McMullen County Hunters Thread - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

sotx · 05-21-2020, 06:33 AM

Thought I'd start a thread for the best county in Texas (my opinion)

Seems like there are a lot of guys and gals hunt this magnificent section of our great state.
Our pasture is looking really well right now with good rains over the last 60 days and this weekend looks like more on the way. We were in a bad way from last summer through mid march. Dry dry conditions. Cowboys on the 48,000 acre ranch we hunt had to start feeding cows. Fist time in the 15 years that I have been there. They started getting a really old 2000 gallon pear burning truck ready and back in service, then the rains came finally.
Our tanks are getting full and the vegetation is lush which is taking the pressure off our protein and cotton bill somewhat. The rains have also slowed down the destruction of feed pens by the hogs, which was getting out of control.
I am eager to see how many bucks survived the post rut with as dry as it was.
Hows your pastures looking? Lets keep this thread a rolling for our county.

RJK70 · 05-21-2020, 06:56 AM

I’m in. As stated early this year thing were not looking well but the rains came and continue to come at the right time. Should be a good season!

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PassnItOn · 05-21-2020, 07:10 AM

Great - we just closed on a small place near Tilden in February. New to South Texas and will have many questions for you experts.

Chance Love · 05-21-2020, 07:11 AM

I'm expecting LOTS of pics on this thread here in another month or two!

sotx · 05-21-2020, 07:12 AM

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i'm expecting lots of pics on this thread here in another month or two!

yes!!!!

sotx · 05-21-2020, 07:31 AM

Just got this alert

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PassnItOn · 05-21-2020, 08:46 AM

My dad is down there now, I'm headed that way at noon. He did a little eradicating this AM.

stickman · 05-21-2020, 08:47 AM

Hunted a bunch of counties in Texas, McMullen is by far my favorite. I’ll get back there some day.

150class · 05-21-2020, 08:55 AM

I'll partake in this thread in hopes I get drawn for James Daughtrey WMA hunt

But that being said I am hoping to find a place there or live oak next year! With me being in Houston and dad in San Antonio it seems like a good middle ground for south texas brush and not to far of a drive for myself!

Good luck to all of you as I will be a active follower of this thread from the rafters!

RJK70 · 05-21-2020, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Chance Love

I'm expecting LOTS of pics on this thread here in another month or two!

For sure, we are figuring out how many cameras we want to put out this year as we speak.

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meshmover67 · 05-21-2020, 09:29 AM

Awesome! This will be my third year on a place just north of Tilden.

Cant wait for the antlers to start coming on.

Just hung a few bow stands earlier this month and I will be upgrading my box blind at the beginning on June.

Anyone going to be in town between May 30 and June 2? Glad to meet up at Maxs or the Mercantile

meshmover67 · 05-21-2020, 09:51 AM

Last years to get the blood pumping.

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sotx · 05-21-2020, 10:21 AM

Meshmover67 got me motivated

Last seasons 176 1/8 at Freer Deer Camp
The year before last 165"

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160class · 05-21-2020, 10:32 AM

Tagged, I’m always in for a STX hunting thread

Maybe next year I’ll make a jump to a new place and McMullen will be in my county search!

aggieman12 · 05-21-2020, 10:34 AM

I’ll get in this thread...

And here is my 168 bow kill from last year.

txtrophy85 · 05-21-2020, 10:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sotx

Thought I'd start a thread for the best county in Texas (my opinion)

Seems like there are a lot of guys and gals hunt this magnificent section of our great state.
Our pasture is looking really well right now with good rains over the last 60 days and this weekend looks like more on the way. We were in a bad way from last summer through mid march. Dry dry conditions. Cowboys on the 48,000 acre ranch we hunt had to start feeding cows. Fist time in the 15 years that I have been there. They started getting a really old 2000 gallon pear burning truck ready and back in service, then the rains came finally.
Our tanks are getting full and the vegetation is lush which is taking the pressure off our protein and cotton bill somewhat. The rains have also slowed down the destruction of feed pens by the hogs, which was getting out of control.
I am eager to see how many bucks survived the post rut with as dry as it was.
Hows your pastures looking? Lets keep this thread a rolling for our county.

You hunting Briscoe or Donnell Country?

