Mighty Mike

This photo shows Mike in his full glory in October 2006. You might want to compare it with the photo we took of him in August when his velvet had just come off. Check out "Mike's losing it" in the blog's August archive.

The rut is almost over as the colder weather has arrived. Winter coats are starting to spread from the neck to the shoulders to trunk. Appetites have returned and the deer are, once again, social with human feeders. Soon it will be time to start feeding hay. We have lots of water and Don is building a bigger shelter close to the grey barn so the herd can find protection from wind and/or rain.

Deerkeeper Allan recently checked the fence line for holes and was assisted by George who followed him from post to post.