The weather in NE Ohio has been showing the effects of summer time arriving. We have been really humid and temps reaching into the ninties. I know that by our southern friends standards this would be a cool break but in NE Ohio that is getting hot. The deer tend to lay pretty low on these hot days and it makes them easier to watch in the early mornings and late evenings. We have been doing our preserve chores as late as possible and it is always exciting to approach a food plot and see who is feeding.
The older fawns are all out following mom in the evening and they are really fun to watch. Their energy is like that of a puppy and they do not stand in one place very long. We have seen a couple of the yearling does that look like they are getting close to dropping their additions. This timing would put the second rut somewhere toward the end of December or early January.
Our bucks are all adding quickly now and the main beans are pretty much where they will finish. All of the growth now seems to be on the tine length and we are seeing several strong eight points and a few that have already started the ninth and tenth points. We have seen one buck that is going to be a main frame twelve point and he looks really great. I also had one trail camera picture this last week of a heavy eight point that clearly shows a drop tine starting on his right beam. This is very special and if he can keep it growing it looks heavy enough that he shouldn’t break it off fighting right away this fall.
We did post some new buck pictures this past week on the “2010 Photos” page and I will keep adding them as I get more quality pictures.
Hello Sam i took a look at those pictures those bucks are really starting to show what there turning into.Ilike the looks of the buck who is growing the drop tine he seems to be an impressive buck even his neck looks big even though were still a long way from the rut.Keep us posted cya later Eric
Comment by Eric Young — June 24, 2010 @ 9:49 am