That's a pretty buck.

Hard to guess accurately from a pic, but I'd say high 140s gross...once he's rubbed off.

We have no recollection of this deer. I went back through some of last years pics and my son did also and were drawing a blank. Be interesting to see if he sticks around.

I've yet to get a pic of a big velvet buck this summer. Only have 2 cameras out 100 miles north of my residence on the 1000 acre tract.

But, I'm about to set up a camera survey on my 400 acre property here in my home county. Beginning in August, will set up 8 cameras (1 camera/50 acres) on evenly located pre-baited sites. Run em for 14 days. Then, total up the info for bucks per doe, fawn recruitment, deer/sq mile, deer/acre, age structure, number of mature bucks, etc.

Haven't ran a complete survey on this property in over two decades, so looking forward to seeing results. This property was almost completely logged in the past 4 years (pine and hardwoods). Only 85 acres out of 400 that was too wet for a skidder to stand up on that wasn't logged. Neighbors have logged some of their's in past few years also. Deer movement patterns have been greatly disrupted, but as more regrowth is occurring, deer are responding well.

Half of this tract is river bottomland. Half is upland sand ridge. Plantation pines planted 3 years ago on half of property. Other half is site prepped and will be planted in pine this winter.

Should have some good pics of better bucks soon. I saw 7 bucks together a couple weeks ago on this tract...3 of em were very nice.

Yeah, last years clear cut is greening up very nice. Our pines 2-3yrs have enough cover for good bedding and even hiding deer.
We’ll get that clear cut cleaned up and planted next year I believe. Have they planted y’all’s yet? Or are they going to? Our loggers left some areas that had creek drainages and a few lone hardwoods standing that would be a rifle hunters dream out of a climber or even a ladder stand.
We’ll be doing nothing but archery hunting bucks, but will probably break out the rifles to thin does. I would’ve swore we wouldn’t have seen many fawns this year with all the does we took last year, but those little jokers are running around everywhere.
I went and got a camera this evening to move to a different property that had some pigs show up, and I jumped a fawn. That joker ran about 100 yards one direction, then ran straight back and past me for 100 yards then ran back towards me about 50yds and blew at me!! If you’ve never had a fawn blow at you, it’s almost comical. He just watched me walk on down the trail and then watched me get my camera and walk back past him. I hope it’s a little buck cause it ain’t gonna last long acting like that if it’s a doe!!

I like the squirrel!!

Past couple days at the branch..





Big hog...

Best buck I've gotten a pic of so far this year. I'll keep a bachelor group around, but seem to pick up my best deer in September (not complaining). I can generally start to gameplan around that time.

I guess I'll be 'that guy' as well. How do I rotate the dang pic?

Nice buck, he gonna get to 10 by the time he’s done growing!

Don’t know if you’re using a computer or phone, but with the phone after it downloads, you can move inside that little box to the right and you can rotate that way. Left/Delete/Right.

Wanna Be, you had me until 'but with the phone after it downloads'... Appreciate it though!

Before pigs showed up…



After pigs showed up last night…

Pigs didn’t eat the feed?

That cottontail is out in the heat!

Yeah, that’s after he rebaited it. He found some sign and put up a camera and some corn. The pigs found it last night so he rebaited to see if they come on back. May be shooting tomorrow night. And I thought that was a fawn, lol.

Had a landowner send me this saying my services were needed, lol.



I went and stuck up a camera and some sweet corn on the cob husks and cobs (wife made creamed corn today) and gonna see if I can get some pics. Would really be nice if they’d come in a little earlier so I could be on time for work!!

Some cool trail cam pics!

I want to see some alugator or froc randomly show up in here lol

Croc

Think ole pot belly is growing…

Can't wait to see you posting pics witha deer and a lounge sticking out with a rifle or bow leaning on it

We’ll see, lol. Had an opportunity last year but thought he was too young. They don’t get that old by being stupid. He’s definitely 5.5yrs old this year, so I suspect he’s not gonna be on a daylight schedule too long after he sheds. Got a pile of does and young bucks that come through before he shows. Right now he’s stopping by on his way to the millet field and then the peanut field beyond that. We’ll burn the millet and have 2 dove hunts before I can hunt him and his pattern will change. I’ll find his trail to that spot and set up a lock-on or climber.