Girls Are Trouble

[Storm]

Chasing girls is all fun and games until someone gets poked in the eye. Stumbled upon this guy as I was hiking through a twin cities park.

[smurfy]

Holy cow. Wonder how big the other guy was!

[Wanderer]

Ouch!

[DonBo]

That hurt.

 

[Storm]

On 10/30/2018 at 7:35 PM, smurfy said:

Holy cow. Wonder how big the other guy was!

Well I ended up seeing the other guy at the same area. 13 pointer

[nofishfisherman]

Was this down at Fort Snelling?

[smurfy]

holy moly rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did the other feller survive??????????????????????

[Storm]

On 12/17/2018 at 12:43 PM, smurfy said:

holy moly rocky!!!!!!!!!!!!!! did the other feller survive??????????????????????

Survived but seems to have lost his eye.

[Storm]

On 12/17/2018 at 12:31 PM, nofishfisherman said:

Was this down at Fort Snelling?

Yes it is. 

[nofishfisherman]

1 hour ago, Storm said:

Yes it is. 

 

There are some nice bucks down there for sure.  I was down there on Black Friday with the family as its our tradition to get outside on Black Friday instead of go shopping like everyone else.  Lost count of how many deer we saw out on Pike Island but saw one real dandy buck bedded down just off the trail maybe 15 yards away. Looked like the guy with the bloody eye.  He looked to be getting by just fine at that point. 

[Storm]

On 12/19/2018 at 11:31 AM, nofishfisherman said:

 

There are some nice bucks down there for sure.  I was down there on Black Friday with the family as its our tradition to get outside on Black Friday instead of go shopping like everyone else.  Lost count of how many deer we saw out on Pike Island but saw one real dandy buck bedded down just off the trail maybe 15 yards away. Looked like the guy with the bloody eye.  He looked to be getting by just fine at that point. 

Yes there are a few decent deer in there but mainly a bunch of does. Deer are a little to tame for my liking though as many of the people think they need to try to feed them. Makes for easier photography but just not quite as rewarding. But does make for a much better day walking around then a day shopping! Glad to hear of your tradition.

[smurfy]

man I wonder how many times I've come back to look at this thread...…….those are some amazing deer!!!!!!!!!!!

[smurfy]

the star and tribune's outdoor section today has a picture of a 12 pointer at fort snelling state park on the back page. had to come back here to compare. the picture is not one of the bucks posted here........................so that means there's 3 huge bucks with massive hardware in that park. amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[nofishfisherman]

Its amazing what happens with bucks when they don't have to worry about getting shot.

 

Here are 3 bucks that visited my front yard within less than a 2 week span in December.  I live in the burbs just north of St. Paul with only a 1/3 of an acre lot.  I also have pictures of countless does with up to 5 in the yard at one time.

 

 

[delcecchi]

I have a buck that visits intermittently (at least when it is light out.  No camera), and a group of 4 does.  Looks like mama, two yearlings, and this year's fawn. 

 

We are right along a 4 lane highway in SW Rochester. 

[nofishfisherman]

There is a group of 4 that roams the neighborhood constantly.  Looks like a mama and 3 yearlings.  Lately they've been joined by a 5th young doe.  I've only see one small buck (6 pointer) all the other bucks have been like the ones above.  There are just the 3 I have on my trail camera the others have either eluded my camera or I've seen them down the block.  I know there are at least 5 unique bucks in the same range as the 3 I have pictures of.

[DonBo]

Check out this beast inside the 694 loop, north metro.

[Wanderer]

Uff dah!!!