Latest Pics From My October Woods

A couple of weeks ago I found another scrape near a corn field where the deer gather, so I put up a trail cam.

In my last post I concluded that there weren't any bigger bucks around because neither me nor my trail camera had spotted any all Summer and Fall. Well it turns out I was wrong. There are bigger bucks hanging out in the woods where I hunt.

Now that the rut is getting closer the bigger bucks are coming out of hiding, and as a result I've changed my mind about shooting the first little buck that comes near. They aren't monster bucks, but they're plenty good enough for first-timer Dan.

I have dozens of pictures of little bucks like these:

Here's one that's interesting. I have no idea what's wrong with his chest. Some cancerous growth or something.

I could have flung an arrow at him a few mornings ago, but he's too young. Plus, I don't want whatever disease he's got.

I did shoot at this doe a couple of weeks ago. She has bright white eye spots, and has lighting fast reflexes. She ducked my arrow at thirty five yards, and my bow shoots at least 280 feet per second.

I suppose I might cave in and shoot a smaller buck if I don't get a chance at a bigger one, but I'm still holding out for a few more weeks...at least till my buddy Jake comes to visit/hunt during Thanksgiving break. The truth is I don't actually have that much time to hunt each week, so I may cave sooner than later.

And finally, here are a couple of non-deer pics that are kinda cool: