Opening Our Camp
I finally made the long drive to “open our camp” at Starvation Acres. Mice were slain, floors and counter tops were sanitized. The well was found to be working, and Continue Reading →
Tag: deer
End of 2023
From camping and hunting to pulling out trees and cutting firewood, the later half of 2023 was a great time to be at “The Acres”. It makes one envy the Continue Reading →
Winter 2022 / 23
We’re not playing in the Starvation snow during winter, which is why much of our wildlife is revealed only by tracks in the snow and game cameras. What a change Continue Reading →
Much ado to do.
July is one of those months when much needs to be done and none of the good-old excuses work. It’s not hunting season, there is no snow or rain, and Continue Reading →
Animals we hunt.
Caution: This post uses photos of game animals both alive and dead. Move on if you are sensitive to such images. Complaints and whining are not allowed. Harvested wildlife must Continue Reading →
Spring 2022
We’ve been absent from our Starvation Acres for all too long. Visiting in winter is complicated when one is not there to keep the snow plowed from the driveway. However, Continue Reading →
Long Weekend
Naomi and I had a wonderful 3 day weekend at Starvation Acres! The deer hung out near camp every morning and a hen turkey came by with a few poults Continue Reading →
Jumping Turkeys & Other Oddities
We may not be weird but we are not good at being conventional… Game cameras around the property have been recording many hundreds of wildlife photos. Some blurry and some Continue Reading →
Deer spooked by lion?
I didn’t see what spooked these deer (four in total) but they are in quite the hurry. 🙂 Could it have been the mountain lion we got on this same Continue Reading →
Game Cam Photos
We finally checked our game cameras after a six week soak. No bears (they’re still hibernating) and no moose, owls or pine martin. Just about everything else we might have Continue Reading →