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JMKro · 01-01-2019, 10:34 AM

Last year went about as good as it could have for me. I was able to start learning and improving a new property, and killed my first deer with a bow in the process. It's going to be hard to top that this year, but we'll see if we can make it happen

Good luck to everyone, and lets get this thing rollin'

louieagarcia · 01-01-2019, 12:06 PM

You don't waste any time

Good luck

JMKro · 01-01-2019, 12:54 PM

Did you do any hunting over there this season?

deerwatcher51 · 01-01-2019, 02:09 PM

Following.

TAMU1998 · 01-01-2019, 09:21 PM

Following

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JMKro · 01-04-2019, 02:12 PM

Anyone making a last ditch effort this weekend?

Speck · 01-04-2019, 03:50 PM

Thought about it. Went duck hunting this morning instead. Whacked em south of Garwood.

Buck_jane · 01-04-2019, 03:53 PM

Following. Hunt Fayette county as well

Red Man · 01-04-2019, 05:45 PM

I will be out there, still looking for my target buck. He is still around as of last week.

TexasLongball · 01-04-2019, 06:00 PM

I’m in the stand now actually. One last chance.

JVasquez · 01-04-2019, 06:46 PM

Anyone know if you can buy MG feed directly from the mill in Weimar?

BolilloLoco · 01-04-2019, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Anyone making a last ditch effort this weekend?

I'm out this weekend.
Filled protein feeders two weeks ago.
Deer are hammering it and most bucks are back in great shape.

BolilloLoco · 01-04-2019, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by JVasquez

Anyone know if you can buy MG feed directly from the mill in Weimar?

Yes you can.

JMKro · 01-04-2019, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Man

I will be out there, still looking for my target buck. He is still around as of last week.

That's good to hear. Even if you don't get him, hopefully he'll make it through the season if he already made it this far.

I was very fortunate that the deer I killed was the oldest & biggest deer we've seen (in person or on the trail camera). We've gotten a couple pictures of one that I would say is 3.5. As of right now, he's what I'm after next season.

JVasquez · 01-05-2019, 10:50 AM

Lot of good bucks were seen last week. Good thing is several of the 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 will make it through season.

JMKro · 01-06-2019, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JVasquez

Lot of good bucks were seen last week. Good thing is several of the 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 will make it through season.

I haven't had much activity on the trail camera the last few weeks. Only one buck and a few does here and there.

Red Man · 01-06-2019, 05:23 PM

One last try, sitting in the stand waiting on sundown. Saw several does on the walk in so thats a positive.

JMKro · 01-06-2019, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Man

One last try, sitting in the stand waiting on sundown. Saw several does on the walk in so thats a positive.

GIT THA BIGGIN'

Speck · 01-06-2019, 05:56 PM

Good luck!

GIL HUNTS · 01-06-2019, 09:11 PM

We had a successful season. Now, we're preparing for next year.

CisternHunter · 01-07-2019, 11:55 AM

Was the worst season I have ever had on our lease near Cistern. Zero bucks in the daylight or at feeders. Only pictures of bucks was at night on trails. Hopefully that means alot of deer made it through to next year. Here's to hoping 2019 is better

buzzbait · 01-07-2019, 02:14 PM

I think dad hunter our place in Fayette once. I never made it our there.

gingib · 01-07-2019, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

That's good to hear. Even if you don't get him, hopefully he'll make it through the season if he already made it this far.

I was very fortunate that the deer I killed was the oldest & biggest deer we've seen (in person or on the trail camera). We've gotten a couple pictures of one that I would say is 3.5. As of right now, he's what I'm after next season.

Let him reach 5.5

JMKro · 01-07-2019, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gingib

Let him reach 5.5

Small, low fence property. I want to have a set of standards (4.5+) that will allow me to actually kill something

Speck · 01-27-2019, 07:11 PM

Drove out to check our place. Neighbors cows have gotten through the fence for the last 3 weeks and demolished the food plot. Still have some deer activity but not near the diversity of bucks we had in Dec. Hopefully not because all those bucks are sausage. Doe counts are down also. Could be from all the **** cows invading our little place.

