Quote Originally Posted by mhall View Post
Glenn this drought is really stressing the deer. Between the heat and lack of good water and food, the bugs are eating them alive. We will find some dead mature bucks this year when we head to the fields, big Doe's and young ones to. I jumped a fawn the other day laying in a patch of weeds right in the middle of the creek..

Yes,I know,it's been hard on everything.That's why I've been taking it all in stride,but there's a limit when it comes to my food supply.I've seen fewer fawns here this year than normal,there are several does that either lost them or are without. I have one healthy looking little spotted fella that hangs out in the field near my barn,but he seemed to be born later than usual for here.
The creek here is puddled up,been over 100 degrees for what seems like two weeks and we haven't had any rain until yesterday since late May.I've had to irrigate the garden,but the pasture,yard,and everything else is already brown. I noticed the big shagbark hickories are dropping the nuts before they are developed,going to be tough on all wildlife.