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Archer23 · 06-23-2016, 07:54 AM

After a couple years away from the area its that time again. I live in Austin and planning a scouting trip soon if anyone wants to hook up.
Wondering if it look similar to last year with all the rain.

Oneal433 · 06-23-2016, 08:42 AM

Where u wanting to go scout

Archer23 · 06-23-2016, 08:50 AM

Yegua is preferred. In years past I hunting nails early in the season and was covered with people because it's so easy to navigate/easy access.
In yegua you can get back in and see less people early from my experience.

Eagle19 · 06-23-2016, 08:54 AM

For deer or ducks? That whole place has been flooded out with all the rain

Archer23 · 06-23-2016, 08:55 AM

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For deer or ducks? That whole place has been flooded out with all the rain

Deer

BrandonH · 06-23-2016, 08:59 AM

I don't think you'll have much luck scouting anytime soon. The entire area is still under water.

Champlaya7 · 06-25-2016, 09:37 AM

I live in San Marcos and hunted out there quite a bit last year, Nails and Yegua. If we get rains again, even once, like we did last summer, it's gonna be a water park in there. Plenty of times I drove out there and had to turn back around because of the ragining creeks. Only if it's like last year though, hoping it stays drier this season!

Archer23 · 06-26-2016, 07:05 PM

Hopefully the rains hold off and we have a good crop of acorns to hold the deer.
Planning on heading out mid-late July if anyone wants to tag along. May camp at the camp ground if it's open.

treehound · 07-05-2016, 03:20 PM

Are you allowed to park along the highways/roads to access or do you have to park at the on-sight registration?

treehound · 07-15-2016, 10:50 AM

Hello?...

Archer23 · 07-18-2016, 09:25 AM

Not sure.

Anyone been out?

I'll be out in 2 weeks.

jhuddleston · 07-18-2016, 09:27 AM

water is still very high on somerville, not sure what all you will be able to scout in the creek area.

Duckthwacker · 07-23-2016, 12:43 PM

Going to be different. Very tough for a someone whondoesnt know the land. Right now it is looking like it will bring all the hunter closer to each other so I expect the hunting to be harder than normal on anything more than a year old lol. Good luck and I think I'm just going to fish out of my tree stand instead of carrying a bow. Hmmmmm�� never shot a duck from a tree stand either....... Might have to check that one off the bucket list

BURTONboy · 07-23-2016, 01:15 PM

The lake is still pretty high right now. I wouldnt bother anytime soon really. Its dropping, but it isnt dropping fast.

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BrandonH · 07-23-2016, 01:34 PM

It's down to ~11' above normal pool now and slowly falling. It was over 22' high.

Archer23 · 08-06-2016, 05:54 PM

Heading out next weekend for a scouting trip. Hope to find a couple good spots for the opener.

Hoggwild · 08-07-2016, 01:37 PM

If we get flooded out for hunting, I'll continue fishing. fishing has been HOTT for us.
hybrids and whites every trip

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Swamp Rabbit · 08-09-2016, 09:06 PM

I'm thinking of doing some scouting this weekend. Has anyone heard when Nails Creek State Park will open back up?

Archer23 · 08-18-2016, 09:38 AM

It was damp out there 2 weekends ago. I bet it's flooded now.

Gonna make it a little rough getting in away from the road hunters.

BURTONboy · 08-18-2016, 11:34 AM

Ya we've had 6"+ of rain in the area so far this week. I bet it has quite a bit of standing water again.

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texas assasin · 08-18-2016, 11:46 AM

Sent you a pm archer23

Pike1990 · 08-18-2016, 12:13 PM

Nice fish

Champlaya7 · 08-18-2016, 06:37 PM

Its alright, means instead of leaves crunching from approaching deer it'll be puddles splashing! hahaha

Champlaya7 · 08-18-2016, 07:07 PM

In seriousness, it will more than likely be another year like last year. Tons of mosquitoes from standing water everywhere, full chest waders needed to cross creeks, and a few days where ya just drive out there, see the creek, and drive right back home.

