Loma Alta and Surrounding Area Thread

[Texas8point]

Thank you, a lot of work in store

Congrats, we love the area.

[Texas8point]

Just went through my first round of game cam pictures. The theme was pretty much does and trolls haha I have 2 does that have got to be pushing 10+ years old and horn configurations that only a momma would love.

I tried downloading some pics but I'm finding out the attachment field doesn't work too well. I'm guessing the best route is to do drop box then URL it?

Better to use tapatalk on ur cell phone.

[JCSO9530]

I'm on the lease at Davis Draw. I haven't been able to check cameras yet this spring but I am hopeful.

[PondPopper]

I killed one of my biggest bucks to date off of Dolan Creek road, a 150+ inch 10 point. A real big bodied deer for that country..200+ live weight..
I was hunting on some property owned by Will F. Whitehead.. He died and it sold.. That was 20+ years ago though..
That is some beautiful country out there....

[slayr]

We hunt a few miles north of the store. Sure have got a lot of rain as of late.

[ThePecosBilly]

Definitely green all over. I had some wind and flood damage from May 3 storm. As we were pulling out we were hoping Monday’s storm wasn’t going to undo everything we just fixed hahaha

[ThePecosBilly]

Monday and Tuesday rain totals for the area equaled up to 6”

[powderburner]

spent most of my life hunting around there.
Barnes Ranch down the end of the road by the TPW now
Jim Finagin ran the store .. maybe still does.
Whitehead... Just few different ranches off Dollan
Then jumped the hwy to the Bar C. When it sold I moved south
man I miss that area.

[ThePecosBilly]

spent most of my life hunting around there.
Barnes Ranch down the end of the road by the TPW now
Jim Finagin ran the store .. maybe still does.
Whitehead... Just few different ranches off Dollan
Then jumped the hwy to the Bar C. When it sold I moved south
man I miss that area.

Yea buddy I’d say you know the area well and yes Jim still runs the store. Anyway you could share some details or pics of some of your better deer you had on those places.

[powderburner]

That was before digital. I will have to find and scan them in... But 130s were very common From memory the best was just shy of 170.
The anthrax was the concern all the time. We would build a herd up and be awesome hunting then anthrax would hit. We had axis, aoudad, sika, mouflon. Depending on the ranch. Mountain Lions were always there.
Mexican Cinnamon Bears were there too. Lots of people said brown bears but I was always told they were Mexican Bears.
used to still hunt draws and canyons for days. Made some long shots It was a beautiful area to hunt.
If you see Jim tell him that Chris Perry and Bubba say hello

[ThePecosBilly]

I will definitely tell him for you. I think there are good native genetics in the area. Definitely want to see neighbors consistently shooting 5.5 and older deer in 140 range but see a lot of quality deer shot really young.

[CoolHandLuke]

We’ve been getting lots of rain at the wrong time. Any word of anthrax in the area?

[PondPopper]

Yea buddy I’d say you know the area well and yes Jim still runs the store. Anyway you could share some details or pics of some of your better deer you had on those places.

Wow I cant believe Jim is still there.. I wonder how old he is now?

[PondPopper]

I will definitely tell him for you. I think there are good native genetics in the area. Definitely want to see neighbors consistently shooting 5.5 and older deer in 140 range but see a lot of quality deer shot really young.

The area can grow some great deer. The pasture we hunted bordered the Altizer Ranch (Bad Company Rodeo).
It looked like it had recently been chained back then and I could see a long way across it when I would set on a hill on our place with binos or a spotting scope..
I never saw any hunting activity on the place at all but there where some giant bucks on it, for the area. I would watch them run doe during the rut..
I saw several in the 160's and 1 bigger than those..

[ThePecosBilly]

We’ve been getting lots of rain at the wrong time. Any word of anthrax in the area?

There is none