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Local deer are teasing me!
The local deer are taunting and teasing me! I was enjoying my morning coffee when I looked out the living room window and saw a deer behind my big garage across the lane from the house. The big garage is where my reloading room is and where the short distance shooting range (out to 50 yards) is located. I took the first two photos through the picture window of my living room.
When I looked to the right, I saw two more deer by the round bale and quickly hustled across to try and hide behind my truck and take some more pics. I wish I'd had time to have put on my 300 mm telephoto lens and use a tripod, but I went with what I had.
Archery season opened Oct.1 here in Illinois and I seriously considered getting my crossbow out but realized I was wearing slippers and sweats. As you can see from the frost on my garage, it was in the high 20's and I hadn't even grabbed a jacket when I left the house and dashed across the lane.
This deer finally caught my movement from about 65 yards away and the jig was up. I actually have a tree stand in the timber behind the deer and should have been in it this morning. Oh well, It's nice to see three in the neighborhood.
When I looked to the right, I saw two more deer by the round bale and quickly hustled across to try and hide behind my truck and take some more pics. I wish I'd had time to have put on my 300 mm telephoto lens and use a tripod, but I went with what I had.
Archery season opened Oct.1 here in Illinois and I seriously considered getting my crossbow out but realized I was wearing slippers and sweats. As you can see from the frost on my garage, it was in the high 20's and I hadn't even grabbed a jacket when I left the house and dashed across the lane.
This deer finally caught my movement from about 65 yards away and the jig was up. I actually have a tree stand in the timber behind the deer and should have been in it this morning. Oh well, It's nice to see three in the neighborhood.
There's no such thing as having too much ammo, unless you're on fire or trying to swim!
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I think the only investment you need at this point are windows that can be opened quietly, allowing you to shoot them in your jammies and bunny slippers - coffee pot and newspaper close at hand. Possibly add a cheap Wal-Mart swing-set to your back yard next to the hose to use as a butchering A-frame. . .
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
It's archery season and my archery equipment was in the white garage that you see in the first photo. It's across the street from my house!!! So I took my camera out the door to shoot the deer with a Canon 20D.
Sometimes I get a greater satisfaction from shooting deer with a camera. Go figure.
Which part do you eat, the camera or the pics.............
Thanks Snake. I am very fortunate to live in the country and be surrounded by farmland that I've been hunting for about 35 years now. Perhaps my original post was not clear on the point that firearm deer season is still over two weeks away. I watch their patterns, check my deer stands, cut shooting lanes and prepare for the opener. Until the season opens, I'll use a camera.
This pair was still in velvet a few years ago when I took this photo. They are conveniently near the 150 yard target plate, no need for a rangefinder when they're on the range! But I still like to wait until they are in season before I shoot them. I'm not a poacher and dislike those who are.
This group of thirteen were in the cornfield directly behind my house and this photo was taken from my back yard. Filling my tags has never been a problem. I get two archery and two firearm tags each year. I keep one small deer for my personal consumption and donate the others to the needy. All you do is take it to a locker plant and designate it as such and it's put to good use.
The two bucks in this photo montage were taken within 4 days of each other and the meat from both of those bruisers was donated. One was to fill my archery buck tag and the other was my firearm buck tag. Both deer were taken from deer stands that I walk to from my house. So I hope folks can see why I don't get too excited by seeing a few deer in the yard.
Thanks for sharing your pics, some of us have to drive for hours to maybe get a glimpse of a tiny deer.
Sako
You went outside.........during deer season....in an area like that....without a weapon.....:nono::uhm: