I FINALLY RETRIEVED THE LAST TRAIL CAM PHOTOS SINCE MY ACCIDENT ON 12/5/18

EAGLE EYE 444

King Casanova
I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO ACTUALLY WALK BACK INTO THE WOODS JUST FAR ENOUGH TO PULL THE CARDS FROM ONLY 5 OF MY 40- PLUS CAMERA LOCATIONS LAST SUNDAY. BACK ON 12/5/2018, I SUFFERED A FREAK ACCIDENT THAT FRACTURED TWO BONES IN MY RIGHT FOOT ALONG WITH TEARING MY MEDIAL MENISCUS AGAIN.

I HAD SURGERY ONLY 16 MONTHS PREVIOUSLY ON MY RIGHT KNEE DUE TO TEARING BOTH MY LATERAL AND MEDIAL MENISCUS BACK THEN, SO I DIDN'T GET TO HUNT AT ALL DURING THE 2017 SEASON. I ONLY HUNTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS OF THE 2016 SEASON BEFORE GOING TO TEXAS TO HELP TAKE CARE OF MY TEXAS GIRLFRIEND WHO WAS BATTLING BREAST CANCER. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE LOST HER COURAGEOUS 9 -YEAR BATTLE BACK IN JANUARY 2017 AND TRUTHFULLY, I HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE.

UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO HUNT ONLY A FEW TIMES THIS PAST SEASON PRIOR TO 12/5/2018 BUT THANKFULLY, I DID MANAGE TO KILL A DECENT 8-POINT BUCK SO THAT I WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE SOME VENISON FOR THE FUTURE.


IF SOME OF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY NOTICED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS NOW, ONCE I STARTED BACK HUNTING AFTER NOT HUNTING FOR 10 YEARS, I FOUND OUT ABOUT TRAIL CAMERAS. IT WAS THEN THAT I BEGAN TO USE TRAIL CAMERAS TO HELP KEEP MY SANITY AT TIMES AND I JUST LOVE SPENDING TIME IN THE WOODS WITH ALL OF THE CRITTERS AS SUCH. THE TRUTH IS, YES, I HAVE SPENT A SMALL FORTUNE ON KEEPING MY SANITY AND HAVE CONTINUED TO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY EACH YEAR TO BE ABLE TO TOTALLY RELAX IN THE WOODS WITHOUT A CARE IN THE WORLD AT TIMES. MY BLOOD PRESSURE HAS BEEN REALLY GREAT FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW AFTER SUFFERING A HEART ATTACK JUST 6 MONTHS AFTER MY WIFE DIED. BY BEING ABLE TO SPEND SO MUCH TIME IN THE WOODS WITH NATURE, I AM MUCH MORE AT PEACE WITH MYSELF, AND DURING THIS TIME, I HAVE MET SOME WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT HAVE OPENED MANY MORE DOORS IN LETTING ME GIVE BACK TO OTHERS THROUGH-OUT MY LIFETIME.

ONE CHURCH IN PARTICULAR THAT IS NAMED FRIENDSHIP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, ALONG WITH SEVERAL OF THEIR MEMBERS HAVE ACTUALLY HELPED ME COPE WITH SEVERAL TRAGEDIES THAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY LIFE DURING THE PAST 12 YEARS NOW AND THEY HAVE BEEN WONDERFUL FOR ME IN EVERY RESPECT. THESE TRAGEDIES INCLUDED LOSING MY WIFE OF 31- 1/2 YEARS, THEN LOSING MY MOTHER JUST A MONTH LATER, THEN JUST 4 MONTHS LATER, I SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK, AND THEN I LOST MY MOTHER-IN-LAW ONLY THREE MONTHS LATER. THAT STRETCH OF 8-9 MONTHS WERE THE DARKEST AND TOUGHEST MOMENTS OF MY LIFE FOR SURE.

THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OF FRIENDSHIP UNITED METHODIST CHURCH ENABLED ME TO MAKE IT THROUGH THESE TOUGH TIMES AND THEY ULTIMATELY MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO HELP PUT SMILES ON YOUNG CHILDREN'S FACES THAT MIGHT NOT HAVE GOTTEN ANY CHRISTMAS PRESENTS AT CHRISTMAS TIME. I AM ASHAMED TO SAY THAT I JUST DIDN'T REALIZE THAT SUCH A THING REALLY HAPPENED THESE DAYS BUT I TRULY FOUND OUT OTHERWISE AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE KIND OF SITUATIONS ARE HOPEFULLY ELIMINATED IN THE FUTURE. DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY 2018, I RECEIVED A LARGE ENVELOPE THAT WAS FILLED WITH 6-8 DIFFERENT "THANK YOU" CARDS THAT HAD BEEN MADE ENTIRELY BY YOUNGSTERS THAT HAD RECEIVED SOME CHRISTMAS BENEFITS FROM ME AND AS I OPENED EACH ONE AND READ THEM, I WILL PROMISE ANYONE THAT I CRIED LIKE A BABY IN SEEING EACH ONE'S HANDMADE THANK YOU CARD AND WRITING EVEN WITH CRAYONS AND PENCILS ETC. THIS REALLY LETS ME REALIZE JUST WHAT REALLY IS IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE.