I'll be out there a few weeks before the opener, I'll update what the creeks are looking like.

Hoggwild · 08-18-2016, 07:08 PM

Positive note, Yegua is dropping...

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Champlaya7 · 08-19-2016, 11:16 AM

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Positive note, Yegua is dropping...

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Wow, Yegua really didn't get too high up, comparative to last year at least. I remember when it was up there in the orange shaded region last October!

Hoggwild · 08-19-2016, 08:20 PM

Anyone Else happen to catch the photos on FB from the trailway of the bachelor groups? Some studs...

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Champlaya7 · 08-20-2016, 01:14 AM

Are these photos from the Nails Creek State Park? Awesome bucks!

...Just saw its Birch Creek State Park off the trailway. Photos like that will get ya up and wanting to hunt!

Archer23 · 08-20-2016, 06:24 AM

Great deer. My bet is that they never enter the public hunting area. Biggest buck I've seen out there two years ago was a 130 class ten point chasing a doe across the road near nails creek. He was real nice.

BURTONboy · 08-20-2016, 07:45 AM

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Great deer. My bet is that they never enter the public hunting area. Biggest buck I've seen out there two years ago was a 130 class ten point chasing a doe across the road near nails creek. He was real nice.

Birch is on the other side, can you even hunt over there?

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Archer23 · 08-20-2016, 09:45 AM

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Birch is on the other side, can you even hunt over there?

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I think by draw permit only. Point was that bucks like that don't spend much time if any in the hunting area.

treehound · 08-20-2016, 09:46 AM

One of the biggest deer I've seen in person was at Yegua State Park. Perfect 12. That said those deer know where the safety zones are. The are practically tame in around the parks just doe laying everywhere. This is absolutely not the case for the public area. Why would they leave when the doe are literally thick around the parks.

XBOW STALKER · 08-20-2016, 09:54 AM

Good luck out there this season

Hoggwild · 08-20-2016, 07:47 PM

With creek at 4.6 today it was still within the banks. 2-3ft from busting over. We're at 6ft now. Any dry land that was there is about to go under. Replay of yalls season last year. This could keep everything underwater till opener.

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Hoggwild · 08-20-2016, 09:11 PM

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Hoggwild · 08-20-2016, 09:12 PM

Is Limbwalker still on here? Hadn't seen anything from him in awhile?

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Champlaya7 · 08-21-2016, 01:58 AM

[QUOTE=Hoggwild;11602156]Is Limbwalker still on here? Hadn't seen anything from him in awhile?

I feel like I saw a "banned" tag where it used to say "Pope and Young" on his banner. Not sure what happened, met him last year around this time and helped me get my Archery Club at Texas State University off the ground. Great guy whose valuable input about the area will be missed this year!

Champlaya7 · 08-21-2016, 02:03 AM

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With creek at 4.6 today it was still within the banks. 2-3ft from busting over. We're at 6ft now. Any dry land that was there is about to go under. Replay of yalls season last year. This could keep everything underwater till opener.

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That just means no one will be tromping around in there for the next month or so. Sounds like a great plan devised by Mother Nature to help keep the pressure down, might help us see more in the late season (when the hunting actually gets half decent)

BURTONboy · 08-21-2016, 05:51 AM

With the rain thats coming down right npw on top of the terrential down pour last night, it will be inaccessible for a while I bet. I dont know how much rain we had last night, but a neighbor was tubing down his driveway in it and he lives on a hill...

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4dog · 08-21-2016, 06:21 AM

Right now burleson county is under flash flood watch...i live less than a mile from welch park...we do not need more rain in somerville...scouting right now you will need hip waders.

DuckDogTrainer · 08-21-2016, 07:27 AM

Bring a kayak!

Archer23 · 08-21-2016, 09:00 PM

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Sent you a pm archer23

PM returned

Archer23 · 08-21-2016, 09:02 PM

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Is Limbwalker still on here? Hadn't seen anything from him in awhile?

