Deer

Although I didn't buy Chaplin Bend primarily for deer, we will hunt deer later in the fall when the season arrives.  I've put game cameras out over mineral rocks in several places on the farm in an effort to develop a census of the deer on the property, and I'm happy to say that I'm seeing some very nice bucks over the past few weeks.    Here are a couple of bachelor groups that have wandered into camera range:

And here is a great shot of the largest buck I've seen yet:

The cornfield should be harvested this week, leaving about 3 acres of standing corn in the back corner of the farm.  We'll plan to hunt over that food plot when the season rolls around in a few seasons.