This is an image of a new automatic feed station that was recently setup in a prime location.  The feeder hangs 24 feet up a beech tree and out of sight of game.  The cable is connected to an ATV and raised or lowers very easily before secured with caribeaners to an eye bolt….very easy!

Over the past 4 years we have begun to send incisors from adult bucks to a wildlife lab for CA aging.

With this process, a longitudinal cross section of the tooth is cut and they can be aged by counting growth rings much like a tree.

The process is accurate in the upper 90 percentile so we are able to get ages of over mature deer.

What we have learned is the age structure at OakGrove is off the charts and extremely well balanced!

The 2009 buck harvest produced two 8 year olds (YO), two 7 YO, two 6 YO, three 5 YO, two 4 YO, and two 3 YO…..quite impressive for SC!

The 2010 harvest has produced two expected to exceed 10 YO and several over 5 YO to date.

Below is an image of the jawbone from a suspected 10+year old buck harvested off OakGrove.

The deer movement has been somewhat unpredictable but is to be expected with the horrible weather pattern we are stuck in at the moment. We desperately need cooler weather and RAIN!

It is extremely dry, acorns are falling and the pre-rut is among us…Please bring some weather soon!

Welcome to the new OakGrove website!

We have updated the site for a new look and will be adding many new 2009 hunt picture in the next 2 weeks.

We have added this blog to the site so we can readily keep clients updated on management  including burning, food plots, and game sightings, and more!