I've been fortunate to hunt some very good places in Texas. From my personal experience with them is that ALL were able to produce 140 inch deer or better. This is from 3 counties in the South Plains (Dickens, Crosby, Motley), 2 counties in Southeast Central Texas (Limestone, Falls), and 1 in East Texas (Walker). Now on some of these places it took years of protein and the right amount of rain but it happened. On most of the places referenced above I could say 150 inches or better but not all have topped that number yet. I'm posting this because I hear folks all the time say the deer aren't big in a particular county or area. Well let's be honest, because most of them don't reach maturity. Now it's a fact that not every buck will reach 140 inches, but there will be some in each county/area that can if maturity is reached. Just some interesting facts I thought I'd share about different areas across our great state
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Originally posted by HighwayHunter View PostIt would be interesting to see what would happen if we shortened rifle season down to one month, just one year. See how many young bucks make it to the next.
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Originally posted by lovemylegacy View PostOh me too. I would love to see Newton county go archery only.
Everything East of I-45 should go Archery only every other year. We’d see a huge drop in hunter participation, then a huge bounce back when they saw those 6-7 year old bucks! Lol
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Originally posted by ultrastealth View PostUnless it's a very big ranch, managing for trophy bucks without a high fence is generally an exercise in futility. Ask me how I know.
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Originally posted by ultrastealth View PostUnless it's a very big ranch, managing for trophy bucks without a high fence is generally an exercise in futility. Ask me how I know.
I would agree but say that often times the problems in that situation are neighbors. Not necessarily managing for “Trophy” deer, but more mature deer seems to be a better way to achieve “trophies”. There are many places across Texas that are 3000 acre + low fence places that do very well at managing age structures, and in turn have some trophies every year. So if we cut down the rifle season or went archery only for one year, maybe added a doe tag for some counties, we may see some really positive results.
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