JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
OK, not game camera pics... I was at a new archery shop today getting my bow worked on and the guy also owns a deer farm. So, when we were done working on my bow he showed me a few of his deer. Pretty cool!
The farm is in Springs, PA, probably not to far from Sunil's pond.
The buck with his side gone had it broke off by the bigger buck. The guy said the day they were both hard horned, the bigger buck stomped the snot out of him.
About 10% of the wild deer in PA have shed their velvet. So them being out of velvet is natural.
He is just a small time deer farmer. He said he can't afford the cost of $2500-$10,000 to buy 1 oz of high end buck semen the big time deer farmers use. The one buck that was still in velvet I couldn't get a pic of is about 120" at 1.5 years of age. His deer are all of PA origin. He mostly keeps them to sell their urine to hunters and to use for his taxidermy business.
I hate to give you bad news FH but based upon that third photo I believe that one of your bucks is demonically possessed.
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)
scott and rex, they are all the exact same angle and shot, but i crop and zoom pics to highlight the subject. the boat was actually in same place through that time period.
this is the original feral cat picture for reference:
Got out to check the trail cams over the weekend. I won't even have a chance to get out to hunt at all most likely this year, but am still excited to see these deer.
There is actually a second big buck in this pic behind the small tree on the left side of the pic:
Headed to the Florida Keys from Nov 20 to Dec 5th so I will miss both Shotgun seasons. I might get out muzzleloader hunting, but probably only if the ice isnt safe.
One of my clients is letting me use his boat and gear for the 2 weeks we will be down in the keys. He even has a couple local guys lined up to teach me the ins and outs of snapper and grouper fishing for the first couple days!
JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)