Didn't come across to many fresh beds. This was the best one I found. Most of the other older ones in the area are still under the snow and not recently used.
It was tucked in by this downed tree.
Found some huge tracks. I know they are older and somewhat degraded from the thaw but compared to other tracks that were about the same age the were much larger and no doubt from a mature buck.
Not much food out there right now but one thing they are feeding hard on right now are the tops on downed trees from the blizzard.
Good to see the snowmelt is filling the marsh back up again. Been the driest year on record out there.
This is the only rub I took a picture of.
Had a few interesting finds.....................
Haven't figured out what made this track. Any ideas? It is about 2" wide.
Found this cool eagle nest. She was circling above me when I took this picture. Looked like maybe a Golden Eagle? Not sure on that though. All I know is the nest was huge!
Closer to public access I found some old hunter sign. Check out this crude stand. Looked like somebody was sitting way up in the crotch of the tree and were resting their feet on a platform that was zip tied to the tree!
Found this old homemade wooden stand. So anybody think this stand is TMA approved?
Today was more a day of just exploring. Walked thru a bunch of bedding areas I was treading lightly around all season. Figured now was a good time to dive in and check them out but it didn't look like any were being used recently. Every year I am amazed following tracks in the marsh by how far they just keep wandering in cattails. Following them a mile or more was not out of the question and they just keep going without bedding. Not sure why they just keep heading out into miles of nothing but cattails this time of the year.
Looking forward to the rest of the scouting season. Hope to get out every weekend from now till green up.
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