Counting Crows

Those two deer carcasses that I put a trail camera over are gradually dwindling.  And some of the parts are getting scattered.

Who's responsible?

Crows.

Lots and lots of crows.  By my count there are twenty-two birds in the picture above.

If you like pictures of crows all you need to do is put out a nasty deer carcass.  No coyotes, no hawks.  Not even a hungry chickadee.

One of the more common and recognizable birds on the peninsula - Corvus brachyrhynchos.

Buck Sign

The rut may be on the downhill slide - but I'm still finding evidence of rutting bucks all over the place.

Like this rub I encountered while out doing some still hunting last weekend.

And, of course, there irrefutable evidence on camera...

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Snow!

It's official.

Winter is here.

Late Season Deer Hunt

Braumeister, Timothy Leary, New Guy and Six Deuce were here at The Platz for a late season deer hunt.  Yesterday Six Deuce shot his second deer.  Good for him.  In any event, everyone has left and that makes three deer for the year so far.  Good thing I have that new chest freezer.

Girlfriend and I went out for some fresh air and exercise and fetched the SD cards from the trail cameras.  It's like working a trapline. 

There are still a large number of deer out there.

And I'm not finished hunting.

Just yet anyway.  I'll be putting that Mauser K98 away after it's been cleaned and oiled.  And taking up my bow.  

Snow Deer

Nice pic of a doe and her fawn in the snow.

Good insulation these whitetails have.  The snow collecting on their hide doesn't even melt...

Good Things Come In Threes

Three's a charm.

Same day - almost a half mile apart.  A threesome of deer...

The Elusive Buck

The gun deer season is done and this guy has survived.

I wonder if I'll ever see him during daylight hours while I'm out with my bow?