Powderhorn Live

[Fargus]

It has been a long four months since being drawn for the Powderhorn GDE, but the day is finally here. Gwellstx, Charrel71, his dad and I will be making the trip to Port O'Connor this morning. Due to the nasty weather yesterday, we will be loading up this morning. And just to add a little excitement to the mix, the local school district decided it would cancel school so gwellstx and I had to scramble for last minute child care so we could make our planned departure time of 11.

After a stop for lunch and a stop for feed in Ganado, we should be arriving at Brunner's barndo about 4. We will head for orientation/check in tomorrow at 11. My understanding is cell signal should be pretty decent so updates should be fairly regular.

[Jzoch]

Good luck!!


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[manwitaplan]

Good luck. Drive safe.


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[fish4food]

Very good cell service!

Good luck guys!
I’ll be there for to try for a standby.

[Fargus]

Hopefully one of these guys steps out in front of us.



If one of those don't maybe one of these will.



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[solocam_aggie]

Exciting! Good luck gents

[flywise]

Enjoy and best of luck

[Quackerbox]

If they been getting the rain we got, its gonna be nasty!!

The main roads are good from what I saw but off the beaten path will be sloppy. Good news is the cold weather should have the gators buried up and slow

Good luck Chris!!

even though Im still secretly mad yall got drawn and we aint

[bundyducks]

good luck bud

[Chad C]

Good luck!

[.270]

Tagged. I just started applying for this one this year!

[doug]

Good luck! I'll see yall tomorrow. I dont expect a stand by spot but you got to try.

[Fargus]

Originally Posted by Quackerbox

If they been getting the rain we got, its gonna be nasty!!

The main roads are good from what I saw but off the beaten path will be sloppy. Good news is the cold weather should have the gators buried up and slow

Good luck Chris!!

even though Im still secretly mad yall got drawn and we aint

Don't be hatin!

Originally Posted by doug

Good luck! I'll see yall tomorrow. I dont expect a stand by spot but you got to try.

Can't win if ya don't play.


Thanks everyone.

[Quackerbox]

Originally Posted by doug

Good luck! I'll see yall tomorrow. I dont expect a stand by spot but you got to try.

Allow me to be your ray of sunshine in a cold and gloomy day....

Once upon a time

Me and two buddies departed my house at 0700 for chance at hunting a exotic filled marsh on the Texas coast. We rode down 59 chatting and spitting levi garret in cups in preparation for an exotic slaughter. That 1 ton was loaded with coolers of snacks, after hunt libations and purrin like a kitten. We stopped for a breakfast in the house of orange and white stripes and maintained good time despite the back up on 59S.

We drove in the powder horn gate to find a rather pleasant fellow greeting us with a warm smile and a 'good luck fellas!!'. We had arrived!! After a bend in the road we was next greeted by the sight of 150 trucks and people eerrrywhare!! SUVs, 250 kang ranches, UTVs and even a white creeper van.
And they kept coming, then they came some more.

It was a sea of urnge of hungry stand by hunters. All 200 of us. Orange was social distancing in the breeze and scattered about 3 acres of dirt. Still hope full we dropped our names in the bucket and waited. Once the bucket was empty we realized our defeat. We had not drawn one of the 5 open spots. So we did what anyone else would have done, we took a leak on that place and loaded our aces back up and drove back to magnolia with a heads hung low.

BUT alas..........we didnt have to work that day

[doug]

Originally Posted by Quackerbox

Allow me to be your ray of sunshine in a cold and gloomy day....

Once upon a time

Me and two buddies departed my house at 0700 for chance at hunting a exotic filled marsh on the Texas coast. We rode down 59 chatting and spitting levi garret in cups in preparation for an exotic slaughter. That 1 ton was loaded with coolers of snacks, after hunt libations and purrin like a kitten. We stopped for a breakfast in the house of orange and white stripes and maintained good time despite the back up on 59S.

We drove in the powder horn gate to find a rather pleasant fellow greeting us with a warm smile and a 'good luck fellas!!'. We had arrived!! After a bend in the road we was next greeted by the sight of 150 trucks and people eerrrywhare!! SUVs, 250 kang ranches, UTVs and even a white creeper van.
And they kept coming, then they came some more.

