2017 spring quail report

 We have been seeing several Quail in the last two weeks. Prior to that we went five weeks without hearing or seeing any. However the previous time before the five weeks we were hearing and seeing a lot. It appears that they have nested and hatched and are trying for a second clutch.   Two days ago I jump at Hawk as he flew off a Quail flew off too. I investigated to find the hawk was eating a rabbit. The Quail landed 100 yards away and start calling Bob white! I drove down the path about 400 yards and jumped a hen Quail on the side of the road. She flew in the cutdown about 50 yards

2017 spring crop update

Here are the latest pics of food plots. Looking good!  Corn,clover,chuffa,soybeans and sunflowers. One surprise is the turkey dusting in the clover. 

Spring update 2017 deer

Here are some new deer pics. Nice velvet buck, a doe and yearling. The doe looked old and ready to have her fawn. One small buck that looks poorly. 

2017 poults 12 June big enough to fly

saw 6 poults back field. Flew off in trees, so must be at least three weeks old.

2017 turkey poults

I talked to the local farmer by my farm. He said he would try to pick his wheat by me last because of my concerns for two hens I knew were nesting in his field. Well they picked Sunday 11 June. The hen was in the field with 8 poults. She ran to the ditch. The poults were ok but in field. Unfortunately my helper thought they were ok and did not want to mess with them. They where heading to the hen when he left but it was mid day, hot and only a day or two old birds. He checked them two hours later and 6 of them died from exposure. Did not find the other two. I did tell him if ever see that again just move poults to shade off of field. The hen will return to them. Stink. Here is one pic of them.

2017 summer velvet bucks

Food Plots by 4 June 2017

Got all plots planted a few weeks ago. Tire stand was under water so had to do beans only. The rest are chuff on one side and corn on the other with clover and sunflowers. All is looking good. Will spray next week

First fawn 2017

This one was seen 25 may with a second pic a week later. TJ was bush hogging on path past bachelor field and one new fawn on side of road. 4 June 2017

I have add some other new ones. Rut started the first of November for theses does. The rest should drop sometime mid June for mid November rut.