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March 15, 2010
by Staff

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We had another very successful whitetail season this year.  A good number of nice bucks were taken by our hunters along with a good number of does.  Here are most of the pics from the season, although we think we have a few more to post.

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November 23, 2009
by Staff

Here is a picture of a nice ten-point taken with a bow this month on what we call the Lake Place, which is for sale.  Click on this link:  The Lake Place or the picture to go to the Lake Place page.

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October 22,  2009
by Bucky Henson

Just a couple of quick pics from my office window yesterday at about 5:20.  Actually, it's one pic.  The first version is zoomed for a better view.

I took this picture with my iPhone, so the quality is not great.  We've been seeing deer and other wildlife everywhere this week with the arrival of the cold air.

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October 21,  2009
by Bucky Henson

We have another new tract for sale. 

The Safford Tract is about 282 acres of rolling pasture and hardwood land located near Safford in West Dallas County, Alabama.  The tract has a newly-built, five-bedroom house; pastures; creeks; pond sites; an ongoing cattle operation (fenced); and several other great features.  Click on the link above or the picture below for more information.

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September 22,  2009
by Bucky Henson

We have two new tracts for sale. 

The Sawmill Creek Tract is about 357 acres of rolling pine and hardwood land located near Greenville in Butler County, Alabama.  The tract has a lake of about 35 acres, mature pine and hardwood timber, great access, great game, shooting houses, green fields, roads, etc.

At Valley Creek Outdoors Properties, we focus on premium recreational properties like this tract.  Click on the link above or on the picture below for more details.

The Fitzpatrick Tract is about 84 acres of pine and hardwood timber in a prime hunting location with great access, roads, wildlife, etc.  located just south of Fitzpatrick, Alabama in Bullock County.  The tract is just minutes from east Montgomery, Alabama.  You can leave work and be in a stand in plenty of time for an afternoon hunt.  For more information, click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph or on the picture below.

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June 30, 2009
by Mike Cutler

Here are some pics of our summer grunts helping with our summer feeding and planting.  Also, you'll see some pics of a few of our recently-stocked fish ponds being "limed."  Hard, hot work, but it will be worth it.

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June 29, 2009
by Valley Creek Staff

We got a few more pics from last season sent to us this week.  These bucks were taken by a man and his niece (who was hunting with her father) around the Christmas holidays.  It's good to see parents who pass along their love of the outdoors to and through their children.

We also got a pic of this young outdoorswoman's mom who found a nice little poplar while hiking in the Carolinas.  This tree-hugger's husband, a forester, noted that those of us who spend our lives working in the forest are the original tree-huggers (wrapping D-tapes, or diameter-measuring tapes, around trees during timber cruises). 

If you've spent any time at all in the hardwood forests of the eastern United States, you'll appreciate this picture.

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May 23, 2009
by Mike Cutler

Summer planting season is underway at Valley Creek.  Also, we've started our supplemental feeding program with our summer help assisting me with loading and unloading feed.  We also have a few ponds to stock, etc.

Keep an eye on the Land For Sale page over the next month or so.  We hope to feature as many as three to five new great recreational tracts for sale.

Finally, we said that we would post some pics from Valley Creek for the end of last season.  We're not hunting as many people, so we don't get as many trophy pics.  Just a sample, but some pretty nice deer.

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May 14, 2009
by Valley Creek Staff

Today, we are launching the Valley Creek Outdoor Properties section of our website.

Valley Creek Outdoors Properties specializes in bringing together buyers and sellers of premium tracts of recreational and residential rural property.

Valley Creek's emphasis will be on tracts that offer outdoor opportunities:  hunting, fishing, hiking, etc. 

There will be some overlap with our sister company, Buchanan Forest Properties.  However, Buchanan Forest Properties' emphasis is on investments in timberland and commercial properties that may or may not offer recreational opportunities.

You can reach our land sales main page anytime by clicking on the Valley Creek Outdoors Properties logo in the right hand sidebar of our website.
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February 1, 2009
by Valley Creek Staff

We're not keeping up with regular updates during the hunting season, as we used to.  But, we're still bringing you some pictures from the goings on at Valley Creek Outdoors.

Here are a few scenes from some tape that we took early this hunting season.  We'll come back with some pictures from our hunts this year, soon.

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February 1, 2008
by Valley Creek Staff

We've gotten a little slack on our updates this year since we've cut back on our paid hunts, but here are some pictures from this season at Valley Creek.  It was a good season during which we had a lot of fun and took some really nice bucks.  We also had a pheasant hunt, which was a lot of fun...

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December 3, 2007
by Valley Creek Staff

We have some pictures for you.  We had some problems with the three game cams that we use, but you will see some pics from the one good camera run that we did have - from back in October as the velvet was coming off.

Next, you'll see a series of pics from bow season, when several of our hunters had good days.

Then, we have a set of photos from a few groups that we've had come through since gun season came in.

After that, a there are a few scenes from the old bridge across Valley Creek near the grist mill and from the road in front of the lodge. 

As you know from the news, we're in the middle of a terrible drought here in Alabama.  The creek is flowing, but it's not very full.  Still, the leaves were really nice this fall, and the mast crop (mostly acorns) has been outstanding.  There are still plenty of acorns on the ground - which is unusual for this time of year.

Finally, there's a single pic of...well...we don't know how to describe it.

Don't ask...


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February 15, 2007
by Valley Creek Staff

We have a few more pics now available from the end of the season.  Several really nice bucks and some really great folks are shown here. 

It was a great season, and we really appreciate having had so many great folks hunt with us.

Enjoy the rest of the off-season, and keep an eye on our website.  We hope to have some interesting things to post over the next few months.

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February 5, 2007
by Valley Creek Staff

Another year has come and gone.  We had some great folks hunting with us the last few weeks of the season, and we took some nice bucks.

