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Who walks here at night

The ranch's cameras keep watch from sunset through the night. These are some of the animals they have recorded.

Evidence: On the record
White-tailed deer7:05 pm, 26 Sept
Wild hogs
6
Deer
5
Raccoons
2

Most seen in one camera frame, night of 26 September 2026. Partial count. · Full moon

Evidence: On the record

Wild hogs

Wild hogs reached the American mainland with de Soto in 1539; the ranch's cameras have caught a sounder of five or six.

Wild hogs8:12 pm, 25 Sept
Wild hogs8:18 pm, 25 Sept
Wild hogs11:05 pm, 26 Sept
Wild hogs11:12 pm, 26 Sept
Wild hogs3:07 am, 26 Sept

White-tailed deer

In 2019, the state noted several years of white-tailed deer growth in Navarro County.

White-tailed deer8:12 pm, 26 Sept
White-tailed deer9:54 pm, 26 Sept
White-tailed deer10:11 pm, 25 Sept
White-tailed deer10:54 pm, 25 Sept

Raccoons

Raccoons3:33 am, 25 Sept
Raccoons3:46 am, 25 Sept
Raccoons3:32 am, 25 Sept

Also in this county

Coyotes, bobcats, foxes and wild turkeys share the county. Mountain lions? None confirmed here in four decades of records.

The wandering lion →

Clips from the ranch's own cameras, 24–26 September 2026. Trimmed, cropped, silenced and faded in and out; the infrared clips are brightened. Nothing else changed. Times are local.


Sources

  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (2019 deer-season release; Wild Pigs; confirmed mountain lion records); the ranch's own camera records.

Corrections: if something here is wrong, or you know more, write to [email protected].