Farm and Ranch life

[Baker]

Been a challenging year but finally was able to get out. Here is a short clip from last Saturday

 

[Gravel Road]

Always enjoy your videos! Thanks for sharing those beautiful bucks. The tree damage is terrible, but I guess that's mother nature doing her thing.

 

[Baker]

Didn't get much video from the farm this year cause of hurricane damage, mosquitoes and tough circumstances but here's a few

 

[Gator]

Didn't get much video from the farm this year cause of hurricane damage, mosquitoes and tough circumstances but here's a few

Helluva buck as always!


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[Turkish]

Didn't get much video from the farm this year cause of hurricane damage, mosquitoes and tough circumstances but here's a few

Stunning as always! Will you have to do anything to combat privet at your farm, with all the sunlight making its way thru?

 

[Baker]

Good eye on the privet. Historically hasn't been a problem only populating the edges a little bit. I am concerned now about privet and tallow invaded the open woods. Don't have an answer but will be very observant

 

[Triple C]

Rusty, great bucks and great video! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

 

[Gravel Road]

Great video, as always. Watching Squiggly walk across that plot makes me doubt ever aging a deer correctly, LoL. That 8 or 9 year old looks like a 4 year old with his straight back and sleek body. If he had a smaller rack I'd think he was 3.5

 

[Baker]

Great video, as always. Watching Squiggly walk across that plot makes me doubt ever aging a deer correctly, LoL. That 8 or 9 year old looks like a 4 year old with his straight back and sleek body. If he had a smaller rack I'd think he was 3.5

Aging bucks is a tricky proposition at best . Time of year, subspecies , nutrition all have an effect. Unless one knows his herd well generally best to think in terms of young middle age and old. I've come to challenge my ability to age any bucks with total accuracy unless I know the deer. When I post the video from Mexico you will see a 13 yr old that looks and behaves like a 5 yr old. But we know the deer well. And his rack is about as big as its ever been.

Squiggly looks young there because post rut and he has lost a bunch of weight. Camera pics earlier had him looking like a giant bull probably weighing 250+ . Look at his hocks and head then compare to some of the younger bucks.

In Mexico we watch a lot of bucks and it is amazing the change from November when the look like a brahma bull till late January when the look emaciated.

 

[Cedar Ridge]

Didn't get much video from the farm this year cause of hurricane damage, mosquitoes and tough circumstances but here's a few

Rusty,

I could watch videos of your bucks for days. What you’ve been able to accomplish is tremendous.

 

[Baker]

Here's a bit of a buck fight for your Super Bowl Sunday

 

[T-Max]

Now that I've watched a few of your videos, I read all of your posts in your voice. Excellent stuff as always.

 

[Baker]

Part 1 from the ranch. Best is yet to come but I was restless housebound from frozen weather.

 

[Baker]

Part 2 from the ranch with a few thoughts on management

 

[Baker]

Haven't posted on here in a while. Trying to define boundaries on social media. But after chasing whitetails almost 75% of the days since October1 and getting some cool video, figured I'd share a few pics from it.

 

[Baker]

6 yr old

 

[Baker]

164" 8 pt my buddies son got. Was bigger last year with double forked 2's but after hunting him all season no luck

 

[Baker]

Another pretty cool 6 yr old

 

[Baker]

Another from the farm. My buddy here has hunted all his life only killing smaller bucks. After a day on the farm he has magic memories forever

Cant get most of my pics to post so that it for now. Will be working on clabbering together video once I wrap up season and will post.

 

[Cedar Ridge]

Great stuff! Always love your posts, Rusty.