East Texas hunting 2022-‘23 season

[Ætheling]

Daddy taught her to shoot


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[SaltwaterSlick]

Awesome!!! That smile pretty much says it all!! From the other pic, it looks just a flesh wound... heart ain't got no bones!!

[Gumbo Man]

Awesome story Jeff. Thanks for sharing.

[Tshelly]

Originally Posted by Bone Thug

Very nice, Tony….That is some great looking bucks. That 8 in the background with his head down looks like a dandy.

I like the frame on the bladed brow buck on the far right as well.

He just a shower…. 20”s wide with not much brows or tine length. I think only 4.5 though. Def some good age in the group, but still looking for a real big one. I found one but he needs one more year lol

[Tshelly]

Originally Posted by Ætheling

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Cool bucks. Love the beam


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[SETXbowhunter22]

No pics for me yet, cameras are soaking till sept.

[trhunter]

I'll go get my cards on Sat. as I fill the protein feeders again. Those boys are eating a lot of feed right now. Filling them up about every two weeks.

[Pineywoods]

Originally Posted by trhunter

I'll go get my cards on Sat. as I fill the protein feeders again. Those boys are eating a lot of feed right now. Filling them up about every two weeks.

Yep. Mine are going through protein and sweet feed faster than they ever have and I have more bucks on it now than in years past at this point.

[Ætheling]

Originally Posted by Tshelly

Cool bucks. Love the beam


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Yeah he has a wild rack.


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[White Falcon]

Nice.

[trhunter]

Originally Posted by Pineywoods

Yep. Mine are going through protein and sweet feed faster than they ever have and I have more bucks on it now than in years past at this point.

Yes, I have a lot of bucks on it at this time. More than the last few years for sure.

[CWendling]

my protein feeder is still almost completely untouched. At this point, i only put a couple bags in cuz i keep dumping it. Mixed half/half with corn. Put it out last april. Ive had a handful of pics since then of a deer at it. Lots of pics of deer walking by it...

[Snowflake Killa]

Originally Posted by CWendling

my protein feeder is still almost completely untouched. At this point, i only put a couple bags in cuz i keep dumping it. Mixed half/half with corn. Put it out last april. Ive had a handful of pics since then of a deer at it. Lots of pics of deer walking by it...

Boy i wish that they would walk by mine and look at it

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[Greenheadless]

Yep, they are absolutely hammering the protein right now.


I had problems getting them to take protein before I put pens in. I think the constant presence of hogs is what kept them shy of the feeders.

I eased back in with small tree mounted feeders with protein to get them a taste for it before transitioning to full blown protein feeders.

[CWendling]

Originally Posted by Greenheadless

Yep, they are absolutely hammering the protein right now.


I had problems getting them to take protein before I put pens in. I think the constant presence of hogs is what kept them shy of the feeders.

I eased back in with small tree mounted feeders with protein to get them a taste for it before transitioning to full blown protein feeders.

my protein feeder is in a 25" high x 50' pen . ive done tree mounted as well with similar results. i think they they think im trying to poison them

[EastTx]

Originally Posted by Tshelly

He’s my back up lol. The 160” main frame 10 with split brows thats 22 wide that he runs with will be my number 1.


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Any velvet pics of the 10?

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[BarW]

Originally Posted by CWendling

my protein feeder is in a 25" high x 50' pen . ive done tree mounted as well with similar results. i think they they think im trying to poison them

I have one buck that will eat protein rest of my deer no dice, tried several different types and feeding options. Hopefully he teaches the rest of em.

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[NewBallCoach]

They are definitely hammering the protein. I have 1 of the Texas Hunter 300 pounders out. I filled it July 1st, was back in the area on the 15th, it was empty. So I had enough to fill it up halfway, went back yesterday it was empty, so I filled it again.

Nothing else to eat right now, it's all burnt up.

[BarW]

Originally Posted by NewBallCoach

They are definitely hammering the protein. I have 1 of the Texas Hunter 300 pounders out. I filled it July 1st, was back in the area on the 15th, it was empty. So I had enough to fill it up halfway, went back yesterday it was empty, so I filled it again.



Nothing else to eat right now, it's all burnt up.

What kind of protein?


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[Javelin]

Mine are eating protein like crazy too. I buy MG

[Greenheadless]

Originally Posted by Javelin

Mine are eating protein like crazy too. I buy MG

What I use as well. 16%

[CWendling]

ive tried antlermax, something that tractor supply had i cant remember, and cattle starter. All mixed with corn.

