Took the red eye to Dulles last night. My brother Bob picked me up and drove me down to his farm. My other brother Tom will drive up this afternoon. Chilly and clear today with a west wind coming down off the wooded hills at the back of his property. New moon just a day or two away. We'll have two days with lows in the 20's, then warming and rain on Sunday.
The rut is on here: when we got to his place he drove me up to his hunting lodge. On the fields above, a buck, probably forked horn, was racing around in circles like a dog an a rabbit's scent. I've never seen anything like it. Had to have been on a doe's scent. Crazy, and in broad daylight, probably 8:30-9:00. I didn't have the sense to grab my camera for a video, sorry. Later on we drove the Kubota up to check my stand. Busted a nice buck (at least 3x3, wide and tall) with a doe, then saw another smaller buck in the distance. That was after 11am! Arriving a the stand, we saw a new rub about 10 yards from the old one that's in my avatar (from last year), 20-30 yards from my stand.
They may not be bedding down, but I need to sleep a bit. Later.
By the way, DFW might want to look at this CA tag. $228 total for year for non resident, good for 1 bear, 3 turkeys, and six (count 'em) deer!
The rut is on here: when we got to his place he drove me up to his hunting lodge. On the fields above, a buck, probably forked horn, was racing around in circles like a dog an a rabbit's scent. I've never seen anything like it. Had to have been on a doe's scent. Crazy, and in broad daylight, probably 8:30-9:00. I didn't have the sense to grab my camera for a video, sorry. Later on we drove the Kubota up to check my stand. Busted a nice buck (at least 3x3, wide and tall) with a doe, then saw another smaller buck in the distance. That was after 11am! Arriving a the stand, we saw a new rub about 10 yards from the old one that's in my avatar (from last year), 20-30 yards from my stand.
They may not be bedding down, but I need to sleep a bit. Later.
By the way, DFW might want to look at this CA tag. $228 total for year for non resident, good for 1 bear, 3 turkeys, and six (count 'em) deer!
