Today I rode through a deer lease near my home. An old friend has been trying to talk me into joining their lease, so we went riding this afternoon.
He showed me a box stand that I will be taking over and several spots for ladder stands for bow hunting. As we approached the box stand a buzzard flew out of it. When we looked inside there were two large eggs! I'd never seen buzzard eggs before. They were a dingy pale color with maroon specks and blotches. One had more maroon coloring than the pale shade. There was no "nest". The eggs were simply sitting in the corner on the carpet inside the stand. The buzzard was back when we returned after an hour or so on our way back out of the bottoms.
Shortly after passing the box stand on our way out, I witnessed an owl as it scooped up a gray squirrel about 10 yards in front of my 4 wheeler!
An incredible afternoon spent with a good friend who is also an avid bowhunter and retired teacher.
I'm joining the lease, needless to say. I've seen the caliber of deer Frank has taken and know I lucked out.
Oh, and there was a decent sized south Arkansas creek near the stand location. Wonder if there are any cats swimming around in the deeper pools?