2019/2020 east Texas hunting thread..

[drop dead fred]

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[Tshelly]

Originally Posted by jshouse

is it ok if i join in here? i mean, i am pretty close to east texas i think...

edit: wait, did you say work?

Yeah man! You are usually good for some early summer pictures at least lol


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[bloodstick]

Still waiting on fawns to drop. Bucks were chasing heavily last week of Oct and 1st of Nov. so it should not be long now.
Does are hitting our feeder heavily. Due to such a small property (50ac), i never added protein. I need to go ahead and fence off a place to keep the horses out and put up a free choice station. Our population has exploded the last few years in western Walker County.










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[drop dead fred]

Guess i should post the wife’s last year harvest...she’s pushing me for a #1 hit lister this year


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[bloodstick]

This might very well be my last season on this property, its been listed for a while but i hope to make it a little longer. I lived here for the last 7 years and my wife was here before we met (closer to 11 years for her).


Heres my buck from opening day of rifle. He got caught with his pants down chasing a doe.




And I hope to catch up with this guy some time in late October







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[drogers6771]

In a battle with a builder right now so haven't had any time to work on my plot, but all of our does are saggin pretty good.

[d_e_smith]

Originally Posted by Tshelly

Yeah man! You are usually good for some early summer pictures at least lol


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Lol... absolutely. He’s good quality entertainment.

[HighwayHunter]

Originally Posted by Snowflake Killa

I'm, in one from last year

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Daaaaaaaang!


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[HighwayHunter]

First year hunting Newton County for me, so hoping all goes well. Got a few small throw and grow kill plots in and all the feeders up before the rain really came. Gonna head back out in a couple weeks to check cards


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[Etxbuckman]

I hope like heck this rainy pattern doesn’t stick around and **** up deer season like it did last year.

[d_e_smith]

Originally Posted by Etxbuckman

I hope like heck this rainy pattern doesn’t stick around and **** up deer season like it did last year.

It may come as a shock, but no baseball this week.

[Etxbuckman]

Originally Posted by d_e_smith

It may come as a shock, but no baseball this week.

Who needs to run bases when you can swim?

[Low Fence]

I hope all I planted yesterday wasn’t a waste. 3” and still flooding. Glad I drilled. But still too much water

[U.S.ArmyRetired]

I hunt Harrison County. I don't plant plots but do have 2 feeders running on about 40 acres. Just corn though. Gotta keep it cheap as possible. Wife says I spend too much money on hunting as it is. Do any of you guys not plant food plots? Just run corn feeders or hand corn on your properties?

[drop dead fred]

Originally Posted by U.S.ArmyRetired

I hunt Harrison County. I don't plant plots but do have 2 feeders running on about 40 acres. Just corn though. Gotta keep it cheap as possible. Wife says I spend too much money on hunting as it is. Do any of you guys not plant food plots? Just run corn feeders or hand corn on your properties?

I have a mixture of both some properties have a plot some don’t... it’s as simple or complex as you want to make it just as many deer have been killed on a trail as any food source.


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[U.S.ArmyRetired]

Originally Posted by drop dead fred

I have a mixture of both some properties have a plot some don’t... it’s as simple or complex as you want to make it just as many deer have been killed on a trail as any food source.


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Thanks. How many feeders do you think is too many for 40 acres?

[drop dead fred]

Originally Posted by U.S.ArmyRetired

Thanks. How many feeders do you think is too many for 40 acres?

Depends on the layout i def wouldn’t go over 2

[Antlers86]

Slowly growing. Need to move cams to my protein pen. They are hammering it pretty hard right now.

[White Falcon]

At the house.

[White Falcon]

Bottom deer broke his left wrist last October. He has been getting along fine with it being stiff.

[White Falcon]

October, 2018.

[drop dead fred]

Doesn’t seem to affect his antler growth so that’s a plus too


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[White Falcon]

I think left antler is starting to show some abnormal growth.

[Antlers86]

Originally Posted by White Falcon

I think left antler is starting to show some abnormal growth.

Usually opposite side of injury will show abnormal growth.

[Low Fence]

Planted some plots Tuesday.... 7 1/2” rain yesterday. Glad I no tilled it or I would be out of too soil. Checked while ago while looking for most of my fences. They are already sprouting..... but most are on top of the ground. All I can do is pray at this point. Can’t find any sunflowers or millet they might be in the neighbors property down river

[Tshelly]

Originally Posted by Antlers86

Usually opposite side of injury will show abnormal growth.

I thought it varies. If it’s a back leg injury it’s opposite, if it’s front leg it’s the same side injury.


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[White Falcon]

Will see in a couple months.

[jshouse]

If it doesn't rain Saturday morning I am going to try and get out and pull some cards this weekend.

