Oh! Possum

Source: sgbrown

This is what hubby found yesterday while we were looking for our Christmas decorations in the barn!  This is the inside of a large cardboard box.  I had forgotten that I had put some old silk flowers and other "artsy fartsy" stuff in this box.  I had intended on making some flower arrangements with them.  There was also this white  plastic tote bag that I had some old rags in.   "Possy" here, decided that the nice soft rags in the bag would make a good home for the winter!

There was a card table on top of this box.  When Johnny moved the card table, he jumped back and said, "Oh my God!  There is the biggest rat I have ever seen in this box!   (He knows how much I HATE RATS!)  I jumped back about 10 feet and told him to get it out of the barn! Then he took the table off again and I was expecting to see this huge rat run out of the box, but nothing happened.

So now I am thinking that he is joking and there is nothing in the box, so I slowly creep over and peek into the box.  I see what I think is an old Halloween costume, with fur on it.  Yeah, about that time it moved and I came unglued! 

When I realized it was just a opossum, I told him not to let it get out until I went and got my camera.  I ran to the house and back and caught this picture. Johnny then grabbed it by the tail and took it out to the woods.  Of course, before he ran off, he had to "play possum" for a little while and I took a few more pictures.   



The Beautiful and Graceful White Tail Deer



by sgbrown

Source:  sgbrown

White tailed deer are the smallest members of the North American deer family and are abundant here in Oklahoma. They can be found in Southern Canada and most of the United States except for the far southwest, Alaska and Hawaii. Read more ...

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Another Deer Season Opens Here Today

Black Powder Season Begins Today

Buck in Fall

Source: sgbrown

Well, black powder season begins today and hubby left at 6:30 am this morning to see if we can get some venison to put in the freezer.  We have white-tail deer here in Southern Oklahoma and deer hunting is a necessity in order to keep the population under control.  Too many deer in the same location causes a shortage of food and unhealthy deer.  When you have unhealthy deer, disease becomes a problem within the herds. 

Year before last we had so many deer in this area, driving down the road became very dangerous. Early in the morning when most people are going off to work, and are usually running late, there were many deer crossing the roads and being hit by cars.  Late of an evening was just as bad, if not worse.  Deer tend to forage just after dawn and around dusk until after dark.  We saw too many deer laying beside the road after being hit by cars.  It was really quite sad.  Several years ago, our daughter wrecked her car while on her way to school, trying to avoid hitting a deer.  She was alright and her car was repairable, but it could have been very bad as her car almost went into a creek.  

The past 2 years, Southern Oklahoma and North Texas,  have been in a terrible drought over the summer months.  I am sure that the drought has affected the deer population here, as we have not seen as many deer as we normally do. The summer of 2010, I had deer drinking from my birdbaths that were so skinny, their ribs were showing. 

I love the deer and I could never shoot one, but I know that hubby chooses the deer he takes carefully and would never shoot a doe with a fawn or a young deer. I also know that deer meat is much healthier than the beef we would otherwise have to buy at the grocery store.  Having venison in the freezer is not just handy, but very economical too.  I probably save hundred of dollars every year not having to buy round steak or hamburger at the store, so it is a good way to really save on my grocery bill. Having those little white packages in the freezer is like having money in the bank!

Well, here is hoping that hubby gets a large buck with huge antlers to make him proud, and fill my freezer with healthy meat. If you would like to check out some of my quick and easy venison recipes, click on this link. Fast and Easy Venison Recipes 

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