Visitors in the night

Paul Hoskins · #1 11-12-2018, 11:52 AM

The whitetail season opened the 10th of November but the rut seems to be slow this fall. Apparently it's just getting started now. Several weeks ago I aw tracks of a big buck around the turnip patch. I feed the deer in the back yard year round & seldom see a buck. Old granny & her young are here every day & sometimes several times a day. .....Saturday morning, opening day, at 7;05 AM a HUGE buck came in. I tried taking a picture but it was too dark for the camera to focus. I kept expecting my next door neighbor to shoot but nothing happened. I decided to shoot it myself but the brute walked across the back lawn 50 feet from the back door & over to the neighbor's house on the other side of mine. Too dangerous for a shot. Next morning a lesser but nice buck showed up at 7;30. Still pretty dark but I did get one picture. The scoundrel wouldn't walk in front of the trail camera I set up. Lots of pictures of granny & one of her little ones. Nothing out there this morning but they came in a couple hours before daylight. Three different bucks in less than an hour. One is a decent looking varmint. Appears to be a 10 pointer but definitely not the one that came by on opening day. He had at least 12 points & probably more. Longer tines too. The does are granny & her little girl. The old bag turned 6 years old in June & has produced 9 babies. .......Paul H

sakorick · #2 11-12-2018, 11:55 AM

Nice buck!

ArnoldGam · #3 11-16-2018, 03:39 PM

9 babies in 6 years? Not bad at all. Nice pics btw, Paul. Which trail camera are you using?

gitano · #4 11-17-2018, 02:33 PM

Great pics! Thanks for posting, Paul.

Paul

Paul Hoskins · #5 11-18-2018, 06:53 AM

Arnold, welcome to THL. First time I've seen you on here. ......The trail cam is a Bushnell. It's a compact model I bought at ****'s Sporting Goods several years ago. I no longer patronize ****'s Sporting Goods because of their negative political activity toward the firearms industry & the fact they no longer sell reloading components in our local store.

......Paul H

Paul Hoskins · #6 11-18-2018, 06:57 AM

Well, maybe I should have called it "Richard's " Sporting Goods. Regardless, it's aptly named. ........Paul H

gitano · #7 11-18-2018, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Hoskins

Well, maybe I should have called it "Richard's " Sporting Goods. Regardless, it's aptly named. ........Paul H

Yup.

Paul