Good job!
The season is about done for, a few more days of rifle then a week of M/L ending March 1st.
The last minute food plot was successful even though no big bucks were taken or for that matter, even seen. On opening day we killed a 4pt that was following a wad of does that came to the feeder and the Rye patch. Since then the patch has kept several bunches of does and yearlings in sight of the shooting house on most of my hunts, since Jan. 30, when I was able to get back in the woods. On most hunts there has been a spike or two, running does through the pines and the food plot since I killed the 3pt on Feb 6., it could just as easily have been an old big boy as those spikes.
In addition to the usual deer, I've had the pleasure of watching a hawk feeding on something in the Rye most every morning. He would sit in a sweet gum tree and drop down into the Rye , pick something up, swallow and fly back to his perch.
Several evenings I have seen a Red fox hunting the weeds on the edges of the Rye. You never know what you'll see from an elevated stand.
All in all, it's been a good season even if I did miss 6 weeks of it.
Treefarmer
Must have a pile of field mice in there..
Hey Treefarmer! Glad you had a good season. That 3pt. looks just fine! I've been so busy I haven't had time to hardly do anything but work on the house and work. Hope you and your bride are staying warm.
4 more days of M/L season then it's over :clap ! Even though I missed 6 weeks of the season, I'm glad to see it come to an end. I'll probably go a few more times with the smoke pole. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, need to go to the lease, haven't hunted it the 1st time this season.
Went to Atlanta area this passed weekend, got to see a little snow flurry, looks like they are tryin' to shut the place down this afternoon according to the Weather Channel, maybe 7 inches the next 18 hours. That'll teach them young'uns' to move off to the big city :rolleyes !
According to the game camera, the deer are now feeding before daylight and after dark and a big ol' coon shows up every night or two at 10 pm.
It's time to think about next season's food plots and our gardens. Hopefully, I'll be able to plant a garden this year. Need to have someone rebuild the master cylinder for the clutch on the Zetor tractor, leaks pretty bad.
Saw a different spike last week runnin' does and he showed up at the feeder camera. They still hit the feeder in little groups and one ol' gal just struck a pretty pose.
Treefarmer
