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Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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02/17/16 08:30 PM
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.243 Man
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Light Foot
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One of my good buddies has had land in Madisonville for generations. 2016 deer season will be our first year to hunt it. Anyone have any good luck in or around Madison county? Just put up a deer stand early this month and will be setting up a feeder this weekend. Also, how much do you recommend to feed during off season? Is it a good idea to feed protein as well?
Thanks in advance,
.243 Man
"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6188340
02/18/16 05:18 AM
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BBD84
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I have my personal place in Buffalo and outside my high fence we feed 3-5 seconds mornings only from now until September 1st. We have hogs come and go and some predators but we try to keep them in check.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
#6188529
02/18/16 01:42 PM
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.243 Man
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Light Foot
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"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
#6188533
02/18/16 01:44 PM
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.243 Man
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Light Foot
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"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
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02/18/16 03:33 PM
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h20thief
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We feed soybean/corn mix throughout the year and the deer are starting to show it. Heavier body and horn mass. It's pricey but worth it. The pellet protein has gummed up both the gravity and spin feeder so we switched to the soybean/corn mix. Quail and turkeys love it too.
H20thief ------------ Positive thinking may not solve all your problems but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6188857
02/18/16 03:57 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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I could throw a rock and hit Madison co. from were I killed this one...
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
#6188863
02/18/16 03:58 PM
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Navasot
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I feed year round corn and heavy on the protein from now till the acorns drop... also plant cow peas with clover during the spring, oats, vetch and turnips during the fall/winter
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6188866
02/18/16 03:59 PM
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Navasot
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Hollywood
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I wont be messing with the plot for a while though they are still using my fall/winter plot.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: Navasot]
#6188874
02/18/16 04:03 PM
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.243 Man
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Nice! that low fence buck?
"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
#6188876
02/18/16 04:04 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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02/18/16 04:10 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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02/18/16 04:10 PM
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Navasot
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Hollywood
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all within ten miles of eachother
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: Navasot]
#6188902
02/18/16 04:16 PM
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.243 Man
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Sweet!! You probably have a lot more land than what my buddy has. But only time will tell. Thanks for your info.
"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
#6189690
02/18/16 10:46 PM
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Navasot
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Hollywood
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maybe 400acres between 5 spots. anytime hope it turns out for yall
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: Navasot]
#6238188
03/27/16 06:49 PM
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.243 Man
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Looks like we are getting somewhere
"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6238217
03/27/16 07:42 PM
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TexFlip
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This one was shot in Houston County about 20 miles from Madisonville.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: Navasot]
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03/28/16 10:44 PM
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alsaenz
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I could throw a rock and hit Madison co. from were I killed this one... Hey Navasot, Glad to hear that. I just put a contract on a place in the Hilltop Lakes area. Any idea what the deer population in that area is like? Thanks.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6258102
04/13/16 02:47 PM
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Pinky3169
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We hunt 2,200 Acres in Madison / Walker county.. The Bedias runs through the entire piece of our property. We have plenty of Hogs and great deer.. Been under MLD for 6 years now. There is so much green for the deer to eat, we generally throw 2 -3 seconds a throw on our corn feeders. In the spring / summer we throw corn, soybean, protein pellet mix. We plant the same food plot mix that Navasot plants. Spring / summer plots and winter plots. With all the rain we get, they grow really good. We run protein feeders, but it took a while for the deer to hit them at first.. We had to mix 75% corn and 25% protein, and then work up to 100% protein.. Good luck this season.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: Pinky3169]
#6265051
04/18/16 02:50 PM
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.243 Man
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"It's better to sit in a tree thinking about God, than to sit in church thinking about hunting."
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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04/18/16 03:07 PM
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Navasot
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I could throw a rock and hit Madison co. from were I killed this one... Hey Navasot, Glad to hear that. I just put a contract on a place in the Hilltop Lakes area. Any idea what the deer population in that area is like? Thanks. One of mine is a mile from the front Gate of Hilltop.. plenty of deer... actually a few to many.. but Hilltop has had a hunting club there the last few years so its helped a good bit.. the key will be open areas... lots of very thick woods there and makes hunting tough.. oh and youll be on a nonstop war with pigs... mine that is closest to Hilltop is so flooded with pigs its impossible to hunt without a feeder pen... and you see few deer activity when they get to staying in the area real thick
Last edited by Navasot; 04/19/16 03:13 AM.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6265310
04/18/16 05:16 PM
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Red Cloud
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As in most cases on THF, I learned a lot on this thread. Not my thread but thanks anyway.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: Navasot]
#6266551
04/19/16 01:37 PM
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alsaenz
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Woodsman
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Good to know. Appreciate the info.
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6267984
04/20/16 01:24 PM
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tinkerbell
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Bird Dog
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A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
[Re: .243 Man]
#6267991
04/20/16 01:28 PM
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Navasot
Hollywood
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Hollywood
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That one was killed near the river in Midway
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Re: Madisonville Off- season Ideas
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#6273907
04/25/16 02:14 AM
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Woodrow1
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I hunt in midway. It's not far from madisonville. Very nice deer. Lots of hogs...but they've seemed to disappear recently. I'm sure they'll be back soon.
Last edited by Woodrow1; 04/25/16 02:15 AM.
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