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PineyWoodsBow · 03-19-2022, 09:51 PM

This will be my first season on an east texas deer lease. Looking forward to it

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drop dead fred · 03-20-2022, 06:58 AM

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Stud buck I was after this past season was his last. Neighbor 1/4 mile down the road put in a new 50” fence with 1 strand of barbwire at the top. Was helping clear a tree off the fence yesterday and started talking deer. They don’t hunt so I asked if they had any large bucks come through and first response was “we killed a big one that was hung in the fence”. Sure enough after brief description I knew it was him. Today they sent me pics. Sucks he went the way he did and on top of that they disposed of the body over the fence head and all. I searched the neighbors after permission and couldn’t locate the remains. Going on 8yrs of history with this deer and man it makes me sick to see him go wasted. Brows that you dream of over 9”. Just an all around awesome Main frame 10pt.

On to the next one.

Those type of fence are killers man! I hunt a property with the same style, and it gets 2-3 a year

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GarGuy · 03-20-2022, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Etxbuckman

Sprouting antlers? Dang. Lotta them still have their rack from last year.

I have a couple with 3inch stubs.

Greenheadless · 03-22-2022, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GarGuy

I have a couple with 3inch stubs.

That is what I saw.

For the record, not your deer

Gumbo Man · 04-06-2022, 08:37 AM

Planted Cow Peas Monday and now I’m looking for a good soaking rain. I hope I haven’t started a drought in ET.

JhuntsAlot · 04-06-2022, 08:44 AM

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Planted Cow Peas Monday and now I’m looking for a good soaking rain. I hope I haven’t started a drought in ET.

Didnt get any from Monday night/Tuesday morning? It was a really good one in Grapeland.

J

Gumbo Man · 04-06-2022, 08:48 AM

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Didnt get any from Monday night/Tuesday morning? It was a really good one in Grapeland.

J

Yes your right. I saw it on the radar. It was training from West to East in between Grapeland and south of Crockett. It stayed north of me and I barely got a trace. My brother in law in Slockum just got a trace as well.

JhuntsAlot · 04-06-2022, 08:56 AM

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Yes your right. I saw it on the radar. It was training from West to East in between Grapeland and south of Crockett. It stayed north of me and I barely got a trace. My brother in law in Slockum just got a trace as well.

Dang, thought the line would have made it further south. Would have been perfect timing. Hopefully you get some on the next one coming beginning of next week.

How do the Cow Peas do with all the hogs in the area?

J

Gumbo Man · 04-06-2022, 09:00 AM

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Dang, thought the line would have made it further south. Would have been perfect timing. Hopefully you get some on the next one coming beginning of next week.

How do the Cow Peas do with all the hogs in the area?

J

Yep that’s the reason I planted Monday before the rain. I’m trying to keep the hogs baited away from that area for the time being. I am building a trap around the corn feeder that they are spending most of their time so I can get the numbers down soon. Got my fingers crossed.

Tshelly · 04-06-2022, 10:00 AM

I’m in. Looking forward to it as always.

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SaltwaterSlick · 04-06-2022, 10:04 AM

Good luck with your pea patches! If you want to ever get anything up and growing enough to do any good, you'll have to put a hot wire around those pea patches. When they sprout and get about 3-4" high, the deer will wipe you out in one night! Or at least that has been my experience... We used to use that white cloth looking fence tape on fiberglass stakes and trees. After a week or two, you don't even have to have the charger on... The deer won't cross that white tape... Then when you want them to be able to eat there, just remove the tape... We used to remove it when they actually started to make peas... It's really the vegetation that the deer like. Once the plot gets mature enough to bloom/make peas, it can handle a lot of browsing and still grow... just have to keep 'em off of it when they first come up...

Gumbo Man · 04-06-2022, 01:26 PM

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Good luck with your pea patches! If you want to ever get anything up and growing enough to do any good, you'll have to put a hot wire around those pea patches. When they sprout and get about 3-4" high, the deer will wipe you out in one night! Or at least that has been my experience... We used to use that white cloth looking fence tape on fiberglass stakes and trees. After a week or two, you don't even have to have the charger on... The deer won't cross that white tape... Then when you want them to be able to eat there, just remove the tape... We used to remove it when they actually started to make peas... It's really the vegetation that the deer like. Once the plot gets mature enough to bloom/make peas, it can handle a lot of browsing and still grow... just have to keep 'em off of it when they first come up...

I planted about 9 acres of pipeline ROW last year and it did well because of my deer density. It was able to reach 3 leaf stage pretty easily without getting wiped out. I’m on a different property this year with a lower deer population so I’ve planted about 3 acres to see if it will have a chance. If so I’ll plant more next year.