It was a sea of urnge of hungry stand by hunters. All 200 of us. Orange was social distancing in the breeze and scattered about 3 acres of dirt. Still hope full we dropped our names in the bucket and waited. Once the bucket was empty we realized our defeat. We had not drawn one of the 5 open spots. So we did what anyone else would have done, we took a leak on that place and loaded our aces back up and drove back to magnolia with a heads hung low.

BUT alas..........we didnt have to work that day

That would suck! Luckily i'll only have to make the 45 minute drive back to my lease. Then spend the week deciding if i'll fill some of our doe and cull tags. Our maybe make the drive to PINS for some surf fishing. Or maybe hit the jetties for sheepshead. One thing for sure is I won't be going to work! . Life is good!

[Mexico]

Originally Posted by Quackerbox

Allow me to be your ray of sunshine in a cold and gloomy day....

Once upon a time

Me and two buddies departed my house at 0700 for chance at hunting a exotic filled marsh on the Texas coast. We rode down 59 chatting and spitting levi garret in cups in preparation for an exotic slaughter. That 1 ton was loaded with coolers of snacks, after hunt libations and purrin like a kitten. We stopped for a breakfast in the house of orange and white stripes and maintained good time despite the back up on 59S.

We drove in the powder horn gate to find a rather pleasant fellow greeting us with a warm smile and a 'good luck fellas!!'. We had arrived!! After a bend in the road we was next greeted by the sight of 150 trucks and people eerrrywhare!! SUVs, 250 kang ranches, UTVs and even a white creeper van.
And they kept coming, then they came some more.

It was a sea of urnge of hungry stand by hunters. All 200 of us. Orange was social distancing in the breeze and scattered about 3 acres of dirt. Still hope full we dropped our names in the bucket and waited. Once the bucket was empty we realized our defeat. We had not drawn one of the 5 open spots. So we did what anyone else would have done, we took a leak on that place and loaded our aces back up and drove back to magnolia with a heads hung low.

BUT alas..........we didnt have to work that day

Shoulda went to POC and got torched

[MUZZYSLINGR]

Originally Posted by Quackerbox

Allow me to be your ray of sunshine in a cold and gloomy day....



Once upon a time



Me and two buddies departed my house at 0700 for chance at hunting a exotic filled marsh on the Texas coast. We rode down 59 chatting and spitting levi garret in cups in preparation for an exotic slaughter. That 1 ton was loaded with coolers of snacks, after hunt libations and purrin like a kitten. We stopped for a breakfast in the house of orange and white stripes and maintained good time despite the back up on 59S.



We drove in the powder horn gate to find a rather pleasant fellow greeting us with a warm smile and a 'good luck fellas!!'. We had arrived!! After a bend in the road we was next greeted by the sight of 150 trucks and people eerrrywhare!! SUVs, 250 kang ranches, UTVs and even a white creeper van.

And they kept coming, then they came some more.



It was a sea of urnge of hungry stand by hunters. All 200 of us. Orange was social distancing in the breeze and scattered about 3 acres of dirt. Still hope full we dropped our names in the bucket and waited. Once the bucket was empty we realized our defeat. We had not drawn one of the 5 open spots. So we did what anyone else would have done, we took a leak on that place and loaded our aces back up and drove back to magnolia with a heads hung low.



BUT alas..........we didnt have to work that day

So.....you’re saying your story had a happy ending?


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[Quackerbox]

Originally Posted by MUZZYSLINGR

So.....you’re saying your story had a happy ending?


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Not the Asian parlor type but, yes

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[BlacktailSlayer]

nice! congrats!

[RockTippedStick]

Good luck guys. My hunting trip to POC this week got cancelled so I won't be meeting up for a beer. Hope the hunting is good and y'all put some animals on the ground.

[Texas Grown]

The best to all.

[Mexico]

Good luck Gents!

[charrell71]

Truck is loaded, just waiting for our predetermined departure time!! Chomping at the bit!!

