AUGUST REPORT
IN MY OPINION AUGUST IS GENERALLY OUR BEST MONTH OF THE YEAR FOR TROPHY BUCK HARVEST WITH MAYBE AN EXCEPTION OR TWO DURING THE RUT. THIS AUGUST WAS FAR FROM THAT! WE HAD GOTTEN SOMEWHAT DRY DURING JULY AND THE FIRST WEEK OF AUGUST BUT WE WERE NOT PREPARED FOR WHAT WAS TO COME BEGINNING THE 15TH OF THE MONTH. FROM AUGUST 15TH THRU AUGUST 24TH WE RECEIVED 18” RAIN, NOT EXACTLY IDEAL HUNTING CONDITIONS. MANY RECENTLY REPAIRED ROADS BECAME IMPASSABLE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO HUNT MANY AREAS. OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS WE HAVE REALIZED WE MUST TAKE THE GOOD WITH THE BAD AND DEAL WITH THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN GIVEN US. WE COUNT OUR BLESSINGS AS WE WERE ABLE TO HARVEST 10 BUCKS DURING OUR 8 DAYS OF AUGUST HUNTING WHICH IS WELL BELOW OUR AVERAGE OF 40-50.
NO RAIN FOR THE PAST 7 DAYS NOW HAS PAVED THE WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO SPRAY ALL OF OUR FOOD PLOTS IN PREPARTION FOR OUR WINTERTIME PLANTING THE 1ST OF OCTOBER. HOPEFULLY THE RAIN WILL HOLD OFF A FEW MORE DAYS AND WE WILL BE COMPLETELY DRY ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES.
NEVERTHELESS, WE WILL START BACK ON SEPTEMBER 14TH WITH THE 15TH BEING THE BEGINNING OF OUR ANTLERLESS DEER SEASON. IT APPEARS THAT WE DO HAVE AN OVER ABUNDANCE OF DOES THIS YEAR WHICH CERTAINLY IS MUSIC TO LOTS OF EARS AS THEY SURELY WILL MAKE GREAT TABLE FARE!
DON’T FORGET THAT A FEW WEEKS PRIOR TO EACH HUNT SANDRA WILL BE MAILING OUT COVID 19 GUIDELINES FOR YOUR BUCK RUN VISIT. THUS FAR EVERYONE HAS FOLLOWED THE GUIDELINES TO OUR SATIFACTION AS WE SUBSRCIBE TO ALL THE CDC SAFETY GUIDELINES IN DEALING WITH THIS VIRUS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO CHECK THE TEMPERATURE OF EVERY GUEST UPON ARRIVAL, SOCIAL DISTANCE AT ALL TIMES, WHERE MASKS WHENEVER IN A VEHICLE WITH OTHERS PRESENT AND EAT OUTDOORS (WEATHER PERMITTING) OR ON PORCHES WITH LIMITED DINING ROOM USE. ANYONE ARRIVING WITH A TEMPERATURE OF OR THAT EXCEEDS 99.5 WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER THE LODGE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE HUNT! THANKS AND HAPPY HUNTING! |
