I had to answer the phone yesterday and due to living where I do I can only get reception at one spot, which is by a window.
Looking out the window I see movement down the fence row and realize I am watching a young 4 point buck, about 125-150 pounds, amble down the fence row, turning to check his back trail every few minutes.
We are half way through our regular gun season and bow/crossbow/ML seasons have been on since early Oct.
I was really shocked because the deer was moving at a little after noon. I figured he must have been pushed off his cover.
I was also shocked because it was the first buck I have seen near the house in the 7 years I have lived here. For that reason I did not run into the front yard and shoot him.
We have a sizable heard of does in this area and for two or three years I saw no fawns, meaning there were no bucks in this area to breed them. And due to hunting pressure and the frequency of road kills in my neighborhood the does were starting to thin. When I first moved here it was common to pull into the driveway and find a dozen deer in the back yard. That has not happened in some time.
I ran all this through my brain in a split second, then left the young fellow to go about his duties as the only breeding age male that had passed through my side yard in some time. I hope he catches every doe in the area and we have some replenishment of the heard.
I also hope someone else does not bust him before he accomplishes his mission. He needs to get back into the brush and stay there till dark!
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