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Beautiful sight............
Brth729
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After dropping my son off at school yesterday, I chose to spend my morning doing some fishing. I had some luck throwing a spinner and a buzz bait for bass in the shallows, but didn't hook anything worth keeping. After that I decided to try for some crappies and headed over to the east side of the lake by the spillway and dam. I did fairly well there, falling just short of my take home limit, which made the morning worth it for me. As I was getting ready to start packing my gear for the trip home, I heard something to the left of me. When I looked to see what it was, a second deer had broke the tree line not thirty yards away. They spent a few moments by the edge of the water taking a few drinks and looking around. As I sat there and watched them, nothing else seemed to matter. It was kind of like a slow motion dream. What was actually only about twenty seconds tops, seemed more like five minutes. Not seeing the morning as a total loss, for lack of any bass to take home, this event added to the enjoyment. After they went on their way I felt at ease. Relaxed even. Even more than for just having finished a good morning of not having to go in to work. Now some may not find this sighting as odd. Two deer by a lake. Okay. Big deal, right?
But, take this into consideration. Though the side of the lake they were on does have some trees and cover, just on the other side of them is nothing but houses. The only way they could have approached from that side is to have gone through some rather extensive neighborhoods... from the center of town.
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But, take this into consideration. Though the side of the lake they were on does have some trees and cover, just on the other side of them is nothing but houses. The only way they could have approached from that side is to have gone through some rather extensive neighborhoods... from the center of town.
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Deer are pretty good at adapting and can live in places we wouldnt think they could, deer are also very sneaky. It's not uncommon to see deer in an urban setting and it is posible that they can hide in a small strip of woods and go unnoticed for quite awhile.
I live on 80 acres in NE Mo. We have a 3.5 acre lake (full of fish), and every evening deer come out to lick salt and graze on clover on the other side of the dam. About 250 yards from the house. Last Friday night there were 11, 5 does and six bucks. I sit and glass them for as long as there is light. I didn't know deer would walk knee-deep in water at the edge an eat the alge. But several of these does do. The does are fat and pregnant, in two weeks we will be seeing fawns along side.
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He Dogg : always the kind gentleman.
Don't worry about the bullet with your name on it, worry about the fragmentation grenade addressed 'To Occupant'.
Don't worry about the bullet with your name on it, worry about the fragmentation grenade addressed 'To Occupant'.
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