[drop dead fred]

Good bye east texas!


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[Antlers86]

Originally Posted by drop dead fred

Good bye east texas!


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Gulf of Mexico expanding!

[drop dead fred]

Originally Posted by Antlers86

Gulf of Mexico expanding!

What’s the going rate per acre for fishing leases?


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[Low Fence]

Ran tractor till 8:30 but got all the seed planted. Got 3.5 acres planted at “project cottonmouth”. Added some new seeds to the deer mix to experiment.

40# I&C peas
15# black oil sunflowers
1-2# pearl Millet- more for structure and cover than anything

[Antlers86]

Originally Posted by drop dead fred

What’s the going rate per acre for fishing leases?


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Thankful my property is on high ground!

[drop dead fred]

Originally Posted by Antlers86

Thankful my property is on high ground!

Thankfully i have atleast one property that’s accessible even with lots of rain. Downside it’s my newest piece! my best place might is about the same consistency as a protein shake if you pour a bottle of water out lol..... and it’s looking at 7-10” in the next 24 hrs on top of the 21” it’s already got for the year...


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[Tshelly]

Originally Posted by drop dead fred

Thankfully i have atleast one property that’s accessible even with lots of rain. Downside it’s my newest piece! my best place might is about the same consistency as a protein shake if you pour a bottle of water out lol..... and it’s looking at 7-10” in the next 24 hrs on top of the 21” it’s already got for the year...


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Keep raining. It runs them straight to my house lol!! Let’s go get 150 ready as soon as it dries.


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[drop dead fred]

Originally Posted by Tshelly

Keep raining. It runs them straight to my house lol!! Let’s go get 150 ready as soon as it dries.


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Oh we got a ton of work once it dries lol


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[d_e_smith]

Originally Posted by Tshelly

I thought it varies. If it’s a back leg injury it’s opposite, if it’s front leg it’s the same side injury.


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That’s usually how it is.

[Etxbuckman]

Tomorrow is the 20-week mark till bow/MLDP opens. To me that has always been the point where things happen fast and work has to get done ASAP. It needs to stop raining for a while because I’ve got a lot to do to ready my new area so I’m in better position to whack one of the bruisers that got away last season.

[Antlers86]

Oldest buck I have on camera after losing all the other mature deer. Hard to judge right now but I believe he is a 4 yr old. Doe will be popping any day now!

This season my place may end up a sanctuary and not hunted unless I get a mature 5+ buck rolling in.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Ain’t lookin too good for me right now. Got some coming in at the house. Hope to get my oldest grandsons one of those.

[Low Fence]

Looks like the 7” we got washed my drilled seed out. Gonna replant

[Antlers86]

Originally Posted by Low Fence

Looks like the 7” we got washed my drilled seed out. Gonna replant

Geese are killing my 5 acres of black oil sunflowers

[Antlers86]

Feed pen repair in my future! First I will have to go full Rambo on these suckers! Small hole they entered in. Going to let them hit it again tonight or tomorrow and then set up Thursday evening.

Ready to unload 30 rounds!

[AgHntr10]

Originally Posted by Antlers86

Feed pen repair in my future! First I will have to go full Rambo on these suckers! Small hole they entered in. Going to let them hit it again tonight or tomorrow and then set up Thursday evening.

Ready to unload 30 rounds!

Will be like playing pinball!

[drop dead fred]

Originally Posted by AgHntr10

Will be like playing pinball!

Yup can’t wait to see!


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[Antlers86]

I will have the Tactacam on and taking video! Figured the sooner I set up on them the better. They only stayed for 6 minutes this evening. No pigs on cam in 3 wks and then this. Killed a sow from this group 2 months ago when they were the size of a football.

[Easttxhunterr]

Originally Posted by Antlers86

Feed pen repair in my future! First I will have to go full Rambo on these suckers! Small hole they entered in. Going to let them hit it again tonight or tomorrow and then set up Thursday evening.

Ready to unload 30 rounds!

this is all we have been seeing on 3 cams. we have a few doe hitting the forth one.

[SaltwaterSlick]

Man, Justin, those are perfect eatin' size!! You need a PCP air gun with night vision... I've used mine on coons at the feeder and it takes em a while to figure out what's going on when their buddies just suddenly hit the ground and start kickin'... pigs would probably be similar...

[Low Fence]

Replanted the bald flooded out spots in 2 plots today. I disked then in rather that drill for time sake and a side by side comparison. The drill did save me enough seed to be able to replant the spots... and I still have some seed! All seed is stored in buckets with sealed lids. I can reuse millet and sunflowers next year (pearl head is over $60 a bag). Got enough peas to add in fall plots for the ultimate super attraction!

[Tshelly]

Newton co



Polk Co


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