October 24th, 2008 - Sparring Match

I arrived at the farm on Thursday afteroon excited to see how the pond was coming along. I was amazed when I made the first turn on the two track road and saw at the bottom of the hill, a deep red clay whole much larger than we had planned. Gerald said it was going to work and I really didn't have a choice but to believe him. Shortly thereafter the rain came and did not stop until Friday afternoon. I spent the day inside with Krisitn and Hudson just relaxing, and watching our duck pond fill up with water.
When the rain broke I snuck out to the big field to sit for a hour or so before dark. Bored, I decided to get down and walk. As I approached the point where the planted longleaf meets the soybean field I saw two does wander out into the field. I sat on the ground and enjoyed the show, minutes passed and six more deer where in the field including two 2 1/2 year old six point bucks who put on quite a sparring match for me. The wind was in my face and and the wet conditions supressed my scent so much so that two of the does came within 15 feet of me! They never spooked and as the moved to the low end of the field I crept up and back towards the house.