Now the culprit is a regular diner and even has been named - Lilly!
I took them a bag of apples yesterday to add to the feed, and the landowner put a couple in the food tray today. Lilly showed up well before dark, and decided apples are good to eat.

It would be an easy shot from their rear deck (maybe 20 feet) and Lilly has lost her fear of humans setting on the deck, but it wouldn't be too sporting or set well with the landowner's wife. Looks like Lilly gets a free pass this fall.



The landowner hunts, too, but I'm sure he will have orders to spare Lily along with every other hunter on the farm.

BTW - I did convert him to Excalibur several years ago. He was using a Horton and I let him shoot my Phoenix. He ordered a Phoenix the next day.
