Oak Ridge Whitetail Adventure

It has been a much better week here at the Preserve. We had just over two inches of rain this week and a cold front moved through which has brought the temps down into the fifties at night. The humidity is also much lower and things have become much more comfortable. (I think you have to be a deer hunter to appreciate the feelings you get this time of year when the temps start to drop!) The deer are much more active with the cooler temps and we have been getting a lot of trophy buck pictures in the last couple of days. Judging by the trail camera pictures it is going to be a great year of hunting this fall. We have several mature bucks ranging from eight to twelve point main frames and they are all very unique. It will soon be time to start getting some stand time to determine some scores and see just how many mature trophy bucks we really have this year. Trail cameras have added greatly to the scouting but there is just no replacing the actual time needed in the woods.
We will be starting the fall food plots this weekend and it is time to get them growing. We are going to plant Buck Forage Oats and ladino clover this fall. There are plenty of accorns and apples this year so I am more concerned with protein than tonage. Both of these crops will give us higher protein levels and a good attraction for later in the fall and early winter.