Somerville 21-22

[rem788]

Originally Posted by ras308

I was raised there. I've been on a boat when there was 9 foot of water over 125!!!

I’d believe it. I don’t remember what year it was when I went out there and the road was the o my thing not under water. Pretty crazy only seeing some treetops sticking out of what looked like a lake.


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[Ballinonabudget]

Originally Posted by rem788

I’d believe it. I don’t remember what year it was when I went out there and the road was the o my thing not under water. Pretty crazy only seeing some treetops sticking out of what looked like a lake.


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Me and a buddy were on the lake when it was 10ft high, the next day it rained 24” and the water ran 2’+ over 1697 at nails creek


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[PLBowhunter]

Has anyone hunted Somerville since the baiting season opened? I got myself a crossbow and thought of going out but by the time I got it, it got too hot haha

[Beargrasstx]

Originally Posted by PLBowhunter

Has anyone hunted Somerville since the baiting season opened? I got myself a crossbow and thought of going out but by the time I got it, it got too hot haha

Grass is tall, cant see where you are stepping so wear snake boots or gaiters. bug spray will be a must

[PLBowhunter]

Originally Posted by Beargrasstx

Grass is tall, cant see where you are stepping so wear snake boots or gaiters. bug spray will be a must

Why don't they just prescribe burn it then? Or plant more deer to mow the grass?

Maybe I can come with a scythe and just make myself a trail

[GD47]

Originally Posted by PLBowhunter

Why don't they just prescribe burn it then? Or plant more deer to mow the grass?

Maybe I can come with a scythe and just make myself a trail

Go ahead cut that trail so you can have 10 people follow it… you’ll learn Somerville is cut throat and over ran by weekend hunters


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[Mitchell8]

Might well post gps cordinates to your pig season corn pile

[Beargrasstx]

That's one of the few good things about shift work but even hunters are out there during week day

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[Beargrasstx]

Originally Posted by Mitchell8

Might well post gps cordinates to your pig season corn pile

Those are easy to find as usually by a road with a dolly to transport corn. Plus not really necessary out there to kill pigs

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[GD47]

Originally Posted by Beargrasstx

That's one of the few good things about shift work but even hunters are out there during week day

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I’m just gonna stay away from yegua unit for now on lol sad I had to leave it after 12 yrs but tired of the pot lickers lol


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[Beargrasstx]

Originally Posted by GD47

I’m just gonna stay away from yegua unit for now on lol sad I had to leave it after 12 yrs but tired of the pot lickers lol


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Nails isn't better...might be worse

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[GD47]

Originally Posted by Beargrasstx

Nails isn't better...might be worse

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Oh i wouldn’t hunt nails lol and if I did it wouldn’t be on the cr side thinking I’m gonna hunt back side of yegua box 5 I think it is never stepped foot on that side of the world


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[Beargrasstx]

Originally Posted by GD47

Oh i wouldn’t hunt nails lol and if I did it wouldn’t be on the cr side thinking I’m gonna hunt back side of yegua box 5 I think it is never stepped foot on that side of the world


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I've been on backside of 5 and there is a local kid that hunts back there a lot. Backside of 4 might be good, thick and swampy though

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[Beargrasstx]

Duckhunters are at 1,2,3, 5. I've never hunted 4 and not sure anywhere for duckhunters there.

Somerville is fun to get out and enjoy nature and I like it better than Sam being archery only

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[PLBowhunter]

Originally Posted by GD47

Go ahead cut that trail so you can have 10 people follow it… you’ll learn Somerville is cut throat and over ran by weekend hunters


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Man that sucks... I've hunted Alberta before moving here for about 6 years and never seen another hunter in my area. I've seen signs of natives setting up camp a week before hunting season for the colonizers starts but never had anyone sit in my stand or walking the same trail I do.

You do see camps and trucks driving around road hunting on public land but that's about it. Here? I've had people walk right out in front of me haha.

[Beargrasstx]

Well we have few places to hunt in Texas and it's close to major populations or at least not too far away for a quick drive

Archery only helps, crossbows add the guys that gun hunt but now found out about this place so bought a crossbow thinking it wouldn't have the hunting pressure as Sam. Disclaimer I have nothing against crossbow hunters and some hunters I know have injuries or limitations, just stating facts of increased pressure in archery only compared to our Canadian friends experience

Another thing, you are supposed to wear orange but I haven't seen another hunter wear orange out there so not always easy to pick off guys from a distance. Some of these hunters set up close to major parking areas and then get upset someone walked by them, yet they are off a major trail or close to front and not wearing orange so not easy to see

I have been lucky in not being walked upon and have only walked upon someone one time. It was last May and parked at yegua spot 5. It was a Monday at noon time and somebody hauled corn to the end of the trail and set up. They got mad because I was walking down the trail to get in the heart of yegua.

Anyways, I have met some cool people that hunt out there by connecting through this page. Good luck and plenty of deer can be killed out there. Saw deer almost every hunt if not every hunt.

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[GD47]

Originally Posted by Beargrasstx

Well we have few places to hunt in Texas and it's close to major populations or at least not too far away for a quick drive

Archery only helps, crossbows add the guys that gun hunt but now found out about this place so bought a crossbow thinking it wouldn't have the hunting pressure as Sam. Disclaimer I have nothing against crossbow hunters and some hunters I know have injuries or limitations, just stating facts of increased pressure in archery only compared to our Canadian friends experience

Another thing, you are supposed to wear orange but I haven't seen another hunter wear orange out there so not always easy to pick off guys from a distance. Some of these hunters set up close to major parking areas and then get upset someone walked by them, yet they are off a major trail or close to front and not wearing orange so not easy to see

I have been lucky in not being walked upon and have only walked upon someone one time. It was last May and parked at yegua spot 5. It was a Monday at noon time and somebody hauled corn to the end of the trail and set up. They got mad because I was walking down the trail to get in the heart of yegua.

Anyways, I have met some cool people that hunt out there by connecting through this page. Good luck and plenty of deer can be killed out there. Saw deer almost every hunt if not every hunt.

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I agree 100% there will always be the selected few who don’t do the home work and just walk and walk and walk till they see either cameras or tree cleaned out for stand and then set up 100 yrds away claiming oh it’s public land I get it but when you move another 300 yrds away and they come same way once you move it’s more than just bad luck lol after 12 yrs of hunting there the last 7 yrs we’ve been able to get ours does and a few really nice bucks just don’t think the respect and honest people are there any more until last 3 yrs I’ve never had anything stolen and last 2 I’ve had 4 cameras stolen and 2 stands which tell me I’m done with the oil pad side and move on to the next box wherever that may be lol I’ll be out there mid aug like always hope to see yal there


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[Beargrasstx]

Oil pad side? Parking spot 3 in Yegua with all the duck hunters? That's a good area, sucks that happened to you with theft and people following your setup.

I do my best to avoid areas where I see cameras and other stands. Especially if they look new or being used. Sometimes it's hard to know so many get left out there.

I have been lucky with no theft as i had some cameras 3ft off ground unsecured and i know had to be seen.

I have started to hang my cameras 10ft up using climbing sticks and a python cable but that doesn't prevent theft, just makes it a little harder

There was one situation I had to walk through a guys setup to get to my setup based on wind direction and deer bedding but I didn't hunt that spot if I saw his vehicle parked. I try to have multiple set ups

Good luck next season!

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