Saw a roadrunner while driving 1094 between New Ulm and Cat Spring. That was pretty cool.

BolilloLoco · 01-27-2019, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Speck

Drove out to check our place. Neighbors cows have gotten through the fence for the last 3 weeks and demolished the food plot. Still have some deer activity but not near the diversity of bucks we had in Dec. Hopefully not because all those bucks are sausage. Doe counts are down also. Could be from all the **** cows invading our little place.

Saw a roadrunner while driving 1094 between New Ulm and Cat Spring. That was pretty cool.

Cows and winter weeds are likely the problem your facing right now when it comes to your deer herd. I’d ask the neighbor for a couple thousand dollars for the food plot. I hate a cow.

JMKro · 01-31-2019, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Speck

Drove out to check our place. Neighbors cows have gotten through the fence for the last 3 weeks and demolished the food plot. Still have some deer activity but not near the diversity of bucks we had in Dec. Hopefully not because all those bucks are sausage. Doe counts are down also. Could be from all the **** cows invading our little place.

Saw a roadrunner while driving 1094 between New Ulm and Cat Spring. That was pretty cool.

Mid-October to mid-December was our most consistent buck action. Any time outside of this has been just every now and then.

JMKro · 02-08-2019, 07:32 AM

Checked the trail camera for the first time in about a month. Only had bucks on there two different days.

BolilloLoco · 02-08-2019, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Checked the trail camera for the first time in about a month. Only had bucks on there two different days.

They are probably headed back to their spring-summer areas to recover and shed. Time to start over. Several of our regulars have shown up over the last few weeks. Hopefully more show up before they drop horns. Mature deer are all busted up. But still alive!!!! Hope a couple of them pop this year.

Buck_jane · 02-08-2019, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CisternHunter

Was the worst season I have ever had on our lease near Cistern. Zero bucks in the daylight or at feeders. Only pictures of bucks was at night on trails. Hopefully that means alot of deer made it through to next year. Here's to hoping 2019 is better

Hey where you hunt in Cistern? I'm from Cistern

JMKro · 02-08-2019, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by BolilloLoco

They are probably headed back to their spring-summer areas to recover and shed. Time to start over. Several of our regulars have shown up over the last few weeks. Hopefully more show up before they drop horns. Mature deer are all busted up. But still alive!!!! Hope a couple of them pop this year.

Yep. Luckily most of our buck action was during hunting season. I guess that's a lot better than watching them all summer and having them disappear once bow season comes around

BolilloLoco · 02-08-2019, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Yep. Luckily most of our buck action was during hunting season. I guess that's a lot better than watching them all summer and having them disappear once bow season comes around

You got that right. Most of our middle aged and mature bucks are gone by mid November. Luckily a few stick around.

gingib · 02-08-2019, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Small, low fence property. I want to have a set of standards (4.5+) that will allow me to actually kill something

I hunt small low fence property, and killed 2 over 150 at 5.5

You can make a justification, but it is possible and I promise I have more neighbors then you

Hockley · 02-08-2019, 12:27 PM

I have held off on this thread for a long time, I wish it would go away. I have hunted one of these counties since I was 8 years old, this was my 32nd season on the same piece of property. In my 32 years of hunting here I have seen the bottom of what it has to offer and I have seen the best it had to offer. The best was about 6 or 7 years ago. The internet and threads like this is why it will never be that good again.

If you have the opportunity to hunt in the area you are most likely local or know somebody local. Leases in this area are extremely hard to come by. If you are one of the lucky ones to hunt here I would like to ask you to refrain from spreading the word about the quality of deer we have. You will never see me post details of what county or town I hunt in, we don't need more neighbors inviting their 4th cousin out to shoot the first 13" 10pt they see.

