Laguna Atascosa 2021

[Romulan]

How tall of a tripod would y’all say is too tall??
I have an aluminum tripod that is not that heavy and I could mount some tires on it to pull behind a bike. It’s about 10’ tall. I know that would put be above most of the brush out there. Just curious if that would be too tall.

That height is perfect for the most of the spots where tripods can be used. I have a Hawk Quadpod with wheels and it took me and a friend to drag it 2 miles through the mud - is made of steel not aluminum so if you get stuck I’m sure you can throw yours on your shoulders and walk it if it’s too muddy for the wheels.

[Romulan]

As far as game cart goes - we’ve used the Academy game carts with great success- in fact we had tied one to the back of a truck with a Nilgai and drove very slowly but it maintained and didn’t fall apart.

[JackRyan]

Another big day tomorrow…. My anticipation is growing by the minute. Can’t wait to see “pending secondary draw” on 27 application lines!


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Lol, same here!

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[osochuck]

Son and i got drawn 11/19-11/21/2021 rifle.
So stoked


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[geauxgary]

3 of us will be there for the 11/19 rifle hunt. Can't wait!

[HuntorFish]

Got drawn for the January rifle hunt today. I already am going for archery in November too.

[RichExotics10]

Got drawn for the January rifle hunt today. I already am going for archery in November too.

Well that’s lucky!


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[CityLimitSlayr]

I got drawn for 12/3-5

[BRW]

Got drawn for the January rifle hunt today. I already am going for archery in November too.

Dang, congrats!


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[SteveM]

I was drawn for archery and rifle hunt in November and don’t know whether I can pull off both. I am going to try but thinking if I need to choose one with the best chance of success I will probably just do the rifle hunt. I have been trying for at least 5 years or more to get a chance at this and now I get two in one month.

[RichExotics10]

I was drawn for archery and rifle hunt in November and don’t know whether I can pull off both. I am going to try but thinking if I need to choose one with the best chance of success I will probably just do the rifle hunt. I have been trying for at least 5 years or more to get a chance at this and now I get two in one month.

Well if you can go for the weekend of the archery hunt I would. That would give you great lay of the land and possibly a shot opportunity. Then go for the full hunt on the rifle hunt.


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[FlyGuyy]

I was drawn for archery and rifle hunt in November and don’t know whether I can pull off both. I am going to try but thinking if I need to choose one with the best chance of success I will probably just do the rifle hunt. I have been trying for at least 5 years or more to get a chance at this and now I get two in one month.

I had the same thing happen to me back in ‘19, had never drawn and then drew both bow and rifle-and I found out driving home from a 16 day elk hunt (+ 3 days travel). I was pretty sure I was getting a divorce that year! Haha!

I did both hunts and was so glad I did. The archery hunt gave me a chance to get over the learning curve out there. The rifle hunt is SHORT. 3 days leaves Zero time for mistakes or poor choices. Like someone said above, even if you can only make 2-3 days of the archery hunt it will really increase your odds of success when you come back for rifle. (It seems like so many hunters are gone by midday Sunday anyway on most years I’ve been out there.)


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[Tiburon1]

So I am looking at the refuge "Open to Archery Only" portion of the map. Is Unit 4 (north of the Arroyo) open to archery this year? If so, you lucky dudes that got drawn for archery and want a chance at a Nilgai!

[kmhudd]

Has anybody heard how the nilgai fared during the freeze down there? I wonder if their numbers are a lot lower this year


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[peterp63]

So I am looking at the refuge "Open to Archery Only" portion of the map. Is Unit 4 (north of the Arroyo) open to archery this year? If so, you lucky dudes that got drawn for archery and want a chance at a Nilgai!

I called and they said Unit 4 will be closed this year. Apparently, the map in the brochure was changed for next year’s hunt. Kinda sucks for us that were drawn this year. He also said something about being able to hint coyotes and opening up another 40k acres. Again, I think all this happens for the next draws.