[lovemylegacy]

Well, might as well join this party! Looking forward to this season, 2nd season in the saddle. We had a few very good survivors....as far as I know they survived. Got 3 new lease members, anxious to see what they bring to the table. Members getting some decent pics of young bucks, no bruisers yet.

Moving some stands, adding one to a sanctuary I never hunt. Gonna prep it next weekend. Doing some things this season, I NEVER do, such as, a feeder, yes I put up a feeder, gravity feeder with Alfalfa. The other thing I NEVER do is hunt a sanctuary, that changes this season.

Good thread! Keep it going.
Nice SETx bucks.

[Plan B]

We got shut down today from entering our lease due to fire risk… Hope we get some rain soon. They have had a couple of fires on different properties they manage.

[Snowflake Killa]

Originally Posted by Plan B

We got shut down today from entering our lease due to fire risk… Hope we get some rain soon. They have had a couple of fires on different properties they manage.

We did too

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[Gumbo Man]

Originally Posted by Snowflake Killa

We did too

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Dammit guys. That sucks.

[Etxbuckman]

Originally Posted by Snowflake Killa

We did too

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Who do y’all lease from?

[Oldskool67]

Like I mentioned in an earlier post this is my first season on a lease. After putting out protein for a couple of weeks I was getting some pretty consistent buck pics. Well the hogs found the protein. No more buck pics, at least not where I’m feeding. Still picking a couple up away from the feed. Besides a pen, any suggestions ? Thanks

[Fooser]

Originally Posted by Oldskool67

Like I mentioned in an earlier post this is my first season on a lease. After putting out protein for a couple of weeks I was getting some pretty consistent buck pics. Well the hogs found the protein. No more buck pics, at least not where I’m feeding. Still picking a couple up away from the feed. Besides a pen, any suggestions ? Thanks

Following…. I have the exact same issue… hogs and a bear showed up and the deer have not been back.

I did switch protein brand in my last fill. Not intentional, but all they had in inventory had some berry scent/extract. Prior to that, hogs didn’t really go after the protein.

[BarW]

Originally Posted by Fooser

Following…. I have the exact same issue… hogs and a bear showed up and the deer have not been back.



I did switch protein brand in my last fill. Not intentional, but all they had in inventory had some berry scent/extract. Prior to that, hogs didn’t really go after the protein.

Feed pen for hogs is the only real solution.
For the bear just got hope he wonders off somewhere else.

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[Snowflake Killa]

Originally Posted by Fooser

Following…. I have the exact same issue… hogs and a bear showed up and the deer have not been back.



I did switch protein brand in my last fill. Not intentional, but all they had in inventory had some berry scent/extract. Prior to that, hogs didn’t really go after the protein.

When our Bears show up i put honey out seems to help

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[Gumbo Man]

Originally Posted by Oldskool67

Like I mentioned in an earlier post this is my first season on a lease. After putting out protein for a couple of weeks I was getting some pretty consistent buck pics. Well the hogs found the protein. No more buck pics, at least not where I’m feeding. Still picking a couple up away from the feed. Besides a pen, any suggestions ? Thanks

You gotta stay on the hogs and shootem in the earhole. Feed pens and traps are better investments than feeding without.

[NewBallCoach]

Originally Posted by BarW

What kind of protein?


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Treeline 16% protein pellets at Tractor Supply. I've tried different ones (Purina, Record Rack, and Top Score) but this is the one the deer hanging around our properties seem to really like

[NewBallCoach]

[ShoootLow]

Originally Posted by Snowflake Killa

We did too

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We haven’t been shut down yet, but got a letter expanding burn ban to include mowing, brush hog, or parking/driving off of the main roads…so just about but not quite shut down.

[Gumbo Man]

Originally Posted by NewBallCoach

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Nice group. Thanks for showing.

[Tshelly]

Originally Posted by ShoootLow

We haven’t been shut down yet, but got a letter expanding burn ban to include mowing, brush hog, or parking/driving off of the main roads…so just about but not quite shut down.

Same


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[Etxbuckman]

Originally Posted by Tshelly

Same


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You can add us to that list. I'm just grateful we can still go.

As dry as it is mowing isn't really isn't something we even have to worry about right now.

[Tyrex750]

Who do yall lease from to get shut out. I haven't heard anything from our boss yet

[Ætheling]

Hopefully yall get some of this rain or some rain real soon.

