So today was the first time since shed hunting back in February since I have stepped foot on the far side of the river. I wanted to check on the apple tree's and make sure the wind storms over the summer had not damaged my stands. I also cut in some shooting lanes that had new growth that was blocking the openings. As Dante and myself made our rounds we noticed the deer had changed how they used this area a bit and have less traffic in areas where they use to have a great heavily traveled trail. Didn't see but a few tracks so far in this bottom pasture. As we made our way to the top of the pasture ridge we checked on the big Oak and didn't see much of any acorns. Walked past a spot where I had a cam and minerals a couple years ago and captured some good bucks that moved in that area after dark. Seems they still have some minerals they wanted to dig out of the ground. I also noticed the apple trees are absolutely loaded again this year. Actually, I think they may have more apples this year then they did last year.
I wish I could show this pic and it would show you just how big and deep they have this thing dug out. I would say it is about 5' in diameter and probably close to 4" deep with it being a little deeper in the middle. Absolutely loaded with tracks. Since this is an easy spot to get to and I can get in and out quickly I am going to hang a cam here tomorrow.
Here is one of the 5 apple trees starting about 50 yards from my observation stand.
Set this cam up and see what we get in a couple weeks. This will also be the first time cams have been out this year and I wasn't going to even put them out but, since this one is so easy to go check and wouldn't cause much of an issue with the travel route and area that is my main spot I figure I would set it out.
I wish I could show this pic and it would show you just how big and deep they have this thing dug out. I would say it is about 5' in diameter and probably close to 4" deep with it being a little deeper in the middle. Absolutely loaded with tracks. Since this is an easy spot to get to and I can get in and out quickly I am going to hang a cam here tomorrow.
Here is one of the 5 apple trees starting about 50 yards from my observation stand.
Set this cam up and see what we get in a couple weeks. This will also be the first time cams have been out this year and I wasn't going to even put them out but, since this one is so easy to go check and wouldn't cause much of an issue with the travel route and area that is my main spot I figure I would set it out.