***Late this afternoon Daniel Boone got another deer, a small six-point buck. He was just climbing up into his tree stand with his gun already on the rope (and of course, unloaded-there has already been one death in NY involving a tree stand ladder and a loaded gun) when it walked by. He said it was quite a scurry to get down from the stand, untie and load the 20-gauge. Then he missed it completely. It obligingly gave him a second chance. Another head shot.
man, I'm hungry now.
ReplyDeleteNice deer!
ReplyDeleteAnd I thought our 20 degrees was cold.
Nice venison!
ReplyDeleteThose shotgun pellet dimples in your window may be aggravating, but up close they have a certain beauty.
Neat photos!
wow, and I am watching bambi,,lol
ReplyDeletewow, and I am watching bambi,,lol
ReplyDeleteMrs. M, I am thinking we are going to like the doe better. He came in from bringing him down and the minute he walked into the house it was like there was an old billy goat in here
ReplyDeleteStacy, thanks, it was frigid yesterday, but at least the wind was still so the house stayed warm.
FC, we are looking forward to a lot of steaks and stew this winter...thanks
Mike, Sorry, really I am....but we do love venison. And we have a LOT of deer, they even eat the lettuce next to the back door.
Been cold like that here too! Deer season starts next week here I believe. I believe we have a few white tails that could be thinned out!
ReplyDeleteJoni, we have a good number right here on the farm, but anywhere in the area where a large number of Amish have moved in there are none. Believe it or not they are not too careful about game laws and shoot pretty much everything. My brother hasn't seen a single deer on his rural property since they moved in near him.
ReplyDeleteWe suburbanites live in awe at people like you and your family who can live off the land. Most of us are so removed from the realities of survival.
ReplyDeleteThough I wince at the idea of a deer being shot - I know that hunting is a necessary and ancient skill that enabled our ancestors to survive and that families today practice this tradition to put wholesome food on their tables. I also understand it's an essential part of sound wildlife management.
Truly. I'm impressed.
Cathy, thanks. We like our lifestyle and I am glad you understand the necessity of harvesting wildlife. We would not starve if we didn't eat deer, but they are a valuable addition to our diet. They do need some form of population control, which is a place where hunting fits in very well. Although there are those who propose adding large predators to our already thriving crop of coyotes, to me it is a much more sensible approach for humans to harvest deer in a setting such as ours. We are less than a tenth of a mile from two towns, there is the Interstate etc....and when it comes right down to it, we like venison. Thanks for understanding.
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