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I haven't seen him in a longtime.

Archer23 · 08-21-2016, 09:03 PM

Kornsqueezer used to be a wealth of knowledge out there also.

Hoggwild · 08-22-2016, 11:57 AM

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treehound · 08-22-2016, 02:14 PM

too bad its not legal to hunt from a canoe. I guess this makes the duck hunters happy?

Swamp Rabbit · 08-23-2016, 09:44 PM

When was that photo taken?

Hoggwild · 08-23-2016, 09:45 PM

Ughhhh. Yesterday

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Archer23 · 08-25-2016, 03:52 PM

Water or not who is getting excited?

A buddy an I are looking into camping opening weekend.

06-23-2016, 07:54 AM	#1
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	Somerville 2016-17 After a couple years away from the area its that time again. I live in Austin and planning a scouting trip soon if anyone wants to hook up. Wondering if it look similar to last year with all the rain.

08-07-2016, 01:37 PM	#17
Hoggwild Six Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: Brazos, Lee Co	Somerville 2016-17 If we get flooded out for hunting, I'll continue fishing. fishing has been HOTT for us. hybrids and whites every trip Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2016, 01:14 AM	#29
Champlaya7 Four Point Join Date: Jul 2014	Are these photos from the Nails Creek State Park? Awesome bucks! ...Just saw its Birch Creek State Park off the trailway. Photos like that will get ya up and wanting to hunt! Last edited by Champlaya7; 08-20-2016 at 01:20 AM.

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06-23-2016, 08:42 AM	#2
Oneal433 Four Point Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Boyd Hunt In: Anywhere	Where u wanting to go scout

06-23-2016, 08:50 AM	#3
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	Yegua is preferred. In years past I hunting nails early in the season and was covered with people because it's so easy to navigate/easy access. In yegua you can get back in and see less people early from my experience.

06-23-2016, 08:54 AM	#4
Eagle19 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: College Station Hunt In: Every where in Texas	For deer or ducks? That whole place has been flooded out with all the rain

06-23-2016, 08:59 AM	#6
BrandonH Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pearland	I don't think you'll have much luck scouting anytime soon. The entire area is still under water.

06-25-2016, 09:37 AM	#7
Champlaya7 Four Point Join Date: Jul 2014	I live in San Marcos and hunted out there quite a bit last year, Nails and Yegua. If we get rains again, even once, like we did last summer, it's gonna be a water park in there. Plenty of times I drove out there and had to turn back around because of the ragining creeks. Only if it's like last year though, hoping it stays drier this season!

06-26-2016, 07:05 PM	#8
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	Hopefully the rains hold off and we have a good crop of acorns to hold the deer. Planning on heading out mid-late July if anyone wants to tag along. May camp at the camp ground if it's open.

07-05-2016, 03:20 PM	#9
treehound Four Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Houston, TX Hunt In: Public Land	Are you allowed to park along the highways/roads to access or do you have to park at the on-sight registration?

07-15-2016, 10:50 AM	#10
treehound Four Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Houston, TX Hunt In: Public Land	Hello?...

07-18-2016, 09:25 AM	#11
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	Not sure. Anyone been out? I'll be out in 2 weeks.

07-18-2016, 09:27 AM	#12
jhuddleston Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Welborn, TX Hunt In: Brazos County	water is still very high on somerville, not sure what all you will be able to scout in the creek area.

07-23-2016, 12:43 PM	#13
Duckthwacker Four Point Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Cs Hunt In: Where Mack daddy is	Going to be different. Very tough for a someone whondoesnt know the land. Right now it is looking like it will bring all the hunter closer to each other so I expect the hunting to be harder than normal on anything more than a year old lol. Good luck and I think I'm just going to fish out of my tree stand instead of carrying a bow. Hmmmmm�� never shot a duck from a tree stand either....... Might have to check that one off the bucket list

07-23-2016, 01:15 PM	#14
BURTONboy Pope & Young Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Ulm Hunt In: San Saba	The lake is still pretty high right now. I wouldnt bother anytime soon really. Its dropping, but it isnt dropping fast. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

07-23-2016, 01:34 PM	#15
BrandonH Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Pearland	It's down to ~11' above normal pool now and slowly falling. It was over 22' high.

