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 Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: BrazosHunter]
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11/07/15 05:09 AM
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ndhunter
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I don't depend on stands or feeders that I set up since I mostly still hunt & stalk. I am very fortunate to have sole access to a very large ranch to hunt and help oversee the oil trucks and people coming in and out of the property. I use to bow hunt from a low tree stand but not since having room to roam.. I never liked sitting in a box or over a feeder cause it ain't about the deer anymore... You are very fortunate, most aren't
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Re: Opener frustrations
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11/07/15 11:10 AM
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cmc
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You can deer hunt without a feeder or a stand, it's not really a big deal if something breaks.
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: cmc]
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11/07/15 11:29 AM
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Western
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You can deer hunt without a feeder or a stand, it's not really a big deal if something breaks.  Sometimes the most rewarding way to do it.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln
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Re: Opener frustrations
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11/07/15 02:35 PM
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MathMan
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What frustrates me the most is that the oil company came in last week to frac the well they drilled 6 months ago!!! Why the heck didnt they frac back when they drilled it!!! The oil well is near two peoples blinds and the road to the well ruined 3 more blinds!!! Hopefully they will be out of there soon!!!
And my solar panels on two of our feeders died a month ago and so now our feeder batteries are dead!!!
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: Navasot]
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11/07/15 03:40 PM
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HWY_MAN
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Meh... Just put out a few bags on the ground and enjoy to be hunting either way That's the way I've done it for 20 years. I feed about 5,000 lbs a month and do it all by hand, go out 2 times a week.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: MathMan]
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11/07/15 03:52 PM
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tth_40
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What frustrates me the most is that the oil company came in last week to frac the well they drilled 6 months ago!!! Why the heck didnt they frac back when they drilled it!!! The oil well is near two peoples blinds and the road to the well ruined 3 more blinds!!! Hopefully they will be out of there soon!!!
And my solar panels on two of our feeders died a month ago and so now our feeder batteries are dead!!! We had the oil company at the ranch doing their seismic survey the FIRST 2 WEEKS of season 2 years ago  . HUGE swaths cut through the mesquite fields, vehicles and personnel everywhere. Nightmare. That whole season was pretty much a write off. The whole thing was no-notice, too. 
Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: MathMan]
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11/07/15 04:16 PM
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RedRaider13
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I'm hating the oil company right now as well, they decided to check wells at 9am this morning.
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: RedRaider13]
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11/07/15 04:37 PM
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HWY_MAN
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I'm hating the oil company right now as well, they decided to check wells at 9am this morning. For those of us in the business opening day is just another business day.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: RedRaider13]
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11/07/15 05:17 PM
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1860.colt
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 Deer are well acustom ta traffic sound... Been on many a leases, while i was walking to & fro from stand,  yould be suprise what person misses... It would sound like a motercycle raley with ATV going ta stand...  last lease we had, son was using my dodge ram charger, finaly had ta wire driver door shut... He was in hurry ta get into stand... Slammed door, forgot something, slammed again... Bang , he got buck for  en & chillen, not 20 feet from truck...  This is  & drill baby drill tis big part of it... If life was perfect, i'd be out wondering about the woods hunten... Be patiant, tis what the doctor says... Best Wishes. 
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Re: Opener frustrations
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11/07/15 05:31 PM
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chital_shikari
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What frustrates me the most is not having a place to be on Openers. I understand y'all's frustrations, though. Can't say I have the same, as the one place we used to hunt was lost, first because some minor bad blood 'tween us and the LO and now because he passed on.  I guess when you take the money part out of the equation, frustration is just another part of hunting: another way to test your patience.
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Re: Opener frustrations
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11/07/15 05:46 PM
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txtrophy85
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Work appointments and other obligations kept me out of the field on paper, with the rain I wouldn't have gone anyway
For it is not the quarry that we truly seek, but the adventure.
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Re: Opener frustrations
[Re: chital_shikari]
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11/07/15 07:02 PM
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1860.colt
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What frustrates me the most is not having a place to be on Openers. I understand y'all's frustrations, though. Can't say I have the same, as the one place we used to hunt was lost, first because some minor bad blood 'tween us and the LO and now because he passed on. I guess when you take the big bucks part out of the equation, your left with more doe for hunting: another way to test your patience. . FIFY
i'm postaddic
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Re: Opener frustrations
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11/07/15 09:12 PM
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Wylietx107
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City people that come out to my neck of the woods driving 80 and running me off the county road. Thinking that they own the place.
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