Big Oak produces!

The last few days, the deer actually moved a bit. Shane saw several nice bucks heading in to the corn at the big oak and killed a nice 162 pound 8 point Saturday afternoon. However C.J. shot first, taking out a young turkey killer going for a drink in the sink holes between the Clover field and CH6 (Apple Oarchard). He also saw plenty of deer, including a 2 year old buck. Those guys always come to HUNT!

It rained all afternoon here today, so I slipped out this afternoon for a sit at the back of the pasture on Cubbedge Hill after it stopped. It was very dark and dreary out, with a little breeze, so I thought that it would be perfect.

It was, except for the lightning! It cracked, then rumbled far off, as it moved in with black, ominous clouds leading the way on an already gray, afternoon sky. Then it started hitting closer and closer. I swore I was getting down several times, only to find deer in the field when I finally did decide to! What to do now?

Of course, hang tight in the metal tower standing prominantly on the edge of the field! So, while I counted the seconds between the crack and the thunder (27 seconds, which is close to 30. The safe zone, I think?) the deer poured out in to the field. Unfortunately it was nothing but does and fawns. But they truly put on a show while enjoying the cool, rainy afternoon.  The yearlings and the fawns took turns running from one end of the pasture to the middle in one big circle, but with tight turns like in horse barrel racing. while the others bucked and messed about.

While this was going on, more does and fawns came out behind the stand and fed around on the corn. However the lightnings periods were getting shorter and getting more intense. The rain also really picked up along with the wind, and it caused all of the deer to get uneasy. The ones behind me just kind of melted back in to the pines while the group in the field trotted back towards Webb. I then gave it a few more minutes before finally getting totally spooked by the now, super close strikes, and got down.