Bonus Gun Weekend - Nada

 I only had time for one evening and one morning.  Tis the season after all.

On the evening, the weather was perfect.  Cool with light winds. Front coming thru overnight.  But all I saw was 3 does.

In the morning it was pouring.  Sustained rain for hours.  Fog.  Not a thing moved.

I did make the camera tour before hunting.  I carried the 45-70 just in case.

I was definitely overdressed for that walk - sweating.

These are the stars from the cameras this week.

They covered a lot of ground.

There were also 3 black labs one day.

Here's another one of those murmuration's.

I think they are brown headed cowbirds.

And it's always exciting to have an owl.

I used to see a lot of red and gray fox.  Not so much since the coyote population exploded.  I think this is a red fox. Not a very good photo.

The does were everywhere of course.

Sometimes startled.

Sometimes levitating.

Curious.

And a few young bucks.

The regular coyote traffic.

Last week walk with Violet.

And out hunting with the crossbow.

Enjoy your holidays!

Bugling Bull Arrives

I've been waiting for months for the delivery of my bull elk taken in Chama NM in 2022.  The taxidermy was done in August.  He finally arrived this week.

He's the first bugling mount that I've had done.  Violet was curious.

My helper Van graciously came out to help me hang him up.  Van is the handyman that does projects for me - and he fixes everything that I break.  He's just recovering from a heart attack and a stent.

We had to rearrange a few things to find room for the new bull.  Here's a tour of my accumulated taxidermy mounts.  Tom's Taxidermy - 20 Years Worth

I finally had a wet day with low winds to burn the pile that had been accumulating in my burn pit.

Back to archery so I hunted with my crossbow.  Not much happening.

I also got a good walk with the dogs. We found this substantial rub out front.

Poop of the week among the acorn.

Archery week.  Carrying the crossbow.

Walk with Violet.

Frolic in the main field clover.

Archery.

Gun season last week.

Dave was out for the weekend.

Joan on tour.

Decided to show some of the other species - squirrel.

Possum.

Coon.

Bobcat.

Coyotes.

And a murmuration of some kind of birds.  They were fun to watch.

Some of the does.

Flexible neck.

Grooming.

And a few bucks.

Hope to see this guy in 3 or 4 years.

Button buck (male fawn).

In the field in gun season.  Figures.