Big deer

TZ-OH6 · September 16, 2009

Eight deer in the backyard this evening (daily occurrence), what was unusual was that half of these were sparring bucks: 10 point, 6 or 8 point, and 2 younger 6 pointers. The 10 point buck was not the largest. Seems a little early in the season but coats turned grey and velvet was off of the antlers in mid August this year. Hopefully they will come back a little earlier in the day when I can take some pictures. I'm in city limits so shooting must be done with a camera. We've had a resident herd in back for years but none with decent sized racks, and the big bucks rarely showed themselves with the rest of the herd until mid winter.

September 16, 2009	#1
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 850	Big deer Eight deer in the backyard this evening (daily occurrence), what was unusual was that half of these were sparring bucks: 10 point, 6 or 8 point, and 2 younger 6 pointers. The 10 point buck was not the largest. Seems a little early in the season but coats turned grey and velvet was off of the antlers in mid August this year. Hopefully they will come back a little earlier in the day when I can take some pictures. I'm in city limits so shooting must be done with a camera. We've had a resident herd in back for years but none with decent sized racks, and the big bucks rarely showed themselves with the rest of the herd until mid winter. Last edited by TZ-OH6; September 16, 2009 at 09:11 PM. Reason: typo correction