We took the kids to Gator Country today in Beaumont and came home to some nice heavy stuff in New Waverly. Some of our neighboring ranches that recently brought their hay in looked like scorched earth. If you hadn’t been living in this drought you would have thought they had sprayed herbicide.


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[Snowflake Killa]

Originally Posted by Tyrex750

Who do yall lease from to get shut out. I haven't heard anything from our boss yet

It's really dangerous right now to be out with equipment. I put out protein on Tuesday shut us down Thursday. Our place is very dry and on top of that the sprayed hundreds of acres

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[Greenheadless]

Originally Posted by Oldskool67

Like I mentioned in an earlier post this is my first season on a lease. After putting out protein for a couple of weeks I was getting some pretty consistent buck pics. Well the hogs found the protein. No more buck pics, at least not where I’m feeding. Still picking a couple up away from the feed. Besides a pen, any suggestions ? Thanks

Put the pens up. Don’t do what I did and fight it for years.

First year I put them up, I had a ~130” 10pt that would come in every evening and lay down and sleep for a while inside the pen.

I soon realized and am still seeing that our deer see the pens as sanctuaries from the hogs.

[Greenheadless]

Originally Posted by Snowflake Killa

It's really dangerous right now to be out with equipment. I put out protein on Tuesday shut us down Thursday. Our place is very dry and on top of that the sprayed hundreds of acres

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We have a no mowing ruling right now and to be careful where you park if on vegetation.

We had ~1000 acres burn in the 2010-2011 drought and I carry a small fire extinguisher on my SXS now. It was required back then, but just makes sense.

[Snowflake Killa]

Originally Posted by Greenheadless

We have a no mowing ruling right now and to be careful where you park if on vegetation.



We had ~1000 acres burn in the 2010-2011 drought and I carry a small fire extinguisher on my SXS now. It was required back then, but just makes sense.

Yes sir I carried one with me on Tuesday

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[Etxbuckman]

We got some pretty decent rain at our place today, but it’s all soaked in already.

[Oldskool67]

Originally Posted by Gumbo Man

You gotta stay on the hogs and shootem in the earhole. Feed pens and traps are better investments than feeding without.

Yeah I definitely got to start shooting some hogs next week. Was just throwing some protein on the ground with some corn and a camera. Two weeks of bucks now two weeks straight of just hogs

[Ryan81]

Originally Posted by Greenheadless

We have a no mowing ruling right now and to be careful where you park if on vegetation.

We had ~1000 acres burn in the 2010-2011 drought and I carry a small fire extinguisher on my SXS now. It was required back then, but just makes sense.

I keep a small fire extinguisher in my Can Am all the time after my Polaris burnt up. Things can catch fire too easy.

I drove a stretch of 20-25 miles on I-20 yesterday and bet we passed 10-15 places where small grass fires occurred on the side of the road.


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[manwitaplan]

Alright fellas need some advice. We went from community stands to dedicated spots. I hunt in the hardwoods and everybody else took the easy gun route. I only bow hunt so they were cool with my area.

I have had a pig feeder for 3 years in an area about 300 yards from my main spot. I want to put a big pen with no feeder and just hand feed. I want another hog spot but how far away should I be. So I will have 2 hog spots and one deer spot. Will the nasty hogs traveling through run my deer off.

This is east Texas liberty Hardin county area. As of now we can still access property. Our place is green. But we are a low lying area so we flood most years. This is the first year in 5 years I can drive right down the middle to my stand.


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[Etxbuckman]

Originally Posted by manwitaplan

Alright fellas need some advice. We went from community stands to dedicated spots. I hunt in the hardwoods and everybody else took the easy gun route. I only bow hunt so they were cool with my area.

I have had a pig feeder for 3 years in an area about 300 yards from my main spot. I want to put a big pen with no feeder and just hand feed. I want another hog spot but how far away should I be. So I will have 2 hog spots and one deer spot. Will the nasty hogs traveling through run my deer off.

This is east Texas liberty Hardin county area. As of now we can still access property. Our place is green. But we are a low lying area so we flood most years. This is the first year in 5 years I can drive right down the middle to my stand.


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I’d put them at least a couple hundred yards apart to (hopefully) dissuade the hogs from even bothering with your penned area.

[Tshelly]

They are still crushing the cotton seed as fast as we can keep it out. Questions on closest ton sacks of cotton seed to Huntsville, TX for next year really? We have been buying it at Tractor Supply or our local feed store


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