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#1 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Georgetown Texas
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Haven’t seen a thread for our area yet. Antlers are growing. Figured I’d crank one up for updates and Gary’s stories
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#2 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Georgetown
Hunt In: Menard County, TX & OK Panhandle
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More rain again this morning. Our place west of Hext has had consistent rain all month.
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#3 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: in a cave with bee's
Hunt In: Menard
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Should be a good year for horns.
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: New Braunfels
Hunt In: South, East, and Central Texas
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We are just east of Hext. Bumper crop of chiggers this year....
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#5 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Highly Respected Troublemaker
Hunt In: McCulloch County
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Here's a pic to start off from this morning...
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#6 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2015
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#7 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Highly Respected Troublemaker
Hunt In: McCulloch County
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#8 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sonora, Tx
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![]() ![]() ![]() I got these 2 between London and Menard in the last month! Bisch Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro |
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#9 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ennis,Tx
Hunt In: WG Outdoors on Facebook
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Just west of menard off 190. Pigs killing us.
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#10 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress Tx
Hunt In: Brady, Tx
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In between Brady and Menard and the pigs are taking over as well, we headed out to put up cameras next weekend.
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#11 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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West of menard. Cotton seed is going faster than we can fill it up
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#12 |
Six Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Austin
Hunt In: Long star state
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Was at lease this weekend. I saw lots of buck with horns getting big and few doe’s. Nice rain early Sunday morning. Work on pens. It was pretty nice weather for a change. They don’t seem to be hitting cotton seed yet.
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#13 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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Anybody know of a good place to get in the river around menard or ft mckavett? Next time we come down will try to go play in the river
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#14 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Georgetown
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Bisch with a compound? What’s that about?
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#15 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia
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10 miles west of Brady it is getting bad dry.. A lot of tall, dead, grass. Bad fire hazard but the Deer are looking good though..
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#16 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Crosby,Tx
Hunt In: Menard & Kinney County
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There is a local hangout up the road (on 190) from Kaufmans feed store a few miles. It's a road called Bois D Arc. it has a river crossing with a great water spot to splash around in. We've always had a good time swimming there and the locals were always talkative. This is about the best pic I have showing what the water hole looks like- ![]() Last edited by DaveC; 07-28-2019 at 08:03 AM. |
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#17 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Dec 2009
Hunt In: Colorado, LaSalle, ,Menard Counties
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#18 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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#19 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Crosby,Tx
Hunt In: Menard & Kinney County
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You’ve got a point, in hindsight I should have sent him a pm. I used to head over there for a splash after paying my corn tax at Kothman’s. I do like their apple corn though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#20 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Ok trophy8, you asked for it. I have been taking advantage of these cool mornings, jogging my hounds to try to keep them in shape and training on a couple of young gyps. I had a little bad luck a couple of days ago as my best dog, Jill treed a coon, climbed as usual and fell out in a rock pile. I thought that she was okay as I continued to hunt but the next morning, found her dead in the kennel. The youngsters better come along as there are some really big shoes to fill.
About the antler growth; antlers on free ranging bucks without supplemental protein are 30-40% better than last year. This is for two very obvious reasons. One, it has rained and rained since last August, about the time it dries out, we get another good rain so natural browse is WAY about average. The second reason is that most of the better looking bucks are three and four years old, not showing to be really mature such as five years old and above. While we had a dry springs for the last couple of years, overall precipitation has not been that bad and these bucks developed healthy bodies though were short in antlers because of the poor springs. Now we have had the great spring and they are at ages where most of the nutrition that they take in will go to antler growth rather than growing a body. I have seen two groups of bucks with 7 in each group and several groups of 3-5. I am also seeing more 10 point bucks than normal. I have not seen a buck that I thought was in the 7+ age though I am afraid that these bucks were so adversely affected by the drought of 2011 and 2012 that they will never be great antlered bucks. Adios, Gary |
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#21 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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#22 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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#23 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: FriendsHood
Hunt In: Mexico
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That is a super cool looking spot to chill in ![]() ![]() Good luck to all y’all out there Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#24 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia
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Kaufmans has Apple Corn???? If so I will be making the drive......
