Just about the time I’m ready to start wondering what happened to the 2014 class of wildlife babies something will happen to remind me that everything will come in its own good time.

Nature might have a frame work of time for wildlife having their young but it’s all about timing when you happen to see them.

We were just lamenting about the fact that out turkey sightings were down when four hen turkeys started showing up in our yard.

The rainy weather has made it ideal for me to let the grass grow a little longer and I have moved the mower deck up another notch.

The results are that I am seeing a great deal of clover grass blooming and many more pollinators about.

Being a gardener of sorts I really do appreciate the bee life and all the hard work they do for the crops and blossoms.

Bees aren’t the only creatures that have enjoyed the yard and the clover bloom so far.

One of those hen turkeys decided that she would try to have a late hatch and showed up in the yard with three “Woodstock” sized poults.

The good news is that we got to see a few young of the year even though they were pretty small; the bad news is that a few days later she came through the yard once again and this time only had 2 youngsters with her, a lot of things can happen to a youngster in the wild.

Then I had a chance to talk to gentleman farmer Sim Grossman at a walleye fry we had as a going away party for his granddaughter and my niece Caitie who is heading off to Yuma Arizona.

Yuma in July!? Yikes Caitie!

Anyways, Sim reported that he was way behind in his hay mowing due to the rainy summer.

However, it must be good news for the local turkey population as he made numerous sightings of hens and nice groups of poults, he counted 70 in various groups with grouse sized youngsters.

Deer have decided to make appearances with their fawns more regularly as the summer progresses as well.

Whitetail does have the habit of leaving their fawns in a well protected area as they feed on the sweet greens of summer.

The fawns are supposed to lie motionless and use their natural camouflaged coloration as a defense.

Mother will be nearby and will gather up her fawn when she is done browsing and then it will be the fawn’s time for dinner!

Sometimes youngsters don’t follow the plan and go exploring.

This happened the other day at our home in the country.

My wife Renee was out on the deck doing some chore when she looked up and to her surprise there stood a small fawn.

She watched as it wandered about and explored our brick sidewalk.

I happened to look out the window and the fawn ambled by and to the side yard.

We both met on the doorstep and discussed what we had just seen.

I made the declaration that mama can’t be too far away and we will let that fawn enjoy the yard until the doe rounds her up.

It took a longer period than I thought when a doe appeared in our yard from a direction that was not what I was expecting.

In the middle of the afternoon she was walking up our driveway and bleating.

She had a frantic look about her as she searched for her wayward youngster. At last look she was on the right trail for rounding up her fawn.

I took a peek at the current progress on the antlerless deer license sales for 2014 thus far.

Unless you messed up the mailing process for a “doe tag” you should be good to go.

In the WMU 2D there was an initial allotment of 61,000 licenses available, in round one of the license sales the county treasurers have sold 22,018 licenses and have 38,982 remaining.

In WMU 1A 47,000 licenses were made available with 10,198 sold and 36,802 remaining.

It appears that plenty of licenses are available for any hunter who has been slow to take care of their hunting license responsibilities.

This midsummer polar vortex experience has really turned off the fishing on Lake Erie.

High wind and wave action, full moons and a cold front can really play havoc among the walleye fishermen.

That isn’t stopping me and my brothers as we gather together to have the band back together for our version of the summer tour.

We get together twice a year for sure…deer season and a fishing trip!

The guys really look forward to the trip and we usually have some great laughs on the water and afterwards as we relive the day.

This is a great way to round up the family for a casual reunion of sorts and share the activities that help you keep a strong family bond!

Until we meet again…I hope you get a fish on your line!

Jay Hewitt is an outdoors columnist for the Butler Eagle.