Giant sequoia tree in #Yosemite national park

Barred #owl in the wild. #raptor #birds

Tapping sugar maple trees to collect sap & make maple syrup #maple #maplefestival #maplesyrup

Sheds are dropping! Found a matched set today. #shed #antler #whitetaildeer #deer

Winter #coyote take of a #whitetaildeer. They used everything but the stomach contents on this one.

DIY maple syrup #evaporator #maplesyrup

Whitetail #deer digging up forage under #snow cover

Tapping #maple trees for the first time! #maplesyrup

#bobcat tracks in the snow

#whitetail deer bed in the snow. This deer was bedded with the wind at its back facing open woods

This red tailed #hawk took advantage of a #deer that was likely killed by coyotes. #natureismetal

Evidence of wild #turkey scratching through the snow to reach last year’s red oak #acorns

Snowy day with the CZ 457 #rimfire #squirrelhunting #smallgame

Unique “bullseye” pattern on red maple (Acer rubrum) bark. #forestry #tree

Bark on a common hackberry tree (Celtics occidentalis) #forestry #dendrology

Summersville Lake State Park #westvirginia

Coyotes getting vocal right at dusk #coyote #animalsounds

American elm (Ulmus americana) can be identified by its multi-colored bark.

#whitetail shed antler. Something has been chewing on this one for awhile

#whitetail #deadhead

Some of the leanest, cleanest, & best tasting protein on the planet. #venison #meateater #whitetail

130 year old design still getting the job done. #3030 #winchester #deerhunting

Snake hidden on white oak bark #snake #nature

Caught this buck cruising right alongside the road. #whitetail #rut

#coyote traveling through the forest in mid November

Partially chewed 4 point #whitetail shed. Squirrels chew on antler for nutrients such as calcium.

#mylar balloons can float for days before finding a new home in some of the most random places

Nearly 60 year old Marlin 336. They don’t make them like this anymore #marlin #336 #3030

Wild turkey launches off a limb and glides over the hill #turkey #wildlife #bird

Last year’s half-chewed shed antler #shed #antlers #whitetail

Whitetail buck feeding on red oak acorns #whitetaildeer #oak

Can you ID this tree by the way it is? #dendrology #populus #grandidentata

Black oak (Quercus velutina) acorns are starting to drop in West Virginia. #oak #mast

Old pill bottles make a great container for loose .22 shells to feed the CZ 457 #squirrelhunting

Whitetail does staying cool on a hot day under a rock ledge #whitetaildeer

These American #persimmons were probably the best thing I’ve ever eaten in the woods #foraging

Large living white ash #forestry #ohionature

Sighting in a Remington 700 BDL in .270 Win #remington700 #270 #remington

Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)

Fire cherry, or Prunus pensylvanica, has large vertical lenticels on the bark. #dendrology

#ginseng starting to fade and turn yellow as fall approaches

Massive 36” DBH white oak #quercus #alba #forestry

Turkey tail #mushroom

Bear claw marks on white oak bark #blackbear

Barred owl. #nature #birding #owl #wv

#pawpaw commonly grows in colony’s just like this across its range. #appalachia #foraging #wv

Cauliflower mushroom #foraging #Sparassis #crispa

Bear tracks #westvirginia #blackbear