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[Fargus]

I too am all loaded up. Waiting on 9:45 to drop the boy off and then I'll be heading over to pick up gwellstx.

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[doug]

Originally Posted by Fargus

I too am all loaded up. Waiting on 9:45 to drop the boy off and then I'll be heading over to pick up gwellstx.

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Looks good! Holler if yall forget or need anything. Im not heading south till later this afternoon.

[Pin Oak DXT]

Looking forward to this hunt. I have been fishing POC since I was old enough to fish and have always admired the Powederhorn Ranch. As a kid I would always stare out the window as we passed the ranch to look for game (deer, pigs, coyotes, turkey, dove, quail, ducks, sandbar, axis, etc). Fast forward 40 years and I still gaze out the window as I pass that ranch as do my kids. That shoreline along West Matagorda Bay can light up with trout in the summer too. Good luck. I will be following!

[DUKFVR]

Good Luck Guys!

[geauxgary]

Good luck gentlemen! It is a spectacular place and a super fun hunt.

[Throwin Darts]

following. good luck!

[Aggiehunter08]

Good luck! Maybe I'll draw one day.

[Quackerbox]

Originally Posted by Fargus

I too am all loaded up. Waiting on 9:45 to drop the boy off and then I'll be heading over to pick up gwellstx.

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I hope you got a floor jack in all that stuff...........

Originally Posted by Mexico

Shoulda went to POC and got torched

Should have, specially since I wasnt driving.

[Fargus]

Originally Posted by Quackerbox

I hope you got a floor jack in all that stuff...........



Should have, specially since I wasnt driving.

Definitely! I have 2!!!

[Slew]

Drove by that place last week! Good luck guys!!

[Fargus]

Forgot the before pic of lunch, but here is the after. If y'all are ever in Wharton, you need to try La Herraderra. Pretty tasty.

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[03GruntUSMC]

Good luck! Keep the pics coming!

[HeyMikey]

Following...

[jshouse]

good luck

[Wick1369]

Good luck, daughter snagged a decent one on a youth hunt this year.

[Chad C]

Originally Posted by Wick1369

Good luck, daughter snagged a decent one on a youth hunt this year.

Thats and awesome stag. Did y'all freeze dry the antlers.

[charrell71]

Anyone who has ever hunted with fargus knows, it's not a hunt without exotic grub. King crab legs for dinner tonight!!

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[fish4food]

Originally Posted by charrell71

Anyone who has ever hunted with fargus knows, it's not a hunt without exotic grub. King crab legs for dinner tonight!!

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Dang!
I should have accidentally stopped by!

[Fargus]

Originally Posted by fish4food

Dang!
I should have accidentally stopped by!

There is still time to swing by. We just put the taters in the oven

[M16]

Originally Posted by charrell71

Anyone who has ever hunted with fargus knows, it's not a hunt without exotic grub. King crab legs for dinner tonight!!

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Somebody is living right! Good luck on y'alls hunt!

[Fargus]

We made it and these will be where we will be resting our heads for the week. A good sambar has already been spotted. Too bad we were cruising at 70mph and couldn't snap a pic. A spike was spotted as well.

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[duckhunter175]

Awesome!! Looking forward to following along!

[charrell71]

Our home for the next couple days.

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[Jason Slocum]

We're driving in tomorrow for the standby, hopefully there won't be a lot of people there but we'll see.

The weather should be good, but hoping it has a chance to dry up some before hunting starts.

I'll definitely be following along to see how y'all do!

Good Luck!

Jason Slocum

[Wick1369]

No, had them injected.

[doug]

Well looks like my standby chances are over before they started. Just found out a friend who spent the afternoon at my house Saturday tested positive today. I'm already at the lease so guess I can just quarantine here for awhile.

Hope yall have a great hunt. Ill be watching the reports.

[Quackerbox]

Originally Posted by doug

Well looks like my standby chances are over before they started. Just found out a friend who spent the afternoon at my house Saturday tested positive today. I'm already at the lease so guess I can just quarantine here for awhile.



Hope yall have a great hunt. Ill be watching the reports.

That sucks. But, could be worse

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