Here you'll see photos of a great trophy buck taken by this young hunter with a perfectly placed round.  This was the first deer taken by this young man - one that he and his family will always remember.

Next is a nice, big seven-point taken with literally 15 minutes left in the season.  This was a big-bodied buck with a big, tall rack.  'Really nice buck...

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January 17, 2007
by Mike Cutler

We've had several great groups in this month, and we have a lot of pictures for you.  So, we'll get right to it...

First is a picture of an oak seedling taken by Bobby Loughridge (of Buchanan Timber & Forestry), in December on our King Place tract.  We hope that you find this picture as cool as we do.  We call it "Oak Cross."

Next, you'll see several nice nine-points, a ten-point, and several other good bucks and does.  We also had a little of that lagniappe (seafood, fishing and other good stuff).

These following pictures are of a really nice, big nine-point taken one morning a week ago or so.  This is one of the best racks that we've taken at Valley Creek in recent years.






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December 30, 2006
by Bucky Henson

Here's that seven-point I told you about on the 27th.  This is a nice, wide rack.  This young hunter made a great shot on this buck on the afternoon of the 26th.  It was his first buck.  Great job.

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December 27, 2006
by Bucky Henson

We had another couple of nice bucks taken at Valley Creek over the last few days.  This eleven-point (a typical eight with two drop-tines - one, about nine inches in length - and a kicker) was taken by this young man yesterday afternoon.  We found blood last night and decided not to push the buck.  This morning, we found the deer after a brief search, tracking a good blood trail.  This is one of the more unusual racks that we've had taken here in recent years.  Nice, nice buck.

Check back later today or tomorrow for pictures of a nice seven-point taken here yesterday by a young hunter - his first buck.

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December 19, 2006
by Mike Cutler

We have taken a pause for Christmas and New Year's Eve.  We'll have a group coming in the afternoon of New Year's Day, and we'll get going again.  In the meantime, we'll be working to add stands, fertilize the fields, and other various things that need doing.  We'll also be hunting and enjoying the land with family and friends.

Merry Christmas to all, and may the Lord bless your time with your family and friends.

A little Christmas cheer for you...

Look at this proud hunter with his 160-class, 225 pound, 12-point bruiser.  This young man showed great poise and patience, letting two nice eight-points enter the green field one afternoon and waiting to see what else might come out.  He was rewarded with an opportunity at a trophy of a lifetime.

This buck was taken on a brand-new green field that we constructed for this season.  Thanks to this young hunter for giving us all a thrill.

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December 10, 2006
by Bucky Henson

Our latest groups of guests came in with a cold front.  They saw a lot of deer during their stays, and they took several nice bucks and does.

A lot of these men had hunted with us before in good weather and bad.  It was good to see them get some really good, cold weather for hunting.  They took home plenty of meat and several rack bucks for the wall at home.

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December 4, 2006
by Mike Cutler

We've had several great groups in since the last update.  We saw some old friends and made some new ones. 

A great group from LA (lower Alabama) came back to hunt with us.  They saw a lot of deer and even filmed a few nice bucks.  They took several nice does.

We also had some new folks in.  This group brought in two nice nine-points and several does.

The weather turned cold here today, so keep an eye on the website.

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November 20, 2006
by Mike Cutler

Our season has started out well.  We had several great groups of bow hunters in the first part of this month.  Several nice does were taken. 

On a bright note, several really nice bucks were observed by our bow hunters.  A few were within bow range, and shots were taken.  On a dimmer note, none of those shots worked out the way we wanted them to.  But, the misses were clean, and those big boys are still out here.

Between bow hunts, some of our guests were treated to some fine fishing in a few of our ponds.  Bass, bream, crappie, and even a foul-hooked carp were brought in.  The weather was great for fishing, and still pretty good for hunting.

One of our great friends from North Alabama was named Grand Champion of the barbeque competition at Jack Daniels in Lynchburg, Tennessee this year.  He brought his cooker down with him, and treated us all to some killer ribs & chicken.

You know that term, "lagniappe" from Southern Louisiana & Mississippi?  It means, in rough terms, “an extra or unexpected gift or benefit.”  A chef in New Orleans will often send something to your table that you didn't ask for or expect. 

Well, Grand Champion barbeque, crappie fishing, and the occasional dove & skeet shoot are part of the lagniappe you'll often find at Valley Creek.  We can't promise what might or might not happen, but we're always trying hard to make your stay a great one.

Here are some pics from bow season and the opening weekend of gun season, which began Saturday, the 18th.

Several bucks, several does, several fish, and lots of fun...

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September 5, 2006
by Bucky Henson

Here are some pics from a couple of our game cams followed by various scenes around the Valley Creek land.  The bucks are still in velvet. 

I jumped this bachelor group in my pickup near one of our ponds last week.  We were pleased to get them here on camera.

Here's a shot of the sunrise at Valley Creek's "King Place" on Saturday, September 2, 2006...

We've done a lot of roadwork this year making sure you have as comfortable a trip to and from your stand as possible...

Here are a few pics taken from the banks of the Alabama River this summer...

This is one of our inland ponds (really, it's a closed slough).  The drought this year really has the water levels low.

The following shots are of some of the pine forests that we (Buchanan Forest Management) grow here at Valley Creek...

This shot was not taken at Valley Creek.  I just thought it was a pretty sunset.  The trees silhouetted against the sky are on a tract of land also managed by Buchanan Forest Management in Lowndes County, Alabama...

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Valley Creek Outdoors
1064 Valley Creek Church Road
P. O. Box 990
Selma, Alabama  36702-0990
Phone:  334-872-0491
Fax:  334-875-9436
Email:  info@valleycreekoutdoors.com