BolilloLoco · 02-08-2019, 12:51 PM

I hate this thread too. Wish mods would step in.

gingib · 02-08-2019, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Hockley

I have held off on this thread for a long time, I wish it would go away. I have hunted one of these counties since I was 8 years old, this was my 32nd season on the same piece of property. In my 32 years of hunting here I have seen the bottom of what it has to offer and I have seen the best it had to offer. The best was about 6 or 7 years ago. The internet and threads like this is why it will never be that good again.

If you have the opportunity to hunt in the area you are most likely local or know somebody local. Leases in this area are extremely hard to come by. If you are one of the lucky ones to hunt here I would like to ask you to refrain from spreading the word about the quality of deer we have. You will never see me post details of what county or town I hunt in, we don't need more neighbors inviting their 4th cousin out to shoot the first 13" 10pt they see.

x2!

Those cousins and such are already on alot of these places.

Got to try to contact them and explain the management. it does work

JMKro · 02-12-2019, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by gingib

I hunt small low fence property, and killed 2 over 150 at 5.5

You can make a justification, but it is possible and I promise I have more neighbors then you

I agree that it can be done, but in most instances it's not a very realistic goal (at least to me). I can count on one hand the number of 4.5+ year old deer I've either seen in person or killed on the properties I've hunted (typically small, low fence properties). With that being said, anything 4.5+ on an "average joe" piece of property is a trophy to me. It's not the "premium" antler growth age, but that's not what I'm after.

gingib · 02-12-2019, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

but in most instances it's not a very realistic goal (at least to me). anything 4.5+ on an "average joe" piece of property is a trophy to me. It's not the "premium" antler growth age, but that's not what I'm after.

Well you said it best, IF you are looking for an average place and a meat hunt then don't worry about horns

Again I hunt small acreage under 100 acres, with alot of neighbors.

12 years ago a 115 was a good buck. Then I shot a 135+. Then the standard was raised, and I won't shot under a 135 unless its a cull. And now I won't shoot a trophy unless he is 5.5

I have then shot 2 over 152, all small acreage since then. So it is possible IF you want to do it

bossbowman · 02-12-2019, 11:25 AM

It's definately happening down there since the antler rules changed, trophy quality is so different from what it was in the 90's.

JMKro · 02-12-2019, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by gingib

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Well you said it best, IF you are looking for an average place and a meat hunt then don't worry about horns

Again I hunt small acreage under 100 acres, with alot of neighbors.

12 years ago a 115 was a good buck. Then I shot a 135+. Then the standard was raised, and I won't shot under a 135 unless its a cull. And now I won't shoot a trophy unless he is 5.5

I have then shot 2 over 152, all small acreage since then. So it is possible IF you want to do it

Right. And what I mean by an average place is the kind of properties the average guy can afford (our place is under 25 acres). We're not into protein feeding and "growing" deer, but with that, we don't expect to kill a 140" deer either. Whatever a nice deer for the area is that's living off natural browse is what we consider to be "big". Like I said, a 4.5 year old deer is a trophy for me, whether it's 100" or 150".

Dushon · 02-12-2019, 05:27 PM

Still looking for a place to run some cattle on, in the area.

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JMKro · 02-25-2019, 01:38 PM

Saw quite a bit of fresh hog damage when we stopped by the property Saturday evening

Hopefully it's because it's been cool & wet and not because they're multiplying in the area.

BolilloLoco · 02-25-2019, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Saw quite a bit of fresh hog damage when we stopped by the property Saturday evening

Hopefully it's because it's been cool & wet and not because they're multiplying in the area.

If they are in you’re area you can bet they are multiplying. Start trapping and killing ASAP!!!

BURTONboy · 02-26-2019, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Saw quite a bit of fresh hog damage when we stopped by the property Saturday evening

Hopefully it's because it's been cool & wet and not because they're multiplying in the area.

