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10-29-2010, 10:37 AM
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Season started for us last weekend. One of our hunters killed a 192 pound 8 point. Not big horns, but a 5.5 year old that was a good management buck. Pretty decent size for east Texas.......we hunt MLD, so all deer are killed by permit. Rut should be just around the corner......
I shot this management buck last year in Freer.......168 pounds, taped 121 - 1\8"
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I shot this management buck last year in Freer.......168 pounds, taped 121 - 1\8"
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10-29-2010, 10:46 AM
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Guys, take the pics out in the field! If its one thing I hate about deer hunting is all the damn tailgate pics. lol I like to see what type of land they came out of.
Seriously, I miss deer hunting in TX. Nothing like freezing your *** off with nothing around you for a few hours.
Seriously, I miss deer hunting in TX. Nothing like freezing your *** off with nothing around you for a few hours.
10-29-2010, 01:04 PM
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I hunt with my Marlin 45-70 gvt. A little over kill sometimes, but hand loaded it works out pretty good. And if i do run across big foot i got 400 grains for him
10-29-2010, 04:45 PM
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ha ha ha that'll show him.
11-08-2010, 10:22 AM
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Well how did everyone fare this past weekend? I got a doe. I saw alot of good bucks (1-12 point & 2 -10 points) but I usually save my buck tags until after Thanksgiving when the rut is heavy.
11-08-2010, 11:13 AM
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I went with my girlfriend's stepdad on his bosses land down in gillespie county. Our group only got three bucks, the biggest one was about 260. There were a ton of does, along with some bucks, most of them not worth killing, some were on the other side of the fence(not the land we were hunting on)
11-08-2010, 11:28 AM
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I got a pretty decent 10 point that weighed in at about 270 out in Zephyr (Mills Co.) Haven't taped him yet, but its pretty nice. Got him with the good ol' .270 Win at 125 yards right in the heart at the crack of dawn. There were quite a few bucks, but not much worth shooting. I could hear 2 bucks going at it before daylight and by the time I could see them this guy came out from behind a big old oak tree to see what was going on. And that was all she wrote. lol
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11-08-2010, 12:16 PM
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Good buck. My family lives in Brownwood and Blanket and usually get a few good bucks depending on the rain they get throughout the summer. My uncle got a 14 pt last season on his land. Good hunting country for sure.
11-08-2010, 04:33 PM
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Thanks! Yeah its definitely good hunting out there. According to the guy who owns a ranch just west of ours there was a huge 14 point that he shot at twice and missed. 42 years of hunting and he still gets buck fever! lol But I know I would too if it was like he had described it.
11-09-2010, 03:13 PM
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I guess hunting deer gets boring...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...e/7286180.html
Man mistakes wife for deer, shoots and kills her
HEIDELBERG, Miss. — Officials are investigating a deadly hunting incident in Jasper County.
WDAM-TV reports that the incident involved a husband and wife who were hunting Saturday and became separated near Heidelberg. The husband reportedly shot his wife after mistaking her for a deer.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is investigating the incident, along with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff's investigator Thad Windham confirmed a fatal shooting had occurred, but referred questions to the wildlife agency. An agency spokesman James Walker couldn't be reached immediately for comment Monday.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...e/7286180.html
Man mistakes wife for deer, shoots and kills her
HEIDELBERG, Miss. — Officials are investigating a deadly hunting incident in Jasper County.
WDAM-TV reports that the incident involved a husband and wife who were hunting Saturday and became separated near Heidelberg. The husband reportedly shot his wife after mistaking her for a deer.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is investigating the incident, along with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff's investigator Thad Windham confirmed a fatal shooting had occurred, but referred questions to the wildlife agency. An agency spokesman James Walker couldn't be reached immediately for comment Monday.
11-09-2010, 03:23 PM
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I just dont get really amped up about deer hunting anymore. I help guide paying customers on one of my friends MLD high fence ranches. So after a few months of sitting with customers, january rolls around and then its time to shoot the cull bucks and how ever many does the biologists says to kill, usually 20-30, I get tired of cleaning,shooting, or even looking at deer.