ClayW · 05-21-2020, 10:36 AM

Tagged

DamonJ · 05-21-2020, 10:39 AM

135 more days!!!

2018 buck

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sotx · 05-21-2020, 10:41 AM

Come on October!!

PassnItOn · 05-21-2020, 11:35 AM

First question for the group, anywhere to buy seeds for food plots near Tilden? I know it is late but rains are coming. Deer for the summer and Dove for when the time comes to shred. I tried Joe's and Three Rivers Farm and Ranch - no luck.

By the way - Wow on the deer. I doubt we'll get any like that on my small low fence place but you never know.

stickman · 05-21-2020, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by PassnItOn

First question for the group, anywhere to buy seeds for food plots near Tilden? I know it is late but rains are coming. Deer for the summer and Dove for when the time comes to shred. I tried Joe's and Three Rivers Farm and Ranch - no luck.

By the way - Wow on the deer. I doubt we'll get any like that on my small low fence place but you never know.

If you are anywhere near the river there is just no telling what or how big a buck you’ll see.

PassnItOn · 05-21-2020, 12:34 PM

We border the Frio, fingers crossed.

TildenHunter · 05-21-2020, 02:38 PM

I’m in. Last years 178” 9 year old buck! My family has been down there since 2004 and love it!

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meshmover67 · 05-21-2020, 03:25 PM

Good thing I went first!!!

Awesome bucks everyone! Cant wait to see what our deer are going to do this year.

fish4food · 05-21-2020, 03:52 PM

Definitely one of the most underrated counties in the state.

Lots of places don’t enter contests and keep pics secret. Miss roaming around in that part of the state.

RJK70 · 05-21-2020, 04:53 PM

Here’s my 167” from last year! Looking forward to the hunt for another nice one this season.

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Double-Drop · 05-21-2020, 05:15 PM

I’m in. Hunted McMullen county for over 17 years now. This past August-February was brutal, it was the driest fall/winter I have ever seen down there. Finally getting some rain over past two months now and looking like a decent chance for more over the next 5-7 days. Bring it.

TheHammer · 05-21-2020, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DamonJ

135 more days!!!

2018 buck

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Beast! Beautiful deer.

I’ll be watching this thread, love seeing those south Texas giants.

TheHammer · 05-21-2020, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by TildenHunter

I’m in. Last years 178” 9 year old buck! My family has been down there since 2004 and love it!

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Awesome deer! Those are some Midwest type bases.

MAP · 05-21-2020, 09:23 PM

We had a good opening weekend, low fence

arrowsonly88 · 05-22-2020, 12:43 AM

Tag this one for October, I duck hunt down there but hopefully one day get in on the deer action. Some nice bucks fellas!

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Jzoch · 05-22-2020, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MAP

We had a good opening weekend, low fence

Looks like you boys are doing it right!!

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sotx · 05-22-2020, 06:26 AM

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Originally Posted by MAP

We had a good opening weekend, low fence

In deed you did.

I too like to keep my feeder parts and motors cold LOL.

sotx · 05-22-2020, 10:40 AM

Looks like rain Saturday and Sunday

Buck hunter332 · 05-23-2020, 08:20 AM

I’m in right on the corner of hwy624 and 16 gonna be a great year deer hammerin the seed already

PassnItOn · 05-23-2020, 10:23 PM

No rain and a lot of heat so far. Lightning all around right now though. Fingers crossed

sotx · 05-23-2020, 10:35 PM

Got 5 tons cotton seed today

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sotx · 05-23-2020, 10:36 PM

And added some bone to the cabin

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DamonJ · 05-25-2020, 11:51 AM

Farmlogs shows 1.4”

Hopefully we will get some more this week, take all we can get..

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sotx · 05-25-2020, 11:56 AM

Well my pasture got 2.3 according to the rain gauge

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PassnItOn · 05-25-2020, 12:09 PM

1.07" on Farmlogs and 1.13" on LocalConditions.com. I'll take it! Keep it coming, the pond is dry.

hoythunter02 · 05-25-2020, 01:31 PM

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And added some bone to the cabin

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That looks awesome man....comfortable.