I ACTUALLY OWN MY BUSINESS FOR THE PAST 26 PLUS YEARS NOW AND I AM SURELY NOT RICH BUT I HAVE ENJOYED VOLUNTEERING A LOT OF MY TIME AT THE MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA HOSPITAL AND CHANNELING MY ENERGY BY HELPING OTHERS THAT MIGHT NEED SOME ASSISTANCE AT TIMES. MY PARENTS TAUGHT ME TO ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO HELP OTHERS IN NEED BECAUSE ONE DAY THEY MIGHT BE THE PERSON THAT HELPS ME WHEN I NEED IT MOST.

NOW FOR ANY OF YOU NEWCOMERS, YOU MIGHT NOW KNOW JUST WHAT MAKES ME TICK AND I LEARNED A LONG TIME AGO THAT I AM NOT ASHAMED TO SHOW MY TRUE FEELINGS.

I JUST NEVER THOUGHT THAT IT MIGHT BE IN A POST HERE ON GON INVOLVING TRAIL CAMERAS, DEER, COYOTES, BOBCATS ETC AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL FORGIVE ME FOR THAT FACT AND WILL ACTUALLY VIEW MY PHOTOS.


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I AM SURE THAT ALL OF YOU CAN EASILY SEE THAT EVERY ONE OF MY PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON WILDGAME INNOVATIONS TRAIL CAMERAS. THERE IS A GREAT REASON FOR THAT AND IT IS BECAUSE FOR CLOSE TO 10 YEARS NOW, THEY HAVE WORKED EXCELLENT FOR ME AND I HAVE ACCUMULATED OVER 1,000,000 PHOTOS ON MY CAMERAS AS OF A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE FACT IS THAT I DON'T WANT OR NEED ANY OTHER BRAND OF CAMERA, AND THANKFULLY, I DO STILL HAVE QUITE A NUMBER FOR SPARES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED A TOTAL OF 86 OF THEIR CAMERAS.


AFTER UPLOADING THESE PHOTOS, I HAVE NOW FOUND OUT THAT THE BOBCATS ARE REALLY ON THE MOVE ALONG WITH COYOTES FOR NOW AS THEY WERE MOVING A BUNCH DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT TIMES. I DID GET A FEW PHOTOS OF VARIOUS DEER THAT I HAD BEEN ACCUSTOMED TO SEEING AND THE ONE THING THAT DID SURPRISE ME WAS THE FACT THAT THE LARGEST DEER, A FAIRLY HEAVY 8-POINTER WITH A HEAVY RACK HAD SHED BOTH OF HIS ANTLERS AS OF 12/24/2018. LAST YEAR, I THINK THAT HE STILL HAD ANTLERS WELL INTO JANUARY.

THANKFULLY, THE SMALL PIEBALD BUCK IS STILL AROUND, SO HOPEFULLY, I WILL CONTINUE SEEING HIM DURING THE COURSE OF THIS YEAR AS WELL.

I WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BREAK THESE PHOTOS UP INTO 2 OR 3 SEPARATE POSTS TO SHOW THEM AT THIS TIME.

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PappyHoel

Senior Member
There’s some good bucks there and a fat fat bobcat
 

EAGLE EYE 444

King Casanova
GROUP # 3
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AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE VERY LAST PHOTO, WELL THAT IS EAGLE EYE 444 IN THE FLESH AND YOU MIGHT NOTICE THAT HE IS SO VERY TALL THAT HIS HEAD WON'T FIT INTO THE CAMERA LENS. :pop::pop::pop:

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oldguy

Senior Member
Sorry about your injury. Hope you have a speedy recovery.
Thanks for posting the pictures.
That's one healthy bobcat!
 

4HAND

Cuffem & Stuffem Moderator
Staff member
Sure enjoyed the pics. May God richly bless you for giving those needy children a Merry Christmas!
 

Tadder

Senior Member
Thanks for sharing and praying for you and God's Will being done in your life. We take too much for granted. So Thankful you have a GOD (CHURCH) FAMILY that has help you threw the last 12 yrs. I've been there myself and we now GODS REAL. THANK YOU. Great pic's.
 

olcaptain

Senior Member
Woody's has always been a very receptive forum for hobbies or from our personal lives. The forum is made up of real and very caring people. Thanks for sharing and also thanks for the pics!
 

Worlldbeater

Senior Member
My deepest sympathy to you for you losing so many loved ones. Glad to here you are back up and about. Thank you for sharing your pics, keep them coming.
 
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