2018 Panhandle Hunting Thread (6th Annual!)

[coldgas]

Lots of movement on this full moon evening. 14 slick heads and 1 nice buck chasing them in circles for the whole evening. They started about 4:15 and still going at it when I left at dark. I enjoyed watching.

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[Duzy]

Nephew took a nice one this evening.


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[Bowtech1233]

Nice buck! Congrats to your nephew!

[Mudslinger]

Great buck for the nephew!

[NDN98]

Duzy, Nice buck your nephew got.

[kry226]

Congrats to the nephew, Duzy. Happy Thanksgiving from Berlin, y'all.

[tdhadley10]

Are the boys still out chasing?


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[jph11]

Out in the stand. Hoping we aren’t too late for some horny buck action. Southeast of Childress a few miles out. Anyone else sitting this weekend?


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[Johnny_Dodson]

Reply I’m out near McLean, bucks are really just got going here. But think it’s in full swing now.


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[Tbone3636]

saw some young bucks and took this old guy out in dickens


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[Herron]

Quick report mainly for thread bumping purposes. Sat yesterday evening for about an hour. When I approached the blind, there were 2 young bucks already at the feeder. They took off when they saw me. An older, lone doe came in 30 minutes later which brought a few more as darkness approached. A smaller doe attempted to join her, and the older doe reared up on her hind legs to box. The smaller doe just stood there and ducked her head, and the old doe landed on top of her back. Younger doe got the message and took off. One of the small 8's and an average 6 (uggghhh) came in and a game of tag broke out. Bucks chasing does that weren't interested in anything but corn. It was enjoyable to watch even if no "decent" bucks came in.

[Herron]

Congrats, T!

[Herron]

One more thought. As has consistently been the case in the past, my observations of rut behavior in this area have only begun in the last week or so. I drove to Dallas on Friday and returned yesterday and saw several fresh road kills between Canadian and Decatur. Far more than I've seen on recent outings. That said, if anyone who hunts the Panhandle thinks they've missed the rut, they should reconsider. I think it's just started. Last year, I took my largest buck (antler wise) to date on December 15th and the rut was still very much going on. I took my second largest buck (antler wise), the week after Christmas several years ago, and he was trailing a doe.

[bowtecmike]

[QUOTE=Tbone3636 saw some young bucks and took this old guy out in dickens
congrats

so they were moving OK around Dickens with the wind like it was? i didnt go this AM because of the wind

[Mudslinger]

On our place between Jayton and Rotan we are having our worst season ever. Very few does, very few mature bucks (the drought from a few years back is showing) and there are no fawns. Still green on low vegetation and a full moon made this weekend an almost total bust.
One deer came to corn and it was a 6 point with no browtines. Busted him at 16 yards with a 125 Ramcat. Holes thru the heart make for a short, 50 yard tracking job. He is now at the processor and having him made into jerky for our landowners. Cape is going to my taxidermist friend for a spare.
Not sure what to expect for the rest of the year. Even the pigs have dissappeared except gor dome a night.