BackWoods Drifter

The little buck I spent the last few days attempting to photograph gave me another opportunity today.

He is either getting comfortable with my presence or he didn’t know I was nearby. I would imagine he was unaware of me because shortly after eating the leaves on that small branch he moved about fifty yards uphill [...]

I’m glad to be able to finally get out and take some photos. Like a lot of areas in the country it has been bitter cold here in West Virginia.
I’ve been taking most of my recent photos in the Glen Daniel area. This one little button-buck just keeps showing up. Probably out of all the [...]

It has been sometime since posting here so first things first, Happy New Year. I hope everyone has a wonderful 2010.
I was out taking photos today in the snow. I have told folks around here that it will be March before we see our grass again. Since returning to West Virginia this is the worst [...]

Living in the mountains, something that just basically becomes a way of life early in life is hunting wild game. Some of my fondest memories are associated with hunting. As and example, one of my grandfathers passed away when I was 14 years old. When I picture him in my mind he is standing in [...]

As was mentioned in a comment recently, it is the 3rd day of the ginseng season in West Virginia.
We are quickly approaching one of my favorite times of the year, early fall. The nights start getting a little chilly, the leaves start changing, and most animals are on the move. I have only spent one [...]