Early Start On Deer Feeding

[arkyfisherman]

Not Crappie but will be good when season gets here

[Speck]

Thats cool!!!! Great pics!!!!

[south point]

right on! gets my blood pumping, especially that last one with all the spots! thats the one I am looking for come fall.

[nvrgvup444]

Second picture rocks! 1:30 am is about right when I have been seeing them on my camera. Just hope it cools down enough by Sept 15 for them to come out later/earlier.

[south point]

Second picture rocks! 1:30 am is about right when I have been seeing them on my camera. Just hope it cools down enough by Sept 15 for them to come out later/earlier.

I think we will be ok. if they are used to this weather, it wont take much of a cool down and they will be moving good. I dont know if its the drought or food shortage or what, but I am a auto body guy, and I am fixing more deer-hit collisions this summer than normal. this tells me they are moving more than normal already. like I have said before, if this drought keeps up, find a little pond way back out of the way and you will surely connect.
I also understand that this year muzzel loader season has been replaced with "alternative methods" season. which means most any weapon other than a long rifle will be legal. I like this, it says I can carry my pistol if I wish.Thumbs Up

[DMW1960]

Wow so south point your seeing more deer repair than normal? I agree with all this drought a pond out of the way will sure be the ticket to finding deer.

[south point]

ya, normaly we see a lot of deer hits during spring green-up. right about the time the does drop their fawns. then we dont usually see just too many until late august when they really get on that evening feeding pattern. I would say we have been averaging 2 deer hits a week lately. much more than normal. can't say for sure why, but I am thankful for the extra work!
dug out the ol hoyt last night, time to give it a once over and start shooting some. also bout time to start thinking about planting some fall food plots. they gonna be important this year, come november. as dry as it has been, I look for acorns and other food sources to be on the light side this year. my walnuts and hickorys in my yard are already starting to fall.

[DMW1960]

South point what part of Missouri are you from? I am still up here on the Iowa state line selling fireworks and I had to go to Trenton, MO last week to take down a fireworks tent. Most of the corn was only about 3 feet tall and it don't look like its going to make anything. Lots of areas up here are telling people to cut back on their water useage. And there are some guys in southern Iowa buying water for their cows.

Talked to mom and dad a few minutes ago and they took a cow and calf to Buffalo Livestock Market yesterday. The cow was getting really old and they were afraid she would die in this heat! They said that they had never seen so many people selling cattle at this time of year.

[south point]

DW, I am from washington, just a little west of st. lou in franklin county. man its dry here too, but not quite so dry that farmers are buying water for their stock! the corn around here looks so-so, but I don't think it will make too much. for sure a hard year for the local farmers. I think it might get worse before it gets better.

[Danny W]

Keep that stuff coming man I love looking at still photos.