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TildenHunter · 05-25-2020, 03:27 PM

1.25" for us last night

Double-Drop · 05-25-2020, 05:00 PM

1.25” for us also last night.
This puts us at 4.15” for May. Keep it coming!

sotx · 05-25-2020, 10:19 PM

More on the way

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sotx · 05-26-2020, 06:48 AM

Looks like our county got it last night as well

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TildenHunter · 05-26-2020, 10:17 AM

.6” for us last night

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sotx · 05-26-2020, 11:36 AM

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.6” for us last night

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Nice

Cedar Chopper · 05-26-2020, 02:24 PM

Our Lease is about 3 miles West of 16 and 624 intersection at the “Jesus Loves You” sign. Love that country looking forward to another year in the Brush.

stickman · 05-26-2020, 03:48 PM

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Our Lease is about 3 miles West of 16 and 624 intersection at the “Jesus Loves You” sign. Love that country looking forward to another year in the Brush.

Always wondered how that north side of 624 was. We hunted the south side of the road just across the highway from you all the way to the river.

05-21-2020, 06:33 AM	#1
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	McMullen County Hunters Thread Thought I'd start a thread for the best county in Texas (my opinion) Seems like there are a lot of guys and gals hunt this magnificent section of our great state. Our pasture is looking really well right now with good rains over the last 60 days and this weekend looks like more on the way. We were in a bad way from last summer through mid march. Dry dry conditions. Cowboys on the 48,000 acre ranch we hunt had to start feeding cows. Fist time in the 15 years that I have been there. They started getting a really old 2000 gallon pear burning truck ready and back in service, then the rains came finally. Our tanks are getting full and the vegetation is lush which is taking the pressure off our protein and cotton bill somewhat. The rains have also slowed down the destruction of feed pens by the hogs, which was getting out of control. I am eager to see how many bucks survived the post rut with as dry as it was. Hows your pastures looking? Lets keep this thread a rolling for our county.

05-21-2020, 08:46 AM	#7
PassnItOn Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Angleton, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Speaking of... My dad is down there now, I'm headed that way at noon. He did a little eradicating this AM. Attached Images

05-21-2020, 02:38 PM	#23
TildenHunter Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: Tilden, Utopia & Matagorda Co.	McMullen County Hunters Thread I’m in. Last years 178” 9 year old buck! My family has been down there since 2004 and love it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2020, 05:15 PM	#27
Double-Drop Ten Point Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fulshear Hunt In: McMullen	I’m in. Hunted McMullen county for over 17 years now. This past August-February was brutal, it was the driest fall/winter I have ever seen down there. Finally getting some rain over past two months now and looking like a decent chance for more over the next 5-7 days. Bring it. Last edited by Double-Drop; 05-21-2020 at 05:22 PM.

05-21-2020, 09:23 PM	#30
MAP Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Hunt In: Live Oak, Jim Wells, Dimmit Counties	We had a good opening weekend, low fence Attached Images

05-21-2020, 06:56 AM	#2
RJK70 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood, TX Hunt In: Mason County and Western States	I’m in. As stated early this year thing were not looking well but the rains came and continue to come at the right time. Should be a good season! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05-21-2020, 07:10 AM	#3
PassnItOn Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Angleton, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Great - we just closed on a small place near Tilden in February. New to South Texas and will have many questions for you experts.

05-21-2020, 07:11 AM	#4
Chance Love Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Leander, Texas Hunt In: Hill Country and South Texas	I'm expecting LOTS of pics on this thread here in another month or two!

05-21-2020, 07:31 AM	#6
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Just got this alert Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2020, 08:47 AM	#8
stickman Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: S.Texas	Hunted a bunch of counties in Texas, McMullen is by far my favorite. I’ll get back there some day.

05-21-2020, 08:55 AM	#9
150class Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Woodlands Hunt In: Uvalde, Boerne	I'll partake in this thread in hopes I get drawn for James Daughtrey WMA hunt But that being said I am hoping to find a place there or live oak next year! With me being in Houston and dad in San Antonio it seems like a good middle ground for south texas brush and not to far of a drive for myself! Good luck to all of you as I will be a active follower of this thread from the rafters!