Are you located closer to Cat Springs? Seems I see a few dead along the roadways every couple months the closer I get to there.

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ladybluearm · 02-26-2019, 09:34 AM

They are multiplying, have several new litters on camera with momma! Have seen little ones in packs crossing the roads also.

gingib · 02-26-2019, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

Saw quite a bit of fresh hog damage when we stopped by the property Saturday evening

Hopefully it's because it's been cool & wet and not because they're multiplying in the area.

UHHH....well I can promise they are multiplying lol.

We killed over 100+ last year around our land

JMKro · 02-26-2019, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BURTONboy

Are you located closer to Cat Springs? Seems I see a few dead along the roadways every couple months the closer I get to there.

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We're outside of Shelby.

JMKro · 02-26-2019, 02:23 PM

The most we've seen on the trail camera at one time is around half a dozen. A large portion of the property has old torn up areas from years past, but for the most part, all of the damage we've seen in the last year of owning the property was pretty minimal (besides what was done recently). We have a good idea of where they're coming from. They have a heavy trail coming underneath the fence from one of the neighboring properties.

BolilloLoco · 02-26-2019, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ladybluearm

They are multiplying, have several new litters on camera with momma! Have seen little ones in packs crossing the roads also.

Start trapping please!!!

BolilloLoco · 02-26-2019, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JMKro

The most we've seen on the trail camera at one time is around half a dozen. A large portion of the property has old torn up areas from years past, but for the most part, all of the damage we've seen in the last year of owning the property was pretty minimal (besides what was done recently). We have a good idea of where they're coming from. They have a heavy trail coming underneath the fence from one of the neighboring properties.

Corral type traps work great.

01-01-2019, 10:34 AM	#1
JMKro Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Shelby, TX	2019 Austin/Fayette/Washington Counties Thread Last year went about as good as it could have for me. I was able to start learning and improving a new property, and killed my first deer with a bow in the process. It's going to be hard to top that this year, but we'll see if we can make it happen Good luck to everyone, and lets get this thing rollin' Attached Images

01-27-2019, 07:11 PM	#25
Speck Four Point Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Cat Spring, TX Hunt In: Cat Spring, TX	Drove out to check our place. Neighbors cows have gotten through the fence for the last 3 weeks and demolished the food plot. Still have some deer activity but not near the diversity of bucks we had in Dec. Hopefully not because all those bucks are sausage. Doe counts are down also. Could be from all the **** cows invading our little place. Saw a roadrunner while driving 1094 between New Ulm and Cat Spring. That was pretty cool. Last edited by Speck; 01-27-2019 at 07:17 PM.

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01-01-2019, 12:06 PM	#2
louieagarcia Pope & Young Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kingwood, Tx Hunt In: Planet Earth	You don't waste any time Good luck

01-01-2019, 12:54 PM	#3
JMKro Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Shelby, TX	Did you do any hunting over there this season?

01-01-2019, 02:09 PM	#4
deerwatcher51 Ten Point Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Brenham & Richland Springs Hunt In: Richland Springs & Washington on the Brazos	Following.

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TAMU1998 Spike Join Date: Oct 2015	Following Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-04-2019, 02:12 PM	#6
JMKro Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Shelby, TX	Anyone making a last ditch effort this weekend?

01-04-2019, 03:50 PM	#7
Speck Four Point Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Cat Spring, TX Hunt In: Cat Spring, TX	Thought about it. Went duck hunting this morning instead. Whacked em south of Garwood.

01-04-2019, 03:53 PM	#8
Buck_jane Six Point Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Flatonia Hunt In: Fayette	Following. Hunt Fayette county as well

01-04-2019, 05:45 PM	#9
Red Man Six Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CYPRESS,TX Hunt In: Junction/ Columbus/Shelby/Clinton,Mo	I will be out there, still looking for my target buck. He is still around as of last week.

01-04-2019, 06:00 PM	#10
TexasLongball Ten Point Join Date: May 2012 Location: Katy, TX Hunt In: New Ulm and Pearsall	I’m in the stand now actually. One last chance.

