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    #46
    We hunt milam. Its hit or miss. Neighbors shoot some we shoot some but u ain't growing nothing in milam county unless u own a high fenced property! U have to shoot them during archery or get lucky during the rut if its going down during rifle season which it usually is

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      #47
      Originally posted by jshouse View Post
      it all depends on location. 600 acres around me would be a gold mine. i chased a certain 160" deer for 5 years on my 50 acres with 15 different property owners on my boundaries, most of which hunt. i have 90 acres 20 mins down the road where i have had the same 2 deer on camera since 2012, and they were mature then, one is still alive and one got killed this year (181").
      Same in my area, 80-100acres is a large ranch300-600 is huge. I still see mature deer but our numbers aren’t huge. I have some mature deer and a high percentage of young deer.

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        #48
        Minimum acres to actually manage deer?

        600 isn’t small. We grew and managed a section like that in east Texas for 25 years. The last 10 years we took over and managed hard. My dad killed 2 160’s, we grew a 184 the neighbor killed. It can easily be done on 600 acres.

        We’ve killed 2 150” deer the last 3 years on 20 acres in Montgomery co.

        You can manage “anything!” The results may vary but it’s possible

        My cousin owns 250 acres in lee county. After 15 years of management we killed a 160” this year.


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