Sassy Doe Becomes Amish Dinner

Today is the first day of shot gun season here.  Our hunter friend has already taken two deer, a doe and a buck during bow season, but he wanted to sit in the woods today and see what was going on.  There was a lot of activity around us and that means the deer, and sometimes the hunters, will be running around a lot.  He was out there mainly for informational purposes.  But he finally got the big doe that has been tormenting him for two seasons.  She was notorious for spotting him and alerting the others, mugging for trail cams and taking a nap right behind the tree stand where he couldn't get a shot at her.  She was big and fat and beautiful and we took her straight out to our Amish friend where she will be canned and distributed to anyone who needs meat this winter.  The youngest son had also gotten his first buck this morning and was skinning it in the barn when we arrived.  With two deer to process, I'm sure it was a busy day in the kitchen.  At 10:30 this morning the bread and pies were already out of the oven so we dropped off a deer and came home with bread.

Just to be on the safe side, I added another layer of protection to the pear tree.  I drove new poles and wrapped it with a second layer of netting.  If they stick their face through the first layer, there is a second layer to deal with.  And I don't think a deer will want to stand there with its head caught in a net long enough to get through the second layer.  But, I've been wrong before.