The 40 acre deer refuge 2025

[mallardsx2]

Plowed.
Rototilled
Planted.
Cultipacked.


Havnt got an inch of rain total in 75 days.

Then, received 4” of rain in 2 hours.





Good times.

 

[ScottR]

That is rough!!!! Hopefully it's salvageable.

 

[mallardsx2]

That is rough!!!! Hopefully it's salvageable.

Who cares?!
We’re heading west! lol



I’ll post a picture of that stupid field when I get home and let you know how it grew. Hahaha

 

[ScottR]

Who cares?!
We’re heading west! lol

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I’ll post a picture of that stupid field when I get home and let you know how it grew. Hahaha

Good luck!

 

[mallardsx2]

 

[buckbull]

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You making the wife ride back there?

 

[mallardsx2]

You making the wife ride back there?

that’s right. If I get any sass….ill just point to the back

and If she makes fun of my black eye 1 more time…..she’ll be lucky if she rides at all!

 

[mallardsx2]

Been a slow year for the deer so far.

So much food in the woods this year that the deer haven't had to come to my property. Never seen an acorn crop this heavy.




Think this is a different buck but I'm not sure.

 

[buckbull]

Same big acorn crop here in illinois. Bucks are starting to move. Took this pic from my mailbox about a week ago.



One on left is a brute.

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

Wow...what a chest!

 

[ScottR]

Things are looking up for sure!

 

[mallardsx2]

Should be a good few weeks ahead for all of us. Best of luck to you all. Be safe out there….

this is my buddy from last week.



he will walk again, but he’s in bad shape

 

[Colorado Cowboy]

What happened? Fell out of the tree?

 

[mallardsx2]

As if on Que, I got the does and the bucks are staging up.

I just hope people keep screaming from the rooftops that ya need to shoot every doe yo see.

 

[ScottR]

Good luck, I'm starting to get some new bucks on my cameras and I have good feed and cover next to me!