2020-2021 Panhandle Hunting Thread (8th Annual!)

[kry226]

Originally Posted by Jethro

Here in Collingsworth county they are all hard horned by end of Sept. I have never seen one still in velvet Oct 1. Some don't miss it by much though.

Lots of good bucks running around this year. I probably won't get to hunt them though unless it is late season. My wife starts 6 weeks of intensive Chemo/radiation this Thursday so there won't be much else happening besides that. We will be staying in Dallas during the week and home for weekends.

You Panhandle hunters should have some good opportunities this year though! Post up pictures and keep us in your prayers!

Sorry to hear that Jethro! Many prayers!

Originally Posted by Mudslinger

Not sure what my season is going to be like. Just found out I have a torn tendon in my shoulder, waiting on what the Ortho surgeon says! Might be crossbow, pistol or rifle. All depends on what they Doc says! i have feeders going but all but one of my cameras PIR lens were pecked out by a woodpecker and I have none up at my lease, only camera working is on my feeder 75 yards behind my house in Rogers, TX!

I'm about three weeks into my recovery from surgery on my right elbow to repair a torn tendon and haven't event started PT yet. Just got out of the cast last week. I'm definitely out of the vertical bow game this season and hoping I can somehow still get the crossbow pulled back with the cocking string.

I'll be in Hall County the first week of October to mow and get feeders and cameras running. Yup, I know it's late but it is what it is. But things should be settled down nicely by the time the rut rolls around in November.

Opening day ain't so far away now! Be safe, y'all.

[Jethro]

We leave at noon to run back down to Dallas. Early in the morning they will hook up my wife's chemo pump and get that started, then we can head back home for the weekend.

Thank goodness for thermal and a love of coyote hunting, it gives me something quick I can do when I have some time. Been out 3 times since last Friday and have killed 4. One Friday night, one last night, and two the night before. Got video on the first 3 but not the one last night.

Last night was a different deal. Two nights ago a landowner who is a good friend of mine had his dog mauled by a coyote and nearly killed. Went out last night to take care of that problem. It took 35 minutes of calling before a sneaky female tried to come in and back door us through the equipment lot. For sure she knew the area and how to move through it. Had to thread my shot through a whole bunch of stuff but got her killed. It happened too fast to get video. Landowner was very happy.

Here are some videos for you guys. Praying for good outcomes on the shoulder and elbow for those injured.

https://youtu.be/scj_smWmqzA

https://youtu.be/rf67-hi_iQs

https://youtu.be/78C0Si1ylp8

[Top Of Texas]

Originally Posted by Jethro

You Panhandle hunters should have some good opportunities this year though! Post up pictures and keep us in your prayers!

Will do!

[kry226]

Originally Posted by Jethro

Praying for good outcomes on the shoulder and elbow for those injured.

Thank you, sir, and likewise for your best half.

[jooger17]

I haven’t had a chance to contribute much to this thread so far but I’ll get caught up and try to continue. Just made that 8hr drive back home and will be headed back on Friday.











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[kry226]

Looking good! Stacking them up like cord wood.

[bowtecmike]

I can't believe I have to be on-call this weekend. I hope all of ya'll have a great opener and post lots of pics.

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[Arturo V]

In- good luck everyone this weekend. I’ll have to miss it. Will be up the following for 4 days

[Top Of Texas]

Good luck tomorrow! I'll be working a dog in the AM. Who all will be out hunting?

[jooger17]

Breezy here in Shamrock but winds supposed to lay in the morning and wind direction is perfect for baby girl to kill her first deer! Say a prayer for her and more for ol Dad’s heart rate! Good luck to all you boys and anyone in the area is welcome to come poke the fore with us tomorrow night.

[bofos]

Good hunting everyone!
Working graveyards until the 8th but will be hunting a 4 day weekend after that. Gonna be a little toasty!

[Johnny_Dodson]

Out this morning near McLean, already passed a mature 8. To early in season to be done. Hoping another doe or pig will come through


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[talltexasshoote]

In from Garza. 4 of the lease members hunting. 2 pigs, 2 dies down already. Tons of game moving this am

[Duzy]

Good luck to all. We will wait to hunt this evening or possibly tomorrow. Waiting on good wind

[jooger17]

Originally Posted by Johnny_Dodson

Out this morning near McLean, already passed a mature 8. To early in season to be done. Hoping another doe or pig will come through


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I was right down the road from you this morning on the Gray/ Wheeler line. Pretty slow on our place but the kids were going WILD lol

[Duzy]

We decided to give it a try this evening.


I get to...

[kry226]

On stand in Hall County. Skunked yesterday and nothing so far this morning. Wind just changed a couple hours earlier than it was supposed to. Grr... Pulling cards today.

God's favor on you on this Lord's Day. Shoot straight and stay safe.

[myway]

Definitely a tough weekend to bow hunt in the panhandle. I do not recall wind switching directions so frequently over such a short period. I guess it beats 95 degrees. Slow weekend for sure.

[Dc78]

Saw bunch deer this weekend. None of the hit list bucks showed up.

[talltexasshoote]

Our lease in Garza was a petting zoo most of the weekend. I saw over 30 deer in 3 sits. My lease group killed 2 does, 7 pigs and 2 turkeys. One surprise (zero pictures) buck went down this am. I will let the owner of it tell the story. It was a monster. Overall a great first weekend hunting and having fun. We definitely need rain. Animals were racing to eat the corn and bullying each other in the pens. I actually saw 2 3 year old bucks weave through cattle to the feeder this morning. That is a new one for me.

