Deer hunting

Last Saturday opened the gun deer season in Wisconsin.

There were signs of deer everywhere, like tracks and scat. However, I'm told that this isn't a photo of an antler rub. It was created by birds. ??

I tried out Bruce's tree stand. Pretty sweet digs. Only one downside: no deer!

Back at the ranch, Mexican Train Dominoes.

This year, hunters in Price County were restricted to bucks only.
Pat was the only one lucky enough to bag one.



Mark your calendars, everyone. On November 27, 2014 the Farm will turn 100 years old.
Informal survey, should we:

a.) Burn the sorry shack to the ground and build a new (less sorry) shack to replace it
b.) Restore it
c.) Leave it untouched, and wait for Mother Nature or Father Gravity to destroy it
d.) Sell it

Deer season

If only I had a rifle...
...and a hunting license...
...and permission to discharge a firearm within the city limits...
...I'd be eating venison right now.

I had the perfect shot at a buck from my middle bedroom window. But I used a camera instead of a rifle.

And not just one, but TWO!

They wandered around for a long time, and grazed a little bit. They spent most of their time at my neighbor's house across the field. Then one of them decided to lay down and take a rest in the middle of the field. They had no fear.

They didn't seem to be doing much, so I went back to what I was doing in the den.

A short while later, I see a head of antlers pass by my FRONT window, not more than ten feet from me. I lost sight of him in front of my garage. I ran and grabbed my camera and caught one of them using my perennial garden as his personal red carpet.

By the way, I think this may be the creature eating my pumpkins out front...


Be careful out on those roads, people. The deer are on the move.