1.) Jon - 05/16/2016

I have a cellular trail cam setup on my feeder so I see pictures immediately as the deer/turkey/raccoon/cat/beaver/groundhog/hawk/crow/blackbird/whatever shows up at the feeder. This is my first spring in the new house and I'm really enjoying what comes into the yard.
Last week a buck showed up with new growth antlers, he had main beams and eye guards but only had a real thick mass on the end of his right side. Today, he is already split and is really looking like he's going to be a decent buck.

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2.) Bob Peck - 05/16/2016

Is that your porch light in the background? What do you figure ... 100-150 yard shot? No need to even take off the slippers. :laugh:

3.) DParker - 05/16/2016

[QUOTE=Bob Peck;41378]Is that your porch light in the background? What do you figure ... 100-150 yard shot? No need to even take off the slippers. :laugh:[/QUOTE]

I think I relayed this story when I was first told it a few months ago, but that's how my boss's father (85 years old) killed his biggest buck ever back in December...standing in the garage doorway in his bathrobe, looking at a feeder he'd set up at the edge of his property about 100 yds away.

4.) billy b - 05/16/2016

Now you know what's gonna eat all those flowers you worked on all weekend.:wink

5.) Bob Peck - 05/16/2016

[QUOTE=DParker;41380]I think I relayed this story when I was first told it a few months ago, but that's how my boss's father (85 years old) killed his biggest buck ever back in December...standing in the garage doorway in his bathrobe, looking at a feeder he'd set up at the edge of his property about 100 yds away.[/QUOTE]I think we're on to something. This could be a new kind of guided hunt. We could even integrate the cell phone camera Jon speaks of so we're not wasting time watching the feeder. :laugh:

6.) DParker - 05/16/2016

[QUOTE=Bob Peck;41384]I think we're on to something. This could be a new kind of guided hunt. We could even integrate the cell phone camera Jon speaks of so we're not wasting time watching the feeder. :laugh:[/QUOTE]

I told my boss that it sounded like his dad was really roughing it, and that I bet he even had to set his coffee and newspaper down for a moment to pick up his rifle. I mean, we old guys really like our morning routines, and having them interrupted like that can be quite traumatic.

7.) BULLZ-i - 05/16/2016

SHOT THIS ONE YESTERDAY, HE HAS A COUPLE BIGGER BUDDIES, BUT THEY ARE SHY RIGHT NOW. I THINK I WAS IN MY SLIPPERS AS WELL.

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8.) billy b - 05/17/2016

Were you on your "big deck"?

9.) Jon - 05/17/2016

And of course, there's this guy who has shown up a few times but never when I was hunting. He walked by me and Red while we were planting stuff the other day. Season's over of course!
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10.) Swamp Fox - 05/17/2016

That's a Timex tom: He takes a licking and keeps on gobbling...

11.) Jon - 05/27/2016

The same buck was at the feeder this am, he's growing leaps and bounds.

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12.) Jon - 05/27/2016

Here he is compared to 11 days ago. Pretty considerable growth

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13.) bluecat - 05/27/2016

Looks like he has a constant companion.

14.) Jon - 05/27/2016

I'm going to slowly take care of that issue

15.) DParker - 05/27/2016

[QUOTE=Jon;41455]I'm going to slowly take care of that issue[/QUOTE]

They work well in mild or spicy Italian sausage. I'm just sayin'.

16.) Jon - 05/27/2016

Took out a lost cat (sorry, not sorry Swampy) this AM, the coons will have similar fate

17.) bluecat - 05/27/2016

Jon, will you leave your feeder up all year? Will you hunt over your feeder?

Just curious.

18.) DParker - 05/27/2016

[QUOTE=Jon;41458]Took out a lost cat (sorry, not sorry Swampy) this AM, the coons will have similar fate[/QUOTE]

Oh, well...in that case....stir fry is in order. [URL="http://www.cookyourpet.com/html/recipe_cat_001.htm"]http://www.cookyourpet.com/html/recipe_cat_001.htm[/URL]

19.) bluecat - 05/27/2016

Oh so close. I had all the ingredients to make that dish except...kitten broth.

Can I substitute?

20.) Jon - 05/27/2016

BC, I will feed all year and I don't hunt over the feeder. I actually hunt the other side of my property mostly BUT do have a stand about 150yds from the feeder at the edge of a field where they tend to cross.

21.) Jon - 06/02/2016

A few from today, he's growing like crazy
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22.) Jon - 06/02/2016

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23.) Swamp Fox - 06/02/2016

Nice!

24.) bow-fishhunter - 06/02/2016

There was a woman who took a pic of 4 fawns with one doe this spring in MN. I don't know if she had them or adopted them but I guess they're all doing fine.

25.) Jon - 06/06/2016

Here he is this morning
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26.) bluecat - 06/06/2016

Where is his little friend?

27.) Swamp Fox - 06/06/2016

I'd say you have a regular customer. Pretty amazing the difference in 6 or 7 weeks.

28.) Jon - 06/06/2016

BC, his little coon friend is fairly close, you can guarantee that. Swampy, these pics were in a 3 week span. I can't wait to see him at the end of July, the biggest growing period.

29.) Jon - 06/06/2016

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30.) Swamp Fox - 06/06/2016

LOL...Damn, I'm glad I got the month of June back...:shocked:

This is what happens when you switch to decaf...

31.) bluecat - 06/06/2016

Rocky's butt is getting larger.