The Time Is Near.

[Tarhunt]

Checked my camera today. Even with the heat, the bucks are starting to spar. 

[Tarhunt]

[3Blade]

Nice. I checked my cam yesterday and had the same. It's all fun and games now but soon enough it will be for real.

[Rusty]

Nothing like having a pile of 8 pointers!!    

[gobblergetter]

Child's play

[Buck154]

Nice little pile of 1.5-2.5 year olds. Great seeing them with out the velvet

[Rusty]

Nice little pile of 1.5-2.5 year olds. 

 

 

 

This past winter was abnormally mild and the acorn crop was insane.  There was still an abundance of good acorns available into April and May, as a result deer came through the winter in great shape.  Antler growth will be significantly greater this year in every age class.  

Edited September 11, 2016 by Rusty

[Bucksnbows]

 

This past winter was abnormally mild and the acorn crop was insane. There was still an abundance of good acorns available into April and May, as a result deer came through the winter in great shape. Antler growth will be significantly greater this year in every age class.

Agreed. Trouble is, we're in a bad drought in most of northern NJ and I'm seeing very few acorns this fall. We need lots and lots and lots of rain and soon!

 

 

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[LPJR]

Great pics  

[Haskell_Hunter]

Agreed. Trouble is, we're in a bad drought in most of northern NJ and I'm seeing very few acorns this fall. We need lots and lots and lots of rain and soon!

 

 

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Agreed.  The hazelnut and hickory nut crops this year isn't bad, but I haven't seen any acorns drop yet, at least not in the numbers of the past couple of years.

[Rusty]

The red oaks by me are dropping a good crop.  

[hemlock]

Only acorns I'm seeing are golden acorns from the real trees and mossy oaks.