Healthy Herd
From what I saw of the deer herd around the Manistee area, they survived the winter quite well. This doe was one of many we saw that had multiple fawns with them. We even crossed paths with a doe that had three fawns with her. The one in this picture had twins. I got a couple pictures of them also, and they looked real healthy.
It’s been about four years since I hunted the area, but I just might give it another try this year. I saw three different bucks in the area, and they looked like they will end up as 6-8 pointers. Of coarse they wouldn’t hold still long enough for a camera shot. I got off the road and scouted a couple of different state area’s, and the deer sign was everywhere. The few years I did hunt around here, I only took two doe’s with my bow, while my son-in-law was putting the bucks on the ground. I just didn’t see that many deer, but it looks like that may be a different story this year. We’ll see what the future holds this fall!
Mike
July 29th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
It’s good to see that the herd is doing well. It makes for some good hunting as well.
July 30th, 2008 at 11:51 am
That’s good news for you! I can’t believe how fast approaching hunting season is - out here, I’ll be hunting in less than a month now! I got a bow antelope tag that lasts a few days is all, but it starts Aug. 27 - then elk archery starts Aug 30…and that’s what I really can’t wait for!