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#25 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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#26 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress Tx
Hunt In: Brady, Tx
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Anyone seeing Axis? We hunt off of 19 west about 12 miles out of town. We get a few stragglers every once in a while.
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#27 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
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I think that the axis population west of Menard along the river is and has been increasing for several years. You should begin to see more and more of them however, axis tend to drift around where food is better where whitetails will stay in one place and starve.
Adios, Gary By the way, it is Kothmann's rather than Kaufman's. |
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#28 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Crosby,Tx
Hunt In: Menard & Kinney County
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I’ve been using it for years. I’ve heard some complain it’s too dusty, but I’m pretty sure the dust is the apple flavoring. The bags are a clear plastic with ventilation holes. They have about 80% the strength of regular bags, so watch throwing them around or they will bust at the seams. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#29 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia
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I haven't used apple scented corn in years but back when I did the deer preferred it over the regular stuff all day, everyday.... |
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#30 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress Tx
Hunt In: Brady, Tx
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Any one been up to check out the Dove numbers? Heard the grass is tall at our place in Brady.
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#31 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Katy, Tx
Hunt In: McCulloch County
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I’m going to try and go this week or next. All I know is we need rain
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#32 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Georgetown Texas
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It’s dry dry dry. Need rain bad. Tall grass. Deer are hungry but healthy.
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#33 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
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REALLY hot and dry. We were going to have a MONSTER acorn crop but the dry stretch is causing most of the little acorns to drop prematurely. Deer should be hitting feeders as there is not much out there in the way of browse.
Adios, Gary |
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#34 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Ennis,Tx
Hunt In: WG Outdoors on Facebook
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Covert is showing some great deer this year. Few big axis and they are hungry. Shaping up to be a great year for sure.
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#35 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Georgetown, Texas
Hunt In: Ranch Owner, Lampasas County
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dry dry dry
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#36 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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We will be down Labor Day weekend. Should be able to catch a menard Yellowjacket football game Friday night!
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#37 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bulverde
Hunt In: Menard
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I was up on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning and I can vouch for the heat. I did notice a ton of acorns in the trees but they looked smallish to me. We did get a decent rain last week, so that is a start.
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#38 | |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Bulverde
Hunt In: Menard
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#39 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Waxahachie
Hunt In: Menard County
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Bump. Any updates from out there? Season is right around the corner
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#40 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brazoria county and Menard
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#41 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Oct 2013
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Had a few scattered showers but overall still very dry. Deer are hitting feed hard as vegetation and browse is dry. Very few doves as of today. Less than I have ever seen here for this time of the year.
Most deer appear to remain in good body condition and good rains would help keep them there. I heard that Anthrax made it almost to Ft. McKavett in a few isolated areas but appears to be slowing down. Adios, Gary |
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#42 |
Four Point
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Angleton,TX
Hunt In: Brady,TX
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Hunted in just past the llano river on the Brady side since 94. FIL just inquired 222 acres in between mason and llano, art to be exact. Was up there last weekend. A couple showers but was pretty dry. Very few dove. Tuned in to this post.
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#43 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brazoria county and Menard
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![]() ![]() Need some rain bad. Been getting quite a few deer that look like this sent to me from the spypoint Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#44 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Houston
Hunt In: Junction Texas
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I saw much the same at my Kimble county lease. Well above average antlers but low body weight. I suspect they will swarm the corn feeders in early now season but the meat will be very lean.
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#45 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brady,McCulloch Cnty, Brazoria cnty, South Africa, Namibia
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Should be a good year..
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#46 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Brazoria county
Hunt In: Brazoria county and Menard
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Makes sense, we are not far from the Kimble/ Menard county line Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#47 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress Tx
Hunt In: Brady, Tx
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Just got our Cameras out Labor day, hope to head up with in few weeks and have some pics for here.
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#48 |
Four Point
![]() Join Date: Jan 2018
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Was out there last weekend. Saw a lot of deer and even managed a limit of dove. It was dry. Water sources will be key this year.
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#49 |
Four Point
Join Date: Mar 2018
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#50 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress Tx
Hunt In: Brady, Tx
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