Gumbo Man · 04-06-2022, 01:27 PM

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I’m in. Looking forward to it as always.

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Hope you get a big one picked out this year Tony. You sure kept us entertained and tuned in last year.

Greenheadless · 04-06-2022, 08:11 PM

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Planted Cow Peas Monday and now I’m looking for a good soaking rain. I hope I haven’t started a drought in ET.

I hope you did, we could use it. Where drowning over here.

Tshelly · 04-07-2022, 05:47 AM

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Hope you get a big one picked out this year Tony. You sure kept us entertained and tuned in last year.

Doubt I’ll be that lucky again but here is to hoping

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Etxbuckman · 04-07-2022, 07:50 PM

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Doubt I’ll be that lucky again but here is to hoping

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You still leasing that same 40-acre piece? I mean I would if I were you. With that other buck gone somethings bound to show up and take his place

Tshelly · 04-08-2022, 07:28 AM

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You still leasing that same 40-acre piece? I mean I would if I were you. With that other buck gone somethings bound to show up and take his place

Oh yeah. One of my 3 paid spots. Rest are permission. Joined some buddies on a cattle farm I’ve been trying to get on for years as well.

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Tshelly · 04-14-2022, 05:59 AM

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Gumbo Man · 04-14-2022, 07:20 AM

Looks like a mature buck. Love watching em grow.

GarGuy · 05-07-2022, 03:49 PM

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Hey, what's wrong with her head,?

AgHntr10 · 05-07-2022, 04:28 PM

Did a little ride around this morning to check everything out. Had a section of lease that’s been impenetrable for 15+ years that they finally thinned, it’s primed for a new setup now just more work to add to the list.

Hix · 05-18-2022, 04:30 PM

3000# of monster buck protein blend and corn put out. Set up 2 new hog panel pens. It’s that time to start watching them grow.

This one is behind my house. Pretty sure I know who he is. He broke off last season early where he had a nontyp point and a drop tine. Be interesting to see what he does.
Also scored 10 more acres in town, backing up to a large wooded swampy area surrounded in sub divisions. Should be a good one hiding in there. Will set a cam on a corn pile and set what’s there.

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ren087 · 05-20-2022, 09:52 AM

One of my girls dropped her fawn this week.

Gumbo Man · 05-20-2022, 04:20 PM

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3000# of monster buck protein blend and corn put out. Set up 2 new hog panel pens. It’s that time to start watching them grow.

This one is behind my house. Pretty sure I know who he is. He broke off last season early where he had a nontyp point and a drop tine. Be interesting to see what he does.
Also scored 10 more acres in town, backing up to a large wooded swampy area surrounded in sub divisions. Should be a good one hiding in there. Will set a cam on a corn pile and set what’s there.

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Those small tracts next to town or subdivisions can sure yield some monsters. A friend of mine owns 15 acres that boarders the city limits of Elkhart. He shot a 182 4 years ago behind his house.

Hix · 05-21-2022, 11:25 AM

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Those small tracts next to town or subdivisions can sure yield some monsters. A friend of mine owns 15 acres that boarders the city limits of Elkhart. He shot a 182 4 years ago behind his house.

Oh I already know. I’ve been hunting the suburbs for years.

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Hix · 05-25-2022, 09:08 AM

7 more days of growth, I’ve got 5 bucks and a heard of doe hammering the monster buck. Between the cost of deer feed and diesel I may go bankrupt

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TRH · 05-25-2022, 11:50 AM

Gonna be on a new place I'm in the process of purchasing right now. Hoping to make it my 40 acres of heaven for the future.

Pineywoods · 05-25-2022, 12:05 PM

I'm excited about the potential on our Houston County place this year. I let two walk last season that should still be alive and should be studs this season.

Gumbo Man · 05-25-2022, 12:24 PM

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7 more days of growth, I’ve got 5 bucks and a heard of doe hammering the monster buck. Between the cost of deer feed and diesel I may go bankrupt

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That deer on the right is looking pretty good. Thanks for showing.

EastTx · 05-27-2022, 08:05 PM

We got the big 6 my son killed last season back from the taxidermist. I had forgotten just how big this deer was.

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Gumbo Man · 05-27-2022, 08:19 PM

Wow that’s a true stud of big 6. Congrats to your son.

Etxbuckman · 05-27-2022, 10:10 PM

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We got the big 6 my son killed last season back from the taxidermist. I had forgotten just how big this deer was.

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So how many studs you got lined up to chase this year?

