woolybear

Merry Christmas to everyone at RT!

I shot this guy on 12-9 and he popped an antler off when he crashed. I thought he may have had an injury but he appeared to be in good shape.

I shot this guy on 12-9 and he popped an antler off when he crashed. I thought he may have had an injury but he appeared to be in good shape.

Hope everyone at RT has a great Thanksgiving!

Congrats Ruth! With friends like that, I'll bet you don't have too many enemies! One more trip to Cabelas for the new crossbow and that should just about do it for this season,lol

This past spring I watched two yotes chase, catch, and kill a fawn that they separated from its mother. The little deer was screaming bloody murder as it tried to put some distance between them. The big doe was quick to catch up, and tried to drive them off at the kill site under an old apple tree in the goldenrod by stomping and snorting, but her efforts were pointless. At one point, one of the yotes lunged at her when she got too close to them while the other focused on finishing off the fawn. That was the first time I've ever seen anything like that around here. Unfortunately the grass was too tall for me to get any decent pics of the action. The yotes dragged off their lunch, while momma took off in the opposite direction.

This past spring I watched two yotes chase, catch, and kill a fawn that they separated from its mother. The little deer was screaming bloody murder as it tried to put some distance between them. The big doe was quick to catch up, and tried to drive them off at the kill site under an old apple tree in the goldenrod by stomping and snorting, but her efforts were pointless. At one point, one of the yotes lunged at her when she got too close to them while the other focused on finishing off the fawn. That was the first time I've ever seen anything like that around here. Unfortunately the grass was too tall for me to get any decent pics of the action. The yotes dragged off their lunch, while momma took off in the opposite direction.

Yeah TG, I'll probably run one or two this fall and that will be it. I spend more time checking cams than I do hunting. I like doing my scouting the old fashion way..... boots on the ground, and in person with my handheld! For some reason hunting isn't as appealing to me as it used to be, so I'm trying to get back to my old style.

Everything you see here minus the antler. (Cam, (8)rechargeable batteries(2300mah), charger, 16MB SD card) $125 TYD Sample videos also available upon request. Cam runs 4 modes: 1- Trail cam 2- Video 3-Plot cam 4- Hybrid cam *Night pic samples: *Day pic samples: Twilight sample:

Dang, good to hear nobody got hurt. If you think about it, a cell phone store is the perfect place to pull off a heist like that. There's a good chance there's no phone booth around for Superman to slip into his cape! You're still our hero Tim,lol

I slapped this one together with this years gobbler parts. Cost me $12 in supplies and had it done in a week,lol.

Real nice catch there Hoosier! Congrats. Erie really is a great fishery, but it can switch from hot to cold any given day or hour. Where abouts did you set sail out of? I used to practically live on that lake and have seen first hand some of the trophy size SM, LM, perch, lakers, steelies, and walleye it produces. May has always been one of the top months out there for sizers IMO, but you could stay on the fish all summer long once you learn your way around. 34 fish in two days really isn't all that bad especially for a non resident.

Thanks Trevor! I used to be the same way, but after my first random encounter I started actually looking for them in known fawning areas and now I can't keep them away. I like to follow these little ones around throughout the summer, and at some point, they eventually start to get used to me and follow me instead!

Haha- I'm practically tripping over these things every morning on my way to the turkey blinds now. I spotted another reflection today that tipped me off to this guy in the creek bottom. Just a tiny glimmer that I almost thought was a drop of dew on the grass shining back at me. Here's #2! I'll call him "Dewie",lol