Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ Oct 19, 2017
It's amazing how deer are transformed from summer to fall and winter. In the hot months my trail camera's pictures are of deer that look like they're about ready to die. Their hide is patchy with hair, ticks cover parts of their body, and you seemingly can count every rib on their frail frame. And while some do die from various issues related to the heat, most make it to the colder, more comfortable months. As they arrive to better days, that same exterior that once looked unhealthy, thin, and weak, becomes thick with hair and fat, and as muscular -looking as if they had changed their diet and began a new exercise program. Wait a minute. That's exactly what they have done. They changed their diet and increased their activity. In the summer deer are filling themselves on the various salad combinations. As the days move along, fruit is added to the meal until the entrée of nuts begin to fall from the trees. These acorns come in various sizes and tastes and provide the nutritional profile the deer need to get ready for a cold winter. When there is a bumper crop of acorns deer can gain several pounds in only a couple of weeks. And in order to find other trees that are holding this favorite food of theirs, the deer must move around, more than they did in the summer. There you have it. Eating better and exercise produces a healthier body. But we knew that all the time; didn't we? gary@outdoortruths.org ~ www.outdoortruths.org
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