When I was last out at the cottage on the Labor Day Long weekend I pulled the memory card from my trail camera and put in a fresh one. These are some of the more interesting images from the past couple of weeks.
In the winter months I put out a salt block and a little grain for the game animals. In the summer I figure there is more than enough food around, and I don't want to attract bears, so I generally stop putting anything out by about April. Despite that, I find that the deer and other game animals still come around every day to check things out. My camera records them coming and going on pretty much a daily basis.
At this late point in the summer the season's youngsters are growing up. I never see the Elk when I am out there, but they are obviously around and this time I captured two cows with their calves. The deer fawns are getting bigger as well. There is a young bull elk that has been hanging around lately. His antlers are a little deformed and he has one drop tine that bends down around his ear... a very distinctive characteristic. One of the latest photos shows the resident White Tail doe with her two fawns but now she is sporting a fresh wound. Not sure if this is from a bear, a cougar, or perhaps a vehicle. Hope she's OK....! There was a doe around before that had an old scar on her flank too, but this one looks fresh....
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