05-21-2020, 09:29 AM	#11
meshmover67 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Hunt In: Tilden, TX & Valley Bend, WV	Awesome! This will be my third year on a place just north of Tilden. Cant wait for the antlers to start coming on. Just hung a few bow stands earlier this month and I will be upgrading my box blind at the beginning on June. Anyone going to be in town between May 30 and June 2? Glad to meet up at Maxs or the Mercantile

05-21-2020, 09:51 AM	#12
meshmover67 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Hunt In: Tilden, TX & Valley Bend, WV	Last years to get the blood pumping. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2020, 10:21 AM	#13
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Meshmover67 got me motivated Last seasons 176 1/8 at Freer Deer Camp The year before last 165" Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2020, 10:32 AM	#14
160class Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Boerne, TX Hunt In: Searching..	Tagged, I’m always in for a STX hunting thread Maybe next year I’ll make a jump to a new place and McMullen will be in my county search!

05-21-2020, 10:34 AM	#15
aggieman12 Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Taylor, TX Hunt In: McMullen/East Wilco	I’ll get in this thread... And here is my 168 bow kill from last year.

05-21-2020, 10:36 AM	#17
ClayW Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Braunfels Hunt In: Karnes County	Tagged

05-21-2020, 10:39 AM	#18
DamonJ Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NRH, TX	135 more days!!! 2018 buck Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-21-2020, 10:41 AM	#19
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Come on October!!

05-21-2020, 11:35 AM	#20
PassnItOn Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Angleton, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	First question for the group, anywhere to buy seeds for food plots near Tilden? I know it is late but rains are coming. Deer for the summer and Dove for when the time comes to shred. I tried Joe's and Three Rivers Farm and Ranch - no luck. By the way - Wow on the deer. I doubt we'll get any like that on my small low fence place but you never know.

05-21-2020, 12:34 PM	#22
PassnItOn Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Angleton, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	We border the Frio, fingers crossed.

05-21-2020, 03:25 PM	#24
meshmover67 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Hunt In: Tilden, TX & Valley Bend, WV	Good thing I went first!!! Awesome bucks everyone! Cant wait to see what our deer are going to do this year.

05-21-2020, 03:52 PM	#25
fish4food Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Calhoun County	Definitely one of the most underrated counties in the state. Lots of places don’t enter contests and keep pics secret. Miss roaming around in that part of the state.

05-21-2020, 04:53 PM	#26
RJK70 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood, TX Hunt In: Mason County and Western States	Here’s my 167” from last year! Looking forward to the hunt for another nice one this season. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

05-22-2020, 12:43 AM	#31
arrowsonly88 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Leander Texas Hunt In: Coke county, Concho county, Bastrop county.	Tag this one for October, I duck hunt down there but hopefully one day get in on the deer action. Some nice bucks fellas! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-22-2020, 10:40 AM	#34
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Looks like rain Saturday and Sunday

05-23-2020, 08:20 AM	#35
Buck hunter332 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Hunt In: The water	I’m in right on the corner of hwy624 and 16 gonna be a great year deer hammerin the seed already

05-23-2020, 10:23 PM	#36
PassnItOn Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Angleton, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	No rain and a lot of heat so far. Lightning all around right now though. Fingers crossed

05-23-2020, 10:35 PM	#37
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Got 5 tons cotton seed today Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-23-2020, 10:36 PM	#38
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	And added some bone to the cabin Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-25-2020, 11:51 AM	#39
DamonJ Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NRH, TX	Farmlogs shows 1.4” Hopefully we will get some more this week, take all we can get.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-25-2020, 11:56 AM	#40
sotx Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Antonio, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	Well my pasture got 2.3 according to the rain gauge Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-25-2020, 12:09 PM	#41
PassnItOn Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Angleton, TX Hunt In: McMullen County	1.07" on Farmlogs and 1.13" on LocalConditions.com. I'll take it! Keep it coming, the pond is dry.

05-25-2020, 03:27 PM	#43
TildenHunter Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston Hunt In: Tilden, Utopia & Matagorda Co.	1.25" for us last night

05-25-2020, 05:00 PM	#44
Double-Drop Ten Point Join Date: May 2008 Location: Fulshear Hunt In: McMullen	1.25” for us also last night. This puts us at 4.15” for May. Keep it coming! Last edited by Double-Drop; 05-25-2020 at 05:03 PM.