01-04-2019, 06:46 PM	#11
JVasquez Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BarbersHill	Anyone know if you can buy MG feed directly from the mill in Weimar?

01-05-2019, 10:50 AM	#15
JVasquez Ten Point Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: BarbersHill	Lot of good bucks were seen last week. Good thing is several of the 3 1/2 and 4 1/2 will make it through season.

01-06-2019, 05:23 PM	#17
Red Man Six Point Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: CYPRESS,TX Hunt In: Junction/ Columbus/Shelby/Clinton,Mo	One last try, sitting in the stand waiting on sundown. Saw several does on the walk in so thats a positive.

01-06-2019, 05:56 PM	#19
Speck Four Point Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Cat Spring, TX Hunt In: Cat Spring, TX	Good luck!

01-06-2019, 09:11 PM	#20
GIL HUNTS Eight Point Join Date: Dec 2012 Hunt In: Looking for a lease. Hunted Gillespie county for over 40 years. The search begins...	We had a successful season. Now, we're preparing for next year.

01-07-2019, 11:55 AM	#21
CisternHunter Four Point Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Fayette County Hunt In: Cistern, Tx	Was the worst season I have ever had on our lease near Cistern. Zero bucks in the daylight or at feeders. Only pictures of bucks was at night on trails. Hopefully that means alot of deer made it through to next year. Here's to hoping 2019 is better

01-07-2019, 02:14 PM	#22
buzzbait Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbus/Colorado County Hunt In: Colorado, Lavaca, Blanco, Gillispie and Fayette	I think dad hunter our place in Fayette once. I never made it our there.

02-08-2019, 07:32 AM	#28
JMKro Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Shelby, TX	Checked the trail camera for the first time in about a month. Only had bucks on there two different days.

02-08-2019, 12:27 PM	#34
Hockley Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2007	I have held off on this thread for a long time, I wish it would go away. I have hunted one of these counties since I was 8 years old, this was my 32nd season on the same piece of property. In my 32 years of hunting here I have seen the bottom of what it has to offer and I have seen the best it had to offer. The best was about 6 or 7 years ago. The internet and threads like this is why it will never be that good again. If you have the opportunity to hunt in the area you are most likely local or know somebody local. Leases in this area are extremely hard to come by. If you are one of the lucky ones to hunt here I would like to ask you to refrain from spreading the word about the quality of deer we have. You will never see me post details of what county or town I hunt in, we don't need more neighbors inviting their 4th cousin out to shoot the first 13" 10pt they see.

02-08-2019, 12:51 PM	#35
BolilloLoco Pope & Young Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Cypress Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County	I hate this thread too. Wish mods would step in.

02-12-2019, 11:25 AM	#39
bossbowman Ten Point Join Date: Aug 2012 Hunt In: Bosque Brown Freestone Hill Navarro Counties	It's definately happening down there since the antler rules changed, trophy quality is so different from what it was in the 90's.

02-12-2019, 05:27 PM	#41
Dushon Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brenham	Still looking for a place to run some cattle on, in the area. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-25-2019, 01:38 PM	#42
JMKro Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Shelby, TX	Saw quite a bit of fresh hog damage when we stopped by the property Saturday evening Hopefully it's because it's been cool & wet and not because they're multiplying in the area.

02-26-2019, 09:34 AM	#45
ladybluearm Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2016	They are multiplying, have several new litters on camera with momma! Have seen little ones in packs crossing the roads also.

02-26-2019, 02:23 PM	#48
JMKro Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Cypress, TX Hunt In: Shelby, TX	The most we've seen on the trail camera at one time is around half a dozen. A large portion of the property has old torn up areas from years past, but for the most part, all of the damage we've seen in the last year of owning the property was pretty minimal (besides what was done recently). We have a good idea of where they're coming from. They have a heavy trail coming underneath the fence from one of the neighboring properties.