08-06-2016, 05:54 PM	#16
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	Heading out next weekend for a scouting trip. Hope to find a couple good spots for the opener.

08-09-2016, 09:06 PM	#19
Swamp Rabbit Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Rosenberg, TX Hunt In: Public Land	I'm thinking of doing some scouting this weekend. Has anyone heard when Nails Creek State Park will open back up?

08-18-2016, 09:38 AM	#20
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	It was damp out there 2 weekends ago. I bet it's flooded now. Gonna make it a little rough getting in away from the road hunters.

08-18-2016, 11:34 AM	#21
BURTONboy Pope & Young Join Date: May 2009 Location: New Ulm Hunt In: San Saba	Ya we've had 6"+ of rain in the area so far this week. I bet it has quite a bit of standing water again. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using Tapatalk

08-18-2016, 11:46 AM	#22
texas assasin Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Katy Hunt In: any place I can	Sent you a pm archer23

08-18-2016, 12:13 PM	#23
Pike1990 Four Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Aurora texas Hunt In: Olney texas	Nice fish

08-18-2016, 06:37 PM	#24
Champlaya7 Four Point Join Date: Jul 2014	Its alright, means instead of leaves crunching from approaching deer it'll be puddles splashing! hahaha

08-18-2016, 07:07 PM	#25
Champlaya7 Four Point Join Date: Jul 2014	In seriousness, it will more than likely be another year like last year. Tons of mosquitoes from standing water everywhere, full chest waders needed to cross creeks, and a few days where ya just drive out there, see the creek, and drive right back home. I'll be out there a few weeks before the opener, I'll update what the creeks are looking like.

08-18-2016, 07:08 PM	#26
Hoggwild Six Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: Brazos, Lee Co	Positive note, Yegua is dropping... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-19-2016, 08:20 PM	#28
Hoggwild Six Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: Brazos, Lee Co	Anyone Else happen to catch the photos on FB from the trailway of the bachelor groups? Some studs... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2016, 06:24 AM	#30
Archer23 Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Austin, TX Hunt In: Anywhere I can, primarily Granger	Great deer. My bet is that they never enter the public hunting area. Biggest buck I've seen out there two years ago was a 130 class ten point chasing a doe across the road near nails creek. He was real nice.

08-20-2016, 09:46 AM	#33
treehound Four Point Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Houston, TX Hunt In: Public Land	One of the biggest deer I've seen in person was at Yegua State Park. Perfect 12. That said those deer know where the safety zones are. The are practically tame in around the parks just doe laying everywhere. This is absolutely not the case for the public area. Why would they leave when the doe are literally thick around the parks.

08-20-2016, 09:54 AM	#34
XBOW STALKER Six Point Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: FORT WORTH Hunt In: TEXAS	Good luck out there this season

08-20-2016, 07:47 PM	#35
Hoggwild Six Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: Brazos, Lee Co	With creek at 4.6 today it was still within the banks. 2-3ft from busting over. We're at 6ft now. Any dry land that was there is about to go under. Replay of yalls season last year. This could keep everything underwater till opener. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2016, 09:11 PM	#36
Hoggwild Six Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: Brazos, Lee Co	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-20-2016, 09:12 PM	#37
Hoggwild Six Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: College Station Hunt In: Brazos, Lee Co	Is Limbwalker still on here? Hadn't seen anything from him in awhile? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-21-2016, 01:58 AM	#38
Champlaya7 Four Point Join Date: Jul 2014	[QUOTE=Hoggwild;11602156]Is Limbwalker still on here? Hadn't seen anything from him in awhile? I feel like I saw a "banned" tag where it used to say "Pope and Young" on his banner. Not sure what happened, met him last year around this time and helped me get my Archery Club at Texas State University off the ground. Great guy whose valuable input about the area will be missed this year!