13 Apr 2004 Deer Trail Down To The Creek

13 Apr 2004 Deer Trail Down To The Creek ~ I have always followed the stag and Herne; look at the license plate on my car.  Thanks to Al, one of the Circle Patrol members over the years, I began to seek out more and more deer sign when I visit the land.  Lately, it is mostly on Samhain that I am out to Circle, which is the time of the rut.  Stag rubs and hoof markings are found throughout the land.  This photo shows one of the deer trails coming down from Ritual Mound to the creek.  There is a matching trail on the other side of the creek.  Some shrines are mobile and ephemeral; the King Stag territorial markings and paths are one of these.

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, Wisconsin, USA

13 Apr 2004 Deer Trail Down To The Creek © Nicholas Sea

03 Nov 2014 Stags Rub Juniper

03 Nov 2014 Stags Rub Juniper ~ A bunch of years back when I was on my Samhain land hike, I followed the trail of the King Stag and his markings.  He was very active that year.  I have photos some place.  One of the trees he rubbed was this Juniper (also known as Red Cedar).  This tree is above the old sweat lodge area and at the lower edge of the upper prairie restoration acreage.

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve, Wisconsin, USA

Stags Rub Juniper 03 Nov 2014 © Nicholas Sea