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Arrowsmith · 02-26-2021, 11:12 AM

All our bucks have shed so nothing real exciting. We have had snow cover since late December. Up to 2' from time to time. We are in a hard melt right now. It has been in the high 40s to low 50s the last few days. Iowa shorts weather.

I have been feeding corn, sweet feed and alfalfa since deer season ended January 10th. Our deer are looking real healthy despite several weeks of single digit temps, below zero temps, and heavy snow cover. We have two dense cedar bedding thickets that give them some protection from the cold and snow. They stay "yarded up" together this time of year. Here are some pictures.

texan16 · 02-26-2021, 11:31 AM

You have had snow cover since late December and still have electricity..........impossible, how can that be ???????????

Pretty cool being able to keep the deer around the house like that.

Arrowsmith · 02-26-2021, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by texan16

You have had snow cover since late December and still have electricity..........impossible, how can that be ???????????

Pretty cool being able to keep the deer around the house like that.

Yep

.....The demand on the power grid up here is just business as usual for this time of year. Propane furnaces, wood stoves, wood fired boilers, propane fired radiant in floor heating just does not put much strain on the power grid.

That feeding area is about 170 yards down behind the house.

lanceodom · 02-26-2021, 11:59 AM

Holy crap that looks cold! Keep posting.

Arrowsmith · 02-26-2021, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by lanceodom

Holy crap that looks cold! Keep posting.

It was....but we are warming up. I am sure we will have more snow before April, but the next 10 days look pretty nice.

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wytex · 02-26-2021, 12:30 PM

Nice, we found mt lion tracks out in the meadows. Deer have been scarce at the ranch house this year.

oneeye · 02-26-2021, 12:34 PM

You had twice as much snow in your part of Iowa then we had here in North central MN. Our deer herd had it made all winter and it's all down hill from here! Even if it gets cold and/or a bunch of snow, it never lasts long this time of year.

Arrowsmith · 02-26-2021, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by oneeye

You had twice as much snow in your part of Iowa then we had here in North central MN. Our deer herd had it made all winter and it's all down hill from here! Even if it gets cold and/or a bunch of snow, it never lasts long this time of year.

We went to town Wednesday evening. We saw more deer out in fields than I have ever seen. The snow had just started melting and the deer were feasting on anything green in melted areas.

The ground right over my septic tanks always melts first. I guess from the heat produced by the septic tanks. The grass is green over the tanks. It was full of deer tracks right over the tanks.

JBJTX81 · 02-27-2021, 01:11 PM

From Dec on my place.

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GarGuy · 02-27-2021, 01:38 PM

January

Quackerbox · 02-27-2021, 05:43 PM

From there first snow and just after the last one

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3ChordTruth · 02-27-2021, 08:08 PM

“Deer in the Snow” pics to me are all good! Just something about those critters with all that white background that makes for a great pic. Thanks for posting them.

Zmaxhunter · 02-27-2021, 08:13 PM

Oh nice! Love winter with snow.
Our coldest temp in ncks was -11 with a -29 windchill.
I pulled 2 cameras today. Had lots of bucks n doe pics (1958) just watching a scrape, A couple good ones..
Have several others i lost track of.. quit running cams
Havent spent any time shed hunting yet..gonna be hard to find time.. very busy with work. Thankfully!

Zmaxhunter · 02-27-2021, 09:25 PM

Both of these survived the season

Zmaxhunter · 02-27-2021, 09:30 PM

Man, that is an awesome pic Garguy.. really really cool.!

Corncob Rob · 02-27-2021, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by GarGuy

January

That is an awesome picture!!!

GarGuy · 02-28-2021, 08:54 AM

Since yall liked that one here are a couple more

mclipp · 02-28-2021, 10:50 AM

https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...ictureid=26984

02-26-2021, 11:12 AM	#1
Arrowsmith OTD - Older than Dirt Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bloomfield, Iowa Hunt In: Iowa	How About a Few Winter Deer Pictures ?? All our bucks have shed so nothing real exciting. We have had snow cover since late December. Up to 2' from time to time. We are in a hard melt right now. It has been in the high 40s to low 50s the last few days. Iowa shorts weather. I have been feeding corn, sweet feed and alfalfa since deer season ended January 10th. Our deer are looking real healthy despite several weeks of single digit temps, below zero temps, and heavy snow cover. We have two dense cedar bedding thickets that give them some protection from the cold and snow. They stay "yarded up" together this time of year. Here are some pictures. Attached Images Last edited by Arrowsmith; 02-26-2021 at 11:22 AM.

02-27-2021, 01:38 PM	#10
GarGuy Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011	January Attached Images

02-27-2021, 09:25 PM	#14
Zmaxhunter Four Point Join Date: Feb 2021	Both of these survived the season Attached Images Last edited by Zmaxhunter; 02-28-2021 at 06:46 PM.

02-28-2021, 08:54 AM	#17
GarGuy Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011	Since yall liked that one here are a couple more Attached Images

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02-26-2021, 11:31 AM	#2
texan16 Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Fairfield Hunt In: Freestone/Schleicher Counties	You have had snow cover since late December and still have electricity..........impossible, how can that be ??????????? Pretty cool being able to keep the deer around the house like that.

02-26-2021, 11:59 AM	#4
lanceodom Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: LaSalle County	Holy crap that looks cold! Keep posting.

02-26-2021, 12:30 PM	#6
wytex Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Wyoming Hunt In: Wyoming , Texas, Colorado, Nebraska	Nice, we found mt lion tracks out in the meadows. Deer have been scarce at the ranch house this year.

02-26-2021, 12:34 PM	#7
oneeye Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up North	You had twice as much snow in your part of Iowa then we had here in North central MN. Our deer herd had it made all winter and it's all down hill from here! Even if it gets cold and/or a bunch of snow, it never lasts long this time of year.

02-27-2021, 01:11 PM	#9
JBJTX81 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Wise Co Hunt In: Where the wife gives me permission to go.	From Dec on my place. Sent from my SM-G981U using Tapatalk

02-27-2021, 05:43 PM	#11
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	From there first snow and just after the last one Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

02-27-2021, 08:08 PM	#12
3ChordTruth Ten Point Join Date: May 2020 Location: Grapevine	“Deer in the Snow” pics to me are all good! Just something about those critters with all that white background that makes for a great pic. Thanks for posting them.

02-27-2021, 08:13 PM	#13
Zmaxhunter Four Point Join Date: Feb 2021	Oh nice! Love winter with snow. Our coldest temp in ncks was -11 with a -29 windchill. I pulled 2 cameras today. Had lots of bucks n doe pics (1958) just watching a scrape, A couple good ones.. Have several others i lost track of.. quit running cams Havent spent any time shed hunting yet..gonna be hard to find time.. very busy with work. Thankfully!

02-27-2021, 09:30 PM	#15
Zmaxhunter Four Point Join Date: Feb 2021	Man, that is an awesome pic Garguy.. really really cool.!

02-28-2021, 10:50 AM	#18
mclipp Four Point Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: muenster Hunt In: cooke co	https://discussions.texasbowhunter.c...ictureid=26984