Stone Branch, build it, they will come.

[George]

I was calling him 4 years of age back in 2019, he may have been 3.







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[weekender21]

You guys and your big bucks! I need to get the saw and torch out more.


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[George]

You guys and your big bucks! I need to get the saw and torch out more.


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It's clear to me, that's a good plan. More bucks, I'm now having trouble sorting which deer is which.



For the past 30 years, my buck hunting strategy has been to take of the girls. Saw and fire has created enough nutrition up there so as to now afford does the resources to produce twins. The cover created up there has now allowed fawns to survive the onslaught of coyote. There are at least 4 fawns up there that will be great buck bait towards the end of November if necessary. Does are out all day long despite my regular presence and constant squirrel hunting pressure over my east property line.









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[KSQ2]

The fruits of your labor are showing up quickly!

 

[George]

The fruits of your labor are showing up quickly!

5 years.















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[George]

The old 8 has shed.





Opening day, going away shooting lane out of the high stand, blowing my stink over top of the trail.



Some deer west of me.





Around the corner to the east, he came



I was up bow in hand as he came down the trail. He stopped 15 yards out below me and gave me a good look, I knew who he was.



I decided to give him a pass for now, which proved to be a moot point as his sixth sense kicked in. Most times he is not shy of the camera but sometimes he is.



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[George]

The camera is definitely a problem for the old 8, he jumped it again hours later and went around.









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[deer patch]

Is your camera a white flash? What’s the plan going forward, remove, move or buy a different type camera? Could always run it in daylight only if the flash is bothering him.

 

[George]

Is your camera a white flash? What’s the plan going forward, remove, move or buy a different type camera? Could always run it in daylight only if the flash is bothering him.

I checked, as is the rope camera about 30yards away, they are dark ops, dark flash. The old 8 don't seem to be too afraid of the cameras.







My Homeboy 10 hasn't been pictured all summer.



I did pick up his sheds the past 2 years.



He's back, at least 5 years of age, and looking pretty symmetrical.







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[weekender21]

Great Looking buck!


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[George]

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[Native Hunter]

Beam me up Scotty!

 

[Buckly]

Now those are some nice pictures.

 

[gut_pile]

Great bucks and cool looking drone shots

 

[George]

Beam me up Scotty!

Now those are some nice pictures.

Great bucks and cool looking drone shots

Thanks guys, I walked out that morning a saw the moon through the fog and knew it was a drone flying kind of morning.

The big 8 pt that ruled the roost up on my piece of the plateau during last year's rut



was pictured 4000 yards away in the vicinity of the upper right-hand corner of the previous drone picture. I said leave him alone, he's my deer, feller said that he is a long ways from home. 2 days later.



Good luck trying to pattern one these old timer plateau bucks.

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[George]

Did anyone see the hurricane coming through?

A big beech tree fell and had to be cut off the drive.





A red oak on the trail. I cleared enough of that one to open a deer trail. I didn't see a single acorn on that tree making it a good candidate for building material anyhow.







a big red maple laying across my trail that I still need to tend to.



And a big walnut, who's fall was broken by my sawmill.





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[George]

I started cutting some weight off of it, carefully, Thursday evening.



Was missing a wheel on that side and the stand leg was able to get smoshed into the ground.



I think that it will be good to start cutting some walnut boards, won't have far to haul.



Nothing like a good hurricane to let the sunshine.







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[George]

I cleaned up walnut sticks yesterday. I couldn't be more pleased to have that walnut down, I never would have cut it down.





The frame got jacked back up against the slop in the bolt holes, I'll loosen and realign, no damage.



My barn project has continued, new posts and ledger boards on one side.



The hurricane helped me about finish dismantling the other side. Some tabaco hanging sticks and surface tension holding it up now.



I didn't see any more hurricane damage from the air.











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[cutman]

We lost a bunch of trees, too. Glad you are ok.

 

[Native Hunter]

We had some trees down but not as severe as what you experienced. Best wishes on the cleanup and be careful.