[Stetsonoverton]

Motley county was pretty slow as a whole for us, killed 5 dogs saw few small bucks and does. also passed a pretty nice muley that I hope I won’t regret.

[ATXRaider83]

Garza County. Saturday morning had about 10 separate deer come through but no sizeable bucks. Saturday evening was so windy I got out of the tripod I was in and just sat on the ground and only saw 1 Doe off in the distance. Only entertainment I had was watching a buzzard try to fly north he got pushed backwards and he may have ended up down in the Gulf of Mexico. This morning no one on the property saw anything at all it was very strange.

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[jooger17]

We hunted Wheeler and Gray this weekend. Several does and young bucks seen. This morning was the best movement, looked at one of our bucks that we were on the bubble about his age. None of the hit listers made an appearance.

[dataxman]

Looking forward to good updates. I plan to be up there the first 10 days or so in November.

[bowtecmike]

No one out this weekend? This thread got slow fast.

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[Dc78]

To dang hot! Be in the stand Thursday afternoon. Friday morning should be good!

[ATXRaider83]

My bucks have gone nocturnal during the heat. Too bad if they got in the sun they would be pre cooked.

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[kry226]

From what I can see on the cams, I agree. There are a few diehard does and fawns venturing out during daylight, but they're not in their summer reds anymore.

Before it got too hot, I had been seeing a mature 7 on cams that was a mature 6 last year. Hope one of the kids take him this year.

Best of luck, y'all.

[talltexasshoote]

Much slower movers to inGarza county this weekend. I saw a great 10 this am but he never came into the pen. I saw about half the deer I did last weekend. It was hot.

[longhorn_cop]

Is it really dry around clarendon?
We head up next month, but hearing its crazy dry just wanted to ask a few of you guys up that way

[ATXRaider83]

The rain has been so spotty. Places 10 miles from us had rain but we have stayed totally dry for months. Its been hard sneaking into the blind because the grass is so crunchy.

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[JohnWayne86]

Hunted in Lakeview last night and this morning. Last night I missed a coyote at 30 yds somehow. Today I walked into a group of pigs in the cotton. Only bout 10 yds from em but couldnt get a shot. I loaded my bow and shined my light but could only see their ears. Then they caught my wind.
Then the big 8 weve been after walked into the feeder at 0650 and and wandered around but no corn and then walked right in front of me close enough i could spit on him to some water, then south of me. It was so dark i could barely see him so quiet i had a hard time getting my binos on him. Then i couldnt stand up to shoot. Waited on the feeder he never came back. Saw 2 muley does and 2 wt does. Then after 9 i got down to check cameras and that **** buck ran right by me at 20 yds back north

[bowtecmike]

Hopefully he did spook bad and will be back next week. Hang in there.


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[JohnWayne86]

Originally Posted by bowtecmike

Hopefully he did spook bad and will be back next week. Hang in there.


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yes sir he didn't have any idea I was there. there were some guys stripping cotton prolly scared him.

[wellingtontx]

Hopefully this weekend will be good to the Panhandle hunters.

Good luck

[Wbeene13]

headed up this weekend to get a first look at my cams and get a couple sits in. Saturday looks hot sunday morning looks to be near perfect!

[JohnWayne86]

i'm heading back out to hunt Saturday evening and sunday morning. hoping that big 8 makes another appearance a bit later in the morning or this big lop eared muley weve seen on camera also. trying to get one of these bucks on the ground before my neighbors starts rifle hunting and get the animals stirred up.

[kry226]

Good luck! Few more weeks till I can get back up.

[ATXRaider83]

Saw 10 does this morning no bucks. Don't think the wind is going to settle down until after dark

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[talltexasshoote]

I sit my personal best buck yesterday morning. He and about 10 other deer got in the pen at 6:35. I have never been so glad for a feeder set at 7:30 and the sun coming up at 7:15. He was guarding the feeder when the broadhead blew through his shoulder and cut the bottom of his heart off. 50 yards later he was dead. Nothing More tense than the time between the shot and finding a big buck.

[talltexasshoote]

Originally Posted by talltexasshoote

I sit my personal best buck yesterday morning. He and about 10 other deer got in the pen at 6:35. I have never been so glad for a feeder set at 7:30 and the sun coming up at 7:15. He was guarding the feeder when the broadhead blew through his shoulder and cut the bottom of his heart off. 50 yards later he was dead. Nothing More tense than the time between the shot and finding a big buck.

Here is photo

[Mudslinger]

Originally Posted by talltexasshoote

I sit my personal best buck yesterday morning. He and about 10 other deer got in the pen at 6:35. I have never been so glad for a feeder set at 7:30 and the sun coming up at 7:15. He was guarding the feeder when the broadhead blew through his shoulder and cut the bottom of his heart off. 50 yards later he was dead. Nothing More tense than the time between the shot and finding a big buck.

Congrats! Now Pics!!!!!!!!!

[talltexasshoote]

Originally Posted by talltexasshoote

Here is photo

One more try

[talltexasshoote]

[QUOTE=Mudslinger;15175092]Congrats! Now Pics!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE here is another

[talltexasshoote]

[quote=talltexasshoote;15175119]

Originally Posted by Mudslinger

Congrats! Now Pics!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE here is another

Last one

[talltexasshoote]

This is who I thought he was and I am still thrilled.

[talltexasshoote]

Originally Posted by talltexasshoote

This is who I thought he was and I am still thrilled.

This one

[DaDust]

Heck yeah. Congrats

[Mudslinger]

Heck of a buck! Congrats.

I have not been yet. Hopefully opening weekend of General season. Problems with shoulder and Carpal Tunnel in a wrist.

[bowtecmike]

Congrats Keith! Thats a great deer

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