Category: Deer and Wildlife
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Grand Isle (saltwater fishing), freshwater fishing in Ferriday and enjoying the wildlife
Fishing at the farm in Mississippi (below) brought in one healthy bass- who got to go back into the water to get bigger. “The Donut Shop” was closed in Natchez, MS at 5:30 am, but we did stop on the way back to the farm at 9 am and they were happy to serve us.…
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Bass on the Beds, different plants blooming, and finally the muscadine vine is growing!
Bass usually spawn in the spring and summer as the water heats up. The male bass usually begins the process of making a nest or “bed” and the female then joins him. Not all beds are in shallow areas, but it is easy to spot these beds when they are in shallow muddy areas. The…
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Birds, Alligators, and Bass at the Louisiana Pond
5.2 pound bass caught on 5-21-23 at 8 am- bass was released. Below are two pictures of “lost” artificial baits and hooks which fishermen left behind in the trees. Flip through the slideshow and then watch the videos below. The birds in the slideshow will be named in the videos. Watch the Limpkin catch its…
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SSSSSnake on the lake- Gone Fishing
If there is a lake in Louisiana or Mississippi, there are snakes in and around that lake. You just don’t see them often. This was on a 9 acre lake in Louisiana. Look closely for movement in order to locate the snake. Fishing report: caught 9 bass before 9am. The two largest were 2.5 and…
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The cameras give us an update
The deer are looking healthy and happy on the big field. Flip through the slide show to see all of the turkeys. Look for the beard on the males (Toms are the older males and Jakes are the young males). Look for the fan of tail feathers by the males. The female turkeys nest on…
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Pass the word-if you know anyone who homeschools their children, please share our site address. We are also happy to answer questions from the classroom!
If you know anyone who homeschools their children, or a teacher who wants to give her students a “slice of nature”, please share our blog with them. We are happy to answer questions about the farm, the animals, and the plants. We also appreciate any “likes” you might send our way.
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Listen to Nature!
Do you hear the geese? The actually sound like they are barking. Do you hear the woodpecker? Listen closely to the jackhammer sound in the background. Purple Martins usually return to their old homesite even if the house is in disrepair. This is a very old Martin House on a Lake not far from the…
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Keeping the Deer off the fruit trees and berries
Not all of our gardens are fenced and some of the fences can be easily jumped by deer. Our good friend, Dr. Carter, suggested we purchase a product to spray the fruit trees and blueberries. We also make an invisible fence around areas we want to be “deer free”. So far, this has been very…
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Look whose back to visit!
Last year we saw Mama bear with triplets. Looks like she has returned with the triplets and the triplets have definitely grown. We have only seen this crew on the cameras and have never seen them in person. Bears have a really wide range of territory and pass through the farm occasionally. Other farms have…
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A look at the trail cameras on 4-13-23
We really don’t want the hogs- but we can’t seem to get rid of them. Hogs tear up the ground, and generally mess up the fields. They are not native and reproduce like crazy. The deer are looking healthy. We love to watch the deer move through the property. Some of them even get names.