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I think it is working!
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08/01/16 04:21 AM
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aeb
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A few years ago I took over the management of the wildlife on my ranch. Previous management decisions mostly involved cashing a check and if it is brown, it is down. I had no background at all in wildlife management but the one idea that I carried forward from a lifetime in the cattle business was that if I could provide a good healthy environment for my doe herd, the horns would follow. It was the blind leading the blind and mistakes were made. My first feeding station lasted almost two weeks before a Brahma cow destroyed it. The second attempt is ugly but still up. You learn as you go. Just as we thought progress was being made, along came the Year from Hell. We hauled both feed and water almost daily to strategic locations across the ranch. We lost most of the fawn crop that year but were able to save the core breeding stock. It was a setback but we emerged from the disaster with a core breeding stock of survivors. Some of our neighbors wildlife was decimated. We survived, the herd survived and the generation of deer that we are seeing today is the product of our work. Born and raised on the ranch during our program. Low fence wildlife management where you have no control over genetics requires patience, patience and more patience. These are my guys! I think it is working! My part of the country doesnt have the genetics to make the front page but it sure makes an old man happy when he can honestly say that he has made a difference.and I think we have.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6389988
08/01/16 04:24 AM
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txshntr
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Always rewarding to see the results of your work and effort. Congrats and keep at it. The last couple of years have been good years and with a growing population, should be a great year
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390019
08/01/16 06:29 AM
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dkershen
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I'd say the sweat and tears are paying off Hope you have a banner season!
To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.www.NewHopeEquine.com - Health and Healing through Horses.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390070
08/01/16 11:45 AM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Congrats on your success. They are looking good.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390107
08/01/16 12:19 PM
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Creekrunner
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Slow, steady, hard work. Well done.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390160
08/01/16 01:20 PM
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JKC
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390175
08/01/16 01:34 PM
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janie
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Oh hell yes! Well done sir.
He is your friend defender your dog. Be worthy of such devotion
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Re: I think it is working!
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#6390183
08/01/16 01:39 PM
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therancher
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Crotchety old bastidge
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Re: I think it is working!
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08/01/16 01:47 PM
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Stub
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I'd say the sweat and tears are paying off Hope you have a banner season! Looking good
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390229
08/01/16 02:13 PM
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redchevy
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Great pic, deer, and outlook. Hope they keep looking up into the future.
We don't all have unlimited feed budgets, brought in genetics, or high fences with extensive culling programs. Good work, as good as the last few years have been, there were some pretty tuff ones before it.
It's hell eatin em live
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
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08/01/16 03:26 PM
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don k
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Re: I think it is working!
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#6390320
08/01/16 03:33 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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Congrats on your success. They are looking good. Agreed
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390325
08/01/16 03:40 PM
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My stand is pink camo
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Your plan is working and working very well Keep up,the good work and the hard work, Nice looking deer!
I will take a good rain or a new calf whenever I can get it -Jack Ratjen
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390459
08/01/16 05:55 PM
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MikeC
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Well done sir!
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Re: I think it is working!
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08/01/16 08:28 PM
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rabbit_jack
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Slow, steady, hard work. Well done.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: westtexaswatkins]
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08/01/16 09:46 PM
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Deerhunter61
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Congrats on your success. They are looking good. Agreed
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390794
08/01/16 10:41 PM
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dogcatcher
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Well done!!!
Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390809
08/01/16 10:54 PM
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batman
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Success is a great reward!
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6390819
08/01/16 11:00 PM
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swmays
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Congratulations on seeing the fruits of your labor. Well done.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: txshntr]
#6390893
08/02/16 12:02 AM
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6InARowMakeItGo
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Always rewarding to see the results of your work and effort. Congrats and keep at it. The last couple of years have been good years and with a growing population, should be a great year But I heard you like to shoot'em with milk on their lips? So, what do you know? two and a half , three and and a half, what difference does it make!
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6391179
08/02/16 03:38 AM
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Ramsey
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Big Beckett!!
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: 6InARowMakeItGo]
#6391188
08/02/16 03:44 AM
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txshntr
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Always rewarding to see the results of your work and effort. Congrats and keep at it. The last couple of years have been good years and with a growing population, should be a great year But I heard you like to shoot'em with milk on their lips? So, what do you know? two and a half , three and and a half, what difference does it make! Cats out of the bag...and you can wipe that milk off before pictures
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6391288
08/02/16 08:47 AM
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sbushee
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That's awesome. Good luck in your hunting
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6391514
08/02/16 02:35 PM
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tdecker22
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look like nice bucks to me.
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Re: I think it is working!