living on the 'wild' side

when i tell people i hunt i'm sure it conjures up images of me running through the woods brandishing a weapon shooting all the 'cute' animals....well, i have to tell you that although a few people do hunt like that- i don't!

i get as much enjoyment watching wildlife as i do hunting. like this weekend...me and davis have moved to a different area of our hunting club, and to be honest i'm loving the new area (it's a llloooonnnnnggg walk) the other area i would sit and watch trees grow and squirrels run around....BORING! but in my new spot, i'm overlooking the edge of a swamp and the abundance of animals always makes for a fun weekend hunting...

this is a collage of the view from my stand, affectionately called 'the bottom'. i do hunt from the ground...going up a tree scares me....you can fall out of 'up'....

anyway...i tried to take pictures, but  the animals don't cooperate and wait while i turn my camera on, then pose....but i did get a couple pictures and you'll just have to trust me on the rest...

here's a pic of a raccoon than ran through on sunday morning
and a doe out in the field

i also saw a fox squirrel (haven't seen one in a long time) he is tan colored with a black head, and around his eyes and his nose is white (i tried to get a picture, but it was still early/dark), an owl, and a hawk. i did see lots of deer! it's coming up on our rut (deer mating season) so i saw lots of...um... deer foreplay.....well, the bucks are ready, the does could care less...i have a few deer that are regulars to my area. i have 2 three point bucks, a nice 4pointer (if he makes it through a few more deer seasons he'll be a nice trophy. he has the biggest 4 point rack i've ever seen.), a 8 pointer, and a 10 pointer that i haven't got to get a good look at (shooter or not? from the quick glances i seen- i dont think he's is.) and i have a bunch of does...i spook them out walking in in the mornings and scare them off in the evenings when i leave...i'm loving it! me and davis believe that with the unusally warm weather(it was 70 yesterday afternoon) that the big bucks (what we want) are nocturnal....*darn it* that's okay....full rut hasn't started and with all the does i have seen, big boy will have to chase during daylight hours...and i'll be waiting...