I have a mystery on my hands and I sure hope that it doesn't involve aliens.
If you look carefully at the sequence of pictures taken below you will see a string of four, small vertical bright spots - evenly-spaced - move from right to left.
Initially they appear just to the left of the larger birch tree on the right and directly above the hind quarter of the deer. Then they move to center. They continue moving left and are last seen just to the right of the larger birch tree on the left.
And they're gone!
Any ideas?
A doe wanders into range of the camera, checks it out and then exits the scene...
I cannot get enough of my favorite tree. The tamarack or larch - Larix laricina. Also called the hackmatack.
The larch can tolerate cold temperatures better than any tree in North America which is why you'll find it in the northernmost regions of the continent.
I suppose I'm biased since we've nurtured several nice stands of tamarack on the tree farm. They're well-suited to some of the soil types and are thriving. They sport some crazy branches that would almost make you think they belong in a Dr. Seuss story but the part I like best is the fall color found in this species.
The needles turn a blazing golden color - then they drop. It's done. In the spring the tree grows an entire new set of needles and begins the process all over again.
I want my pal Lawyer to know that the turkeys are still moving through the big clearing where he was hunting last weekend.
In the rain...
More than two inches of rain in the space of four days.
Water everywhere. Even the creek is running.
Reminds me of spring time and mud season...
So far this year I remain turkeyless.
The spring hunt was a pathetic bust. Lousy weather and all I saw was a solo hen.
Seeing all sorts of turkeys this fall so there's an outside chance I might get one.
We'll see...
Did some scouting for deer sign while making the normal rounds of fetching the SD cards from the trail cameras.
Once of the cameras is no longer recording pictures so it may have to go back to the manufacturer for replacement. If it's still under warranty.
Here are a couple of very fresh - and large - rubs on some tamarack trees. This is one of the ways that mature male deer mark their territory. They're leaving the deer equivalent of their name and phone number for the ladies.
I may have to relocate a blind near-by.
Of course the busted camera is only 50 yards from where theses rubs are...
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