Cool... so the new place in D14, TrailCam confirms there are at least 3 legal young 2x2's. Caught a Young Bear coming thru @2am, and a Mama Doe that looks like she had Twins!
Getting out of the truck today, Son of a b*tch if a Coyote don't come down outta uphill and take to walking right smack dab down the middle of the Road so I can't try to take him out!
Then, while exploring another water source and looking around for where to move the TrailCam over to, I'm walking along down a closed off road, whose asphalt terminates and continues on in dirt. Thankfully I always remind myself to lookup and around while hiking in. BOOP! a Doe, maybe 40yds off the road. Just as I looked over and saw her, another few steps and she was out of view, so curious to see where she'd go I immediately went to a sit as quietly as I could, then waited. Took awhile, but eventually she proceeded along with her day. Not very nervy, but did elect to walk a lil more back in and uphill before turning and going out of site.
OH And then!... I'm driving back on out in the afternoon and oh sh*t there's a Doe electing to eat fallen acorns right freaking there at the end of the trail right where it stops at the Road/Hwy! So I go up a lil bit to find a place to U-turn, put the phone on Video record and proceed back! Didn't see her on trip back up. After passing the spot she was at by a lil....turn around again.... this time recorded her standing right at the edge of the road looking at me. I'm happy to say that after I passed, recording her, she then decided to cross the Road/Hwy... and I watched in my rearview as she successfully did! So good to know she made it across without incident.
And the Doe by the side of the Road/Hwy...
Getting out of the truck today, Son of a b*tch if a Coyote don't come down outta uphill and take to walking right smack dab down the middle of the Road so I can't try to take him out!
Then, while exploring another water source and looking around for where to move the TrailCam over to, I'm walking along down a closed off road, whose asphalt terminates and continues on in dirt. Thankfully I always remind myself to lookup and around while hiking in. BOOP! a Doe, maybe 40yds off the road. Just as I looked over and saw her, another few steps and she was out of view, so curious to see where she'd go I immediately went to a sit as quietly as I could, then waited. Took awhile, but eventually she proceeded along with her day. Not very nervy, but did elect to walk a lil more back in and uphill before turning and going out of site.
OH And then!... I'm driving back on out in the afternoon and oh sh*t there's a Doe electing to eat fallen acorns right freaking there at the end of the trail right where it stops at the Road/Hwy! So I go up a lil bit to find a place to U-turn, put the phone on Video record and proceed back! Didn't see her on trip back up. After passing the spot she was at by a lil....turn around again.... this time recorded her standing right at the edge of the road looking at me. I'm happy to say that after I passed, recording her, she then decided to cross the Road/Hwy... and I watched in my rearview as she successfully did! So good to know she made it across without incident.
And the Doe by the side of the Road/Hwy...