Photogentic Young Buck

This young guy was photographed by my father yesterday afternoon. Obviously he's a young deer, but he looks healthy and in a couple of years could be a fine buck. I'm always amazed at how relaxed young bucks are and how much they change as they grow older. Catching a photo of a mature deer would be quite a feat, but for this guy its no big deal. In fact, when I retrieved my trail camera this morning, the display screen said I had 1200 photos. Not suprisingly the same buck was photographed hundreds of times. I won't bore you with duplicates, but I will say this young buck needs to wise up if he wants to survive the winter. I can't garauntee our neighbors will be as benelovant as we are.

I had a fine morning hunt today: 1 seven point, 2 six points (not Mr. Photogentic), 5 does, 2 montpillier woodpeckers, and 10 squirels. The cherry on top was the covey of 20 quail I flushed on my way back to the house. Being able to see the variety of wildlife that lives on our farm in one morning is one of the most rewarding things for me.