Originally Posted by Valsdad
Speaking of rut activity, it's ramping up here too. The boys are starting to run with the girls now. This fella came by from the bottom land pastures this morning, right near our fence until my dog busted out the dog door and started barking at him. I was busy getting the good camera.

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He was followed shortly by about a half dozen does and a couple of smaller bucks including a tall fork horn. They hadn't crossed the road and jumped onto the BLM land yet:

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Here's that tall forky, tongue hanging out, following a yearling but mom is right in front of shorty so maybe that's what's got him all horned up. Might have to zoom in to see that tongue, I tried to edit it but my program keeps closing;

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If the lions or the winter don't get those bucks, they'll be nicer next season. Then I hope to draw a tag for near the house.
The tag system ....
It sucks for alot of you guys.
1st 5 yrs I was in the Army I put in for a Maine resident moose tag.
Never drawn...
More money in out of state types and not some resident that can get it done on their own.
Not to mention owning them state income tax every year.
Became a TN resident year 7.
Ain't looked back since.
I imagine in many states it is the same story with residents drawing a tag to hunt versus out of state types and all the Benjamin's associated with that from license to guide to food and lodging ect ect ect.
I guess even mule deer in Colorado has a tag draw now ??.

In 86 I stopped in some store outside of Manitou Springs and bought my license as mil resident personal and went out hunting behind the air force academy in pikes peak NF.
Shot a young 4x4 mule deer with a 25 inch spread.


Tag draw for residents...
SMH....