EastTx · 05-27-2022, 11:04 PM

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So how many studs you got lined up to chase this year?

Nothing on the radar yet.

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Snowflake Killa · 05-30-2022, 03:45 PM

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We got the big 6 my son killed last season back from the taxidermist. I had forgotten just how big this deer was.

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Great deer

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Tshelly · 06-22-2022, 12:59 PM

I’ve got some that look like this and some with G4’s and kickers already. Won’t be long

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Gumbo Man · 06-22-2022, 01:09 PM

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I’ve got some that look like this and some with G4’s and kickers already. Won’t be long

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I saw one across the fence from me on Kickapoo Monday morning that was developed so much it looked like he could strip off in a week or two. Mine look like yours. Thanks for showing Tony.

SaltwaterSlick · 06-22-2022, 01:32 PM

Tony, that would be a good 'un for our South Texas place right now... Lot of our really wide deer just have brows and the main beams just go straight out beyond the ears with no evidence of a turn yet. If that deer was on our place, I'd be pretty excited knowing he had 2-3 more months to finish out! He could be a wide sucker!! I'm a sucker for wiiide deer!

GarGuy · 06-22-2022, 01:33 PM

I'm seeing some nice deer. No cameras running. Dang corn is expensive

Gumbo Man · 06-22-2022, 05:11 PM

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I'm seeing some nice deer. No cameras running. Dang corn is expensive

Yea I’m trying to save some money so I’m feeding mine shrimp and oysters.

Pstraw · 06-22-2022, 05:50 PM

Next time I get a chance to come down to eat with you, I'll just bring corn instead of cash.

Gumbo Man · 06-22-2022, 06:10 PM

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Next time I get a chance to come down to eat with you, I'll just bring corn instead of cash.

Cool. We might create a new policy that reads “ 15% discount when paying with corn, protein or fuel of any kind”.

Greenheadless · 06-22-2022, 09:33 PM

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I’ve got some that look like this and some with G4’s and kickers already. Won’t be long

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Same thing I am seeing on my latest camera pull. I have one that looks like this one brother, except he is a little more developed.

They are really hammering the protein and the salt/minerals right now.

FLASH_OUTDOORS · 06-22-2022, 09:46 PM

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I'm seeing some nice deer. No cameras running. Dang corn is expensive

Hey guys!! Late to the party!! What do you expect acorn wise this year??

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Hix · 06-22-2022, 10:40 PM

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Hey guys!! Late to the party!! What do you expect acorn wise this year??

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They’ll be cheaper than hunting corn.

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Etxbuckman · 06-22-2022, 11:35 PM

I’m seeing a LOT more acorns on the trees this year than the last two. I’m guessing with the drought oak trees are in propagation mode?

I’m glad, actually. Maybe we won’t have to run as much corn as last year, at least earlier in the season.

I got a second spot on my lease this year due to an unexpected opening, so I’m very excited. This means I may have a crack at a second buck this year!

Gumbo Man · 06-23-2022, 02:48 PM

Lease mate just sent these pictures to me. Looks like we have some coming along pretty good. Still got a lot of growing time.

Snowflake Killa · 06-23-2022, 03:04 PM

Beautiful deer gumbo

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Tyrex750 · 06-23-2022, 03:08 PM

I have 2 cameras running, and don't even have a buck on camera yet. Very few deer also

JhuntsAlot · 06-24-2022, 08:23 AM

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Lease mate just sent these pictures to me. Looks like we have some coming along pretty good. Still got a lot of growing time.

Nice looking deer there.

Been lower numbers for me so far this year, compared to last year.

J

Etxbuckman · 06-27-2022, 07:09 PM

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Beautiful deer gumbo

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Did y'all have any issues out of the fire in Glendale late last week? I know it had to have been in the general proximity.

06-23-2022, 02:48 PM	#96
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Lease mate just sent these pictures to me. Looks like we have some coming along pretty good. Still got a lot of growing time. Attached Images

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03-19-2022, 09:51 PM	#51
PineyWoodsBow Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2010	This will be my first season on an east texas deer lease. Looking forward to it Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-06-2022, 08:37 AM	#55
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Planted Cow Peas Monday and now I’m looking for a good soaking rain. I hope I haven’t started a drought in ET.

