Survey

I took a leaf survey a few days ago.  I found I had these tree's in my area:

1. Beech
2. White Oak
3. Red Oak
4. Chestnut Oak
5. Sweetgum
6. Hickory

Pines and cedars were obvious.  But here is how I did it and why I did it.

How
I took a walk in the woods.  And I collected leaves from several different areas.  So I got to see what tree is where.

Why
I wanted to see what tree's were where by looking at their leaves.  That way, I knew where to go to hunt.  Or, if you don't do that, you can know where to go to observe wildlife.  Oaks provide food for deer, squirrels, and probably more.  Hickory provides food for squirrels, it's one of their favorite nuts.

In all, taking the survey helped me know more about my woods, and what's there.  If you manage wildlife, you can know where to apply fertilizer (or help in some way) to mast providing trees to increase their production of nuts and fruits for wildlife.

Merry Christmas!