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#1 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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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
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#2 |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Kingwood, Tx
Hunt In: Planet Earth
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You don't waste any time
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#3 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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Did you do any hunting over there this season?
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#4 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: Brenham & Richland Springs
Hunt In: Richland Springs & Washington on the Brazos
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Following.
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#5 |
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2015
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Following
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#6 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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Anyone making a last ditch effort this weekend?
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#7 |
Four Point
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Cat Spring, TX
Hunt In: Cat Spring, TX
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Thought about it. Went duck hunting this morning instead. Whacked em south of Garwood.
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#8 |
Six Point
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Flatonia
Hunt In: Fayette
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Following. Hunt Fayette county as well
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#9 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: CYPRESS,TX
Hunt In: Junction/ Columbus/Shelby/Clinton,Mo
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I will be out there, still looking for my target buck. He is still around as of last week.
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#10 |
Ten Point
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Katy, TX
Hunt In: New Ulm and Pearsall
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I’m in the stand now actually. One last chance.
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#11 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: BarbersHill
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Anyone know if you can buy MG feed directly from the mill in Weimar?
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#12 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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#13 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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#14 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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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. |
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#15 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: BarbersHill
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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.
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#16 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#17 |
Six Point
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: CYPRESS,TX
Hunt In: Junction/ Columbus/Shelby/Clinton,Mo
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One last try, sitting in the stand waiting on sundown. Saw several does on the walk in so thats a positive.
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#18 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#19 |
Four Point
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Cat Spring, TX
Hunt In: Cat Spring, TX
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Good luck!
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#20 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Dec 2012
Hunt In: Looking for a lease. Hunted Gillespie county for over 40 years. The search begins...
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We had a successful season. Now, we're preparing for next year.
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#21 |
Four Point
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Fayette County
Hunt In: Cistern, Tx
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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
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#22 |
Ten Point
![]() Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Columbus/Colorado County
Hunt In: Colorado, Lavaca, Blanco, Gillispie and Fayette
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I think dad hunter our place in Fayette once. I never made it our there.
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#23 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Tx
Hunt In: NTX
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#24 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#25 |
Four Point
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Cat Spring, TX
Hunt In: Cat Spring, TX
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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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#26 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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#27 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#28 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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Checked the trail camera for the first time in about a month. Only had bucks on there two different days.
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#29 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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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.
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#30 |
Six Point
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Flatonia
Hunt In: Fayette
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Hey where you hunt in Cistern? I'm from Cistern
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#31 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#32 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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You got that right. Most of our middle aged and mature bucks are gone by mid November. Luckily a few stick around.
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#33 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Tx
Hunt In: NTX
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#34 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Nov 2007
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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. |
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#35 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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I hate this thread too. Wish mods would step in.
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#36 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Tx
Hunt In: NTX
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Those cousins and such are already on alot of these places. Got to try to contact them and explain the management. it does work ![]() |
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#37 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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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.
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#38 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Tx
Hunt In: NTX
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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 |
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#39 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Aug 2012
Hunt In: Bosque Brown Freestone Hill Navarro Counties
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It's definately happening down there since the antler rules changed, trophy quality is so different from what it was in the 90's.
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#40 | |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#41 |
Ten Point
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Brenham
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Still looking for a place to run some cattle on, in the area.
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#42 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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Saw quite a bit of fresh hog damage when we stopped by the property Saturday evening
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#43 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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If they are in you’re area you can bet they are multiplying. Start trapping and killing ASAP!!!
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#44 | |
Pope & Young
![]() Join Date: May 2009
Location: New Ulm
Hunt In: San Saba
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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. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#45 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Jan 2016
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They are multiplying, have several new litters on camera with momma! Have seen little ones in packs crossing the roads also.
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#46 | |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Central Tx
Hunt In: NTX
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#47 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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#48 |
Eight Point
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Cypress, TX
Hunt In: Shelby, TX
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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.
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#49 |
Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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Pope & Young
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Cypress
Hunt In: Old Mexico, Washington County & Mason County
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