04-06-2022, 10:00 AM	#60
Tshelly Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Willis Hunt In: Walker, Montgomery, Trinity, & Lee	I’m in. Looking forward to it as always. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-06-2022, 10:04 AM	#61
SaltwaterSlick Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	Good luck with your pea patches! If you want to ever get anything up and growing enough to do any good, you'll have to put a hot wire around those pea patches. When they sprout and get about 3-4" high, the deer will wipe you out in one night! Or at least that has been my experience... We used to use that white cloth looking fence tape on fiberglass stakes and trees. After a week or two, you don't even have to have the charger on... The deer won't cross that white tape... Then when you want them to be able to eat there, just remove the tape... We used to remove it when they actually started to make peas... It's really the vegetation that the deer like. Once the plot gets mature enough to bloom/make peas, it can handle a lot of browsing and still grow... just have to keep 'em off of it when they first come up...

04-14-2022, 05:59 AM	#68
Tshelly Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Willis Hunt In: Walker, Montgomery, Trinity, & Lee	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-14-2022, 07:20 AM	#69
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Looks like a mature buck. Love watching em grow.

05-07-2022, 04:28 PM	#71
AgHntr10 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Shepherd Hunt In: Polk/San Jacinto	Did a little ride around this morning to check everything out. Had a section of lease that’s been impenetrable for 15+ years that they finally thinned, it’s primed for a new setup now just more work to add to the list.

05-18-2022, 04:30 PM	#72
Hix Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: North Longview Hunt In: East Texas- Gregg Co., Cass & Marion Co.	3000# of monster buck protein blend and corn put out. Set up 2 new hog panel pens. It’s that time to start watching them grow. This one is behind my house. Pretty sure I know who he is. He broke off last season early where he had a nontyp point and a drop tine. Be interesting to see what he does. Also scored 10 more acres in town, backing up to a large wooded swampy area surrounded in sub divisions. Should be a good one hiding in there. Will set a cam on a corn pile and set what’s there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05-20-2022, 09:52 AM	#73
ren087 Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Katy Hunt In: East Texas	One of my girls dropped her fawn this week.

05-25-2022, 09:08 AM	#76
Hix Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: North Longview Hunt In: East Texas- Gregg Co., Cass & Marion Co.	7 more days of growth, I’ve got 5 bucks and a heard of doe hammering the monster buck. Between the cost of deer feed and diesel I may go bankrupt Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05-25-2022, 11:50 AM	#77
TRH Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Huntsville, TX Hunt In: Leon County	Gonna be on a new place I'm in the process of purchasing right now. Hoping to make it my 40 acres of heaven for the future.

05-25-2022, 12:05 PM	#78
Pineywoods Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Livingston Hunt In: East TX & North TX	I'm excited about the potential on our Houston County place this year. I let two walk last season that should still be alive and should be studs this season.

05-27-2022, 08:05 PM	#80
EastTx Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Cherokee County	We got the big 6 my son killed last season back from the taxidermist. I had forgotten just how big this deer was. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk

05-27-2022, 08:19 PM	#81
Gumbo Man Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Livingston Texas Hunt In: Between Onalaska and Groveton	Wow that’s a true stud of big 6. Congrats to your son.

06-22-2022, 12:59 PM	#85
Tshelly Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Willis Hunt In: Walker, Montgomery, Trinity, & Lee	I’ve got some that look like this and some with G4’s and kickers already. Won’t be long Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06-22-2022, 01:32 PM	#87
SaltwaterSlick Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006	Tony, that would be a good 'un for our South Texas place right now... Lot of our really wide deer just have brows and the main beams just go straight out beyond the ears with no evidence of a turn yet. If that deer was on our place, I'd be pretty excited knowing he had 2-3 more months to finish out! He could be a wide sucker!! I'm a sucker for wiiide deer!

06-22-2022, 01:33 PM	#88
GarGuy Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2011	I'm seeing some nice deer. No cameras running. Dang corn is expensive

06-22-2022, 05:50 PM	#90
Pstraw Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: Henderson Hunt In: Front yard or back yard	Next time I get a chance to come down to eat with you, I'll just bring corn instead of cash.

06-22-2022, 11:35 PM	#95
Etxbuckman Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Spring	I’m seeing a LOT more acorns on the trees this year than the last two. I’m guessing with the drought oak trees are in propagation mode? I’m glad, actually. Maybe we won’t have to run as much corn as last year, at least earlier in the season. I got a second spot on my lease this year due to an unexpected opening, so I’m very excited. This means I may have a crack at a second buck this year!

06-23-2022, 03:04 PM	#97
Snowflake Killa Pope & Young Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Shepherd Hunt In: East Texas	Beautiful deer gumbo Sent from my SM-N986U using Tapatalk

06-23-2022, 03:08 PM	#98
Tyrex750 Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Pasadena Hunt In: Polk	I have 2 cameras running, and don't even have a buck on camera yet. Very few deer also