2023 Deer Tails

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

A couple bucks are starting to push some bone.   No new fawns yet.

 

Check that doe on the left.    She may be packing trip fawns.

 

Edited May 16, 2023 by Ed Kennell

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Lots of deer on the cam., but no fawns yet.

That big doe on the left looks ready to deliver.

[Pullstart 62,834]

We did a 5k on a trains to trails road last weekend and there was a fawn about 35 yards off the trail all curled up at the base of a tree trunk.  My guess is it still had no scent.  It was quiet and all the runners and walkers were decent enough to observe from the pavement.

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Still no fawns.     What's this young guy up to?

 

 

Some of you may remember this little piebald buck.       He was a victim of a poacher in 2009.   After the case was settled, I acquired the deer and did the full mount.

I am preparing his story with pictures and will be returning him to the  state park where he was born.  He will be on display in the visitor center.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 25, 2023 by Ed Kennell

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

This guy is turning into a ham....always posing for a selfi

 

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

No fawns or bucks.     If this is that fat doe, she dropped her fawns somewhere.

[Pullstart 62,834]

Awesome!  My uncle’s Moultrie cam has sent him some nubbies in velvet, fat and skinny does as well.  Last night, I emptied and refilled the water tank out in the field and saw a few deers out in the back tree line looking mighty thirsty and curious.  They have a self made water hole, where they have scraped a large hole in the ground.  I had extra water once the tank was full, so I tossed some water in that too.

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

My walk to the trail cam required a slight detour.  This guy was blocking the trail.

 

 

Still no fawns on the cam.

[SylvanLakeWH 25,535]

35 minutes ago, Ed Kennell said:

This guy was blocking the trail.

 

Uhm... They taste just like chicken... 

[Handy Don 12,212]

12 hours ago, Ed Kennell said:

This guy was blocking the trail

Black snake?

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Just now, Handy Don said:

Black snake?

 

Black Rat Snake is common to Pa.

 

Good to have around for rodent control.     They can reach 8 feet in length.     This is a 5 foot youngster.      I have seen him twice at the same area this week.    After taking the picture, I moved him to a safer spot as the farmer was discing the field and was about to turn  the horses right where he was laying.

 

[formariz 11,987]

On 5/25/2023 at 6:54 PM, Ed Kennell said:

Some of you may remember this little piebald buck.       He was a victim of a poacher in 2009.   After the case was settled, I acquired the deer and did the full mount.

I am preparing his story with pictures and will be returning him to the  state park where he was born.  He will be on display in the visitor center

Nice gesture Ed. The right thing to do. In a way he will live forever thanks to you so everyone can admire it. 

[rjg854 11,360]

Look at what was in the backyard this morning. It can't be that old yet, it's very small.

 

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Wow, looks to be a couple hours old.     

3 minutes ago, rjg854 said:

It can't be that old yet

 

[rjg854 11,360]

It was walking pretty good, no wobble at all. Mama was still licking at it yet. I didn't find that all that strange though.

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Still no fawns on the cams, but the horns are growing.

 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Another small buck showed up this morning.

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Finally the twins showed up last evening.   Probably a week old.

[Racinbob 11,050]

Looked out the back window this morning and these were milling about. There was 3 or 4 more that didn't get in the picture. 

 

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

Wow Bob,  looks like the local boys are havin a party.

[Pullstart 62,834]

My FIL sent me this today.  His shop is next to a main highway, but outside of “town” a bit.  He’s been seeing some monsters, and today he captured this awesome pic!

 

 

[peter lena 8,608]

@Ed Kennell  last time in misoula montana , going out for dinner , passed 2  fields , each of them were covered with deer  , have to say  at least 100  or more ,  shadows just starting on the fields . another neat regular site , was the  sun setting side on bridges , over streams  , was covered with barn swallow nests ,  dozens of them , very dense  mud cups .  while fishing , saw a water push  coming toward me , thought , beaver /  muskrat  ? wrong , was about a 30+ inch brown trout , stood frozen , gave a tail swish and was gone under the barn swallow bridge , never forget montana , pete

[Ed Kennell 38,133]

1 hour ago, peter lena said:

never forget montana

Same here Pete.    Thanks for reminding me of The Big Sky.   I spent many weeks there on a friends 300,000 acre ranch just North of Terry, Montana.

 

 

[peter lena 8,608]

@Ed Kennell  , nice stuff there ED , was up at CHOUTEAU, MONT  240,000 acres , battle creek lodge , kamloops trout , from canada , air dropped in ,  lots of antelope , deer  and many grizzlies . had a couple of  buffalo jumps , that you could walk and sense the herd  bearing down on you before running off the edge. there was also a nikie missle launch site in ground , with a phone booth , for acess and  USAF maint check . fished there 4 times , and other trips , you don,t forget , pete 

[Pullstart 62,834]

Another teaser from my FIL…

 

He says there are 4 of these bucks hanging out.  City deer, they aren’t scared of people.