My main form of hunting here lately has been coyote hunting. I got a few callers and decoys and it is alot of fun if you havent ever done it. I also look forward to the spring and heading up north to shoot prairie dogs, it has to be the most fun you can have with a gun.
My main form of hunting here lately has been coyote hunting. I got a few callers and decoys and it is alot of fun if you havent ever done it. I also look forward to the spring and heading up north to shoot prairie dogs, it has to be the most fun you can have with a gun.
11-09-2010, 03:24 PM
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I guess hunting deer gets boring...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...e/7286180.html
Man mistakes wife for deer, shoots and kills her
HEIDELBERG, Miss. — Officials are investigating a deadly hunting incident in Jasper County.
WDAM-TV reports that the incident involved a husband and wife who were hunting Saturday and became separated near Heidelberg. The husband reportedly shot his wife after mistaking her for a deer.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is investigating the incident, along with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff's investigator Thad Windham confirmed a fatal shooting had occurred, but referred questions to the wildlife agency. An agency spokesman James Walker couldn't be reached immediately for comment Monday.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...e/7286180.html
Man mistakes wife for deer, shoots and kills her
HEIDELBERG, Miss. — Officials are investigating a deadly hunting incident in Jasper County.
WDAM-TV reports that the incident involved a husband and wife who were hunting Saturday and became separated near Heidelberg. The husband reportedly shot his wife after mistaking her for a deer.
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is investigating the incident, along with the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.
Sheriff's investigator Thad Windham confirmed a fatal shooting had occurred, but referred questions to the wildlife agency. An agency spokesman James Walker couldn't be reached immediately for comment Monday.
and was thinking his wife was bigfoot and then
11-09-2010, 03:37 PM
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I just dont get really amped up about deer hunting anymore. I help guide paying customers on one of my friends MLD high fence ranches. So after a few months of sitting with customers, january rolls around and then its time to shoot the cull bucks and how ever many does the biologists says to kill, usually 20-30, I get tired of cleaning,shooting, or even looking at deer.
My main form of hunting here lately has been coyote hunting. I got a few callers and decoys and it is alot of fun if you havent ever done it. I also look forward to the spring and heading up north to shoot prairie dogs, it has to be the most fun you can have with a gun.
My main form of hunting here lately has been coyote hunting. I got a few callers and decoys and it is alot of fun if you havent ever done it. I also look forward to the spring and heading up north to shoot prairie dogs, it has to be the most fun you can have with a gun.
My dad always taught me growing up that if I ever lose that buck fever feeling when hunting then I should definitly give it up then because it takes the fun/sport out of it. Well I still havent lost that feeling and I have taken many deer in my lifetime so until that day comes I still get my thrill out of it.
11-09-2010, 05:34 PM
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I shoot prairie dogs with a 17. That little ruger is a TON of fun.
Elevate 30" at 300 yds and adjust for windage, pull the trigger, recover from the recoil and watch the bullet hit
Elevate 30" at 300 yds and adjust for windage, pull the trigger, recover from the recoil and watch the bullet hit
11-09-2010, 06:38 PM
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Yeah mines a 17HMR too, and like I said you definitely have to elevate and compensate for windage but the recoil is so small that at that distance you can recover from the recoil and watch where the bullet hits and adjust accordingly. Plus your shoulder doesnt get sore and your wallet isnt hurt too much after a day of shooting versus the normal 22-250s that most seem to shoot. It carrys enough *** behind it to kill out to about 500 yds. Ive hit a few prairie dogs out about that far, never really tried to dial one in further than that though. At 500 yds it didnt exit but the good thing about those little bastards are, if you wound one the rest of the town will eat their ***. Damn cannabals 
11-09-2010, 06:44 PM
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Last week of bow season I was out for my first hunt in my new spot on the lease and I had a real nice 8 point cull buck come out and missed.... Another guy sat at my stand opening weekend and saw him so I know he's still there, headin out there this weekend hopefully I'll get him this time.