The Ides of March are upon us now. Along with the mud and hopefully early spring. We have been finding shed antlers the past several weeks and I believe that we are up to twelve now with only one complete set. The last several I found had the beginnings of mice markings and it would indicate that they should be found in the near future if you do not want damage. We have had several great days for early March and it has really started our food plots off in the right direction. I can not remember a time when everything was greening up so early. It has me anxious to start reseeding the clover and chikory plots but I still think it is a bit early.
The show schedule we had planned for 2010 has came to an end this past week. I would like to thank everyone that stopped by our booth and visited. The Dixie Deer Classic was a great show and I would recommend that if you ever have a chance to attend this show you do. We also set up and attended the Northern Ohio Chapter of SCI annual fund raiser this last week. It is in my opinion one of the premier hunting organizations in the US and they do a great job of defending our rights as hunters.
March 15, 2010
Ides of March
February 1, 2010
Ground Hog Day
The ground hog should be coming out today at the preserve! The sun is shining brightly and but for the fact that we were in the single digits this morning you might have thought spring had found us already. The bucks and does have all settled into their winter routines and the secondary rut has been finished for a couple of weeks. I have seen several groups of bucks that are back together and while they all seem quite at ease with each other again they still were all sporting their antlers. They should start to drop the antlers anytime now and it can continue into March. Last year I found the last set the second week of March and the trail cameras indicated that they had all shed by the end of March. I think that both the deer and I are looking forward to some warmer temps and greener settings. We have had snow in the preserve since back around the new year and the arrival of a spring thaw will greatly reduce the efforts required.
We had a great show in Dalton, Ohio and met several people interested in hunting with us this fall. Our next show is coming up in Springfield, MA February 18-21. If you are looking to battle your cabin fever and you are in the Springfield area please stop by the Big E and say hello.