tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post3510357185252709716..comments2023-06-14T09:43:48.543-05:00Comments on Nature Knitter: A Day on the Deer StandRuthieJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-10831012958733934322007-11-08T19:31:00.000-06:002007-11-08T19:31:00.000-06:00This has to be one of the most unique posts - ever...This has to be one of the most unique posts - ever :0) And dang! - it makes me want to sit in a tree stand and THAT'S never going to happen. Gorgeous pixes. And you are a hoot!Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00548755592157386484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-72874652743452525462007-11-07T20:24:00.000-06:002007-11-07T20:24:00.000-06:00Congrats on the Rusty Blackbird! I actually saw 10...Congrats on the Rusty Blackbird! I actually saw 10 deer together today at the powerlines. They must have known I wasn't hunting.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17955054342034509500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-55286916981915981422007-11-03T21:32:00.000-05:002007-11-03T21:32:00.000-05:00Hi Ruth,We had a treestand in one of our backyard ...Hi Ruth,<BR/>We had a treestand in one of our backyard box elders once, but I've never seen the deer in the yard during the daylight hours. It would sure save on a lot of driving time and gas if we could just hunt them from here!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-2625497277571100302007-11-03T21:05:00.000-05:002007-11-03T21:05:00.000-05:00Must be interesting to be like a bird in a tree. W...Must be interesting to be like a bird in a tree. Why don't you set up in your backyard? Or are those deer too neighbourly?Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-2301254119218341212007-11-03T21:02:00.000-05:002007-11-03T21:02:00.000-05:00Hi Jennifer,I debated on whether to put the mitten...Hi Jennifer,<BR/>I debated on whether to put the mitten retrieval in my blog or not. I thought it was pretty funny, but figured some people would probably think I'm losing it!<BR/><BR/>Hi Robin,<BR/>Yup, just a wee bit.... I would've had to just given up and gone home if my camera batteries had died!<BR/><BR/>I'll send you an e-mail about the other stuff.<BR/><BR/>Hi Meggie,<BR/>I didn't know anything about Rusty Blackbirds until I looked up that website. I actually scared a couple of fairly large flocks out of the cornfield that day and now consider myself very fortunate to have seen that many.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy seeing the pileated woodpeckers. Out there in the woods I usually hear them before I see them. They're so huge you can't mistake them for anything else!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-46856729478967581192007-11-03T19:46:00.000-05:002007-11-03T19:46:00.000-05:00Greetings Ruth: So sad about the decline of the R...Greetings Ruth: So sad about the decline of the Rusty Blackbird. How lucky you were to see one. I have never seen a pileated woodpecker...lots of downys and red bellied around my feeder. Lots of folks in PA have seen them but not me. What an ingenious way to retrieve a glove! I must say, you make the most of your time in a tree.Meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06757567456934248035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-81130384209529791112007-11-03T16:59:00.000-05:002007-11-03T16:59:00.000-05:00Looks to me like you were a wee bit bored up in th...Looks to me like you were a wee bit bored up in that tree, although you kept yourself busy enough!<BR/><BR/>You should write or email me sometime and tell me how you learned so much about recognizing birds and their sounds. I still struggle.<BR/><BR/>--Robin (Bumblebee)Robin (Bumblebee)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04516571306617946865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-61530110590281138462007-11-03T15:43:00.000-05:002007-11-03T15:43:00.000-05:00The mitten retrieval cracked me up!The mitten retrieval cracked me up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-42014944407638503982007-11-03T13:16:00.000-05:002007-11-03T13:16:00.000-05:00Hi Deb,The weather was great...I hated to see the ...Hi Deb,<BR/>The weather was great...I hated to see the sun go down and know it was soon time to go home. I've got till the end of December to get a deer with a bow, so haven't given up hope yet....<BR/><BR/>Oh Sissy, you may be right! I see the resemblance now too.<BR/><BR/>Hi Threecollie,<BR/>Thanks for stopping by my blog and good luck deer hunting. We were down to about the last 12 packages of venison and the spousal unit got a good-sized doe with his bonus tag a couple weeks ago. We had 2 deer in the freezer last year, so I'd like to get at least 1 or 2 more yet this year.<BR/><BR/>Hi Marsha,<BR/>I kinda felt like MacGyver....it's amazing what a person can do with some string and velcro. If only I'd had a roll of duct tape with me!<BR/><BR/>Next year Mom....I'll take you to this tree stand (when your knee is fully recovered!)<BR/><BR/>Hi Lisa,<BR/>LOL...I should have used the other pic w/o the pointy head!<BR/>I keep waiting for a chickadee to land on my arrow. This has happened to the spousal unit and other hunters have shared similar stories with me, but I've never been that lucky.<BR/><BR/>Hi Mon@rch,<BR/>Truth be told, shooting a deer is secondary when I'm out there....I just love being able to experience all this nature firsthand and know that I have a good excuse to let housework pile up at home!RuthieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663411478574192825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-21624196811718360242007-11-03T11:21:00.000-05:002007-11-03T11:21:00.000-05:00Love how you were able to get glove back! Congrat...Love how you were able to get glove back! Congrats on the fox, et al but sorry you have not found any deer yet! Only time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-73691715483370534012007-11-03T09:23:00.000-05:002007-11-03T09:23:00.000-05:00I felt like I was out there in the woods with you ...I felt like I was out there in the woods with you conehead, I mean Nature Knitter. What fun to see birds at eye level or lower. <BR/><BR/>Your story about sleeping in the tree stand reminded me about a story a fellow worker told me one time. How he went to sleep with his bow & arrow in hand. He woke and there was a chickadee sitting on his arrow scolding him. ha..<BR/>Have a great weekend.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-40743815502654123772007-11-03T08:18:00.000-05:002007-11-03T08:18:00.000-05:00The day wasn't wasted, you have some nice pixs for...The day wasn't wasted, you have some nice pixs for me to look at. Love the lesson on retrieving, I'll try to remember all that the next time I'm in a tree stand <BR/>HA-HA!!!!<BR/>MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-90626270568194855182007-11-03T08:12:00.000-05:002007-11-03T08:12:00.000-05:00Loved the lesson on retrieving your glove...gave m...Loved the lesson on retrieving your glove...gave me a good smile over this morning's cup of coffee.<BR/><BR/>Good Luck on filling that freezer.Marshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06653985303549953889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-69182249916528037942007-11-03T08:09:00.000-05:002007-11-03T08:09:00.000-05:00That is a pretty neat way to fetch an errant glove...That is a pretty neat way to fetch an errant glove! Nice photos too.<BR/>It is bow season here as well, but none of us bow hunt...just waiting for regular season on the 17th. Ran out of venison about two weeks ago.threecolliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05811004278088768813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-1449380234324328382007-11-03T08:05:00.000-05:002007-11-03T08:05:00.000-05:00Are you sure that wasn't the "roaming gnome" in yo...Are you sure that wasn't the "roaming gnome" in your treestand? The shadow appears suspiciously similar to the TV commercials.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4854762792778878452.post-69416265188113507152007-11-03T07:57:00.000-05:002007-11-03T07:57:00.000-05:00Sounds like a good couple of days. I love the nuth...Sounds like a good couple of days. I love the nuthatch photo- they are such acrobats! Too bad you didn't get a deer- maybe after firearms season. It is not yet eight o'clock and I'm hearing shots everywhere.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07879771115420282834noreply@blogger.com