Deer at the Rafter M Ranch Hockley, Texas

2005

Updated 12/17/2005

   
3-does-&-squarrel-110305.jpg (64009 bytes) Three does and a squirrel on 11/03/2005 @ 0745 hours.
Fork-hork-110205-@1740.jpg (41947 bytes) Fork horn buck on 11/02/2005 @ 1745 hours
Fork-horn-&-does-110205.jpg (58459 bytes) Does & fork horn on 11/02/2005 @ 1736 hours
Small-buck-110305@0800.jpg (68773 bytes) Small buck 11/03/2005 @ 0800 hours
First-look-111005-@-1248.jpg (63509 bytes) First look at nice buck with the Cuddy Back Scouting Camera
Big-buck-Cropped.jpg (12358 bytes) This is a cropped photo of the nice 8 point that came into the feeder earlier on morning.  It was about 0145 hours.  
5-does-11_30-0754.jpg (29076 bytes) Five does feeding after dark at the feeder on 11/30/2005 at 7:54 PM
8-Point-&-does-11_30-1857.jpg (35110 bytes) Nice 8 Point buck joins the does for feeding on 11/30/2005 at 6:57 PM
8-point-arrives-11_30-1823.jpg (38386 bytes) A second 8 point buck enters the feeder area and trouble start to brew.
8-point-11_30-1827.jpg (40303 bytes) This Big Boy as staked out his plate and is guarding his food.   
2-8-Points-fightening-11_30.jpg (45871 bytes) The smaller of the two 8 points decides to make a POINT.  
8-Point-runns-away-11_30-18.jpg (38215 bytes) The BIG BOY stood is ground and the smaller 8 point decides to not make his POINT!
8-Point-winner-11_30-1814.jpg (36474 bytes) The winner of the fight gets the food for tonight.  This entire fight took about 6 minutes on camera.  
Buck-at-feeder-11-30-1837.jpg (39382 bytes) As you can see the BIG BOY goes back to feeding, but were are all the does?  May be the smaller 8 point got what he really wanted!
3-does-12_01_0706.jpg (57506 bytes) Three does at the feeder early morning 12/01/2005.  Notice the squirrel.  
3-does-12_02-2131.jpg (41892 bytes) Three does feeding at 12/02/05 after 9 PM.  
8 point under feeder 111805@2157.jpg (58097 bytes) Nice 8 Point number feeder on 11/18/2005
8 point at feeder 111605@2227.jpg (60391 bytes) Same buck on 11/16/2005 after dark.  
Small-buck-2-111205-&-0559.jpg (33514 bytes) Small 4 point buck on 11/12/2005 getting dinner.
Buck-arrives-11-14.jpg (27030 bytes) This 8 point has made the Rafter M Ranch his home.  
Nice-8-point-11-15.jpg (37954 bytes) As you can see I move my Cudde Back Digital Scouting camera around to get different views of the wild life.  
Crow-&-doe.jpg (59034 bytes) I don't think this doe really liked the crow on top of the feed barrel.  
Doe-&-squirrel.jpg (58399 bytes) Now Mr. Squirrel didn't eat that much food.  
UFO.jpg (23673 bytes) Even the Rafter M Ranch has it' UFO's.  I can't tell you what caused this light across the top of the photo. 
2-does-121205.jpg (37036 bytes) Two does approaching feeder earlier in the morning 12/12/05
Small-8-point-121205@0316.jpg (25098 bytes) This small 8 point buck was seen the first time on 12/12/05 after 3:00AM in the morning. 
Small-8-point-121205@0318.jpg (39837 bytes) He knows there should bee feed in there.  
Three-does-at-feeder-121605.jpg (33599 bytes) Three does at feeder at 12/16/2005 early in the morning.  
   
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