I really cannot recall any time in my hunting lifetime that the opening of a deer season was so utterly disappointing!

Got the the lease, which is just south of Comanche, around noon with some great expectations. Trail cam pictures the week before showed a few shooter bucks in the herd, lots of turkeys, and of course some big mamma hogs. I hurry out and pulled the SD card from my Covert, got back to camp, and with a big chicken sandwich in one hand, looked over what was on camera the past few days.

Then suddenly, I realized that there was something that didn't look right along our fence line. So I journeyed back out and checked out the fence line, when low and behold, on the southside of our fence, was a new string of 8ft high post!

Yep, the rancher on our south has sold his ranch is going to high fence his 400 acres! It was inevitable, as 4 other ranches to our north have been bought up and the high fencing was started back in June. Our place has been for sale for at least 9 years; but the owner doesn't like high fencers! But, he may soon change his mind.

So, the weekend already had a black cloud hanging over it before we started. Saturday morning was very quiet, no shots around the countryside, I see 4 yearling does, and a few turkeys moving thru the brush. Saturday evening was no better, and Sunday morning was just as bad!

All in all....this was by far the worst opening weekend that I can remember!

It was quiet at our lease Sat. morning, saw 4 does and 2 bucks..a 4 and a 6 pointer. Sunday saw 1 doe and today zero. We still have acorns on the ground and lots of vegetation. Nothing at feeders with corn on the ground. Maybe next week....
south San Saba county.

Happened to my place just on one side of the property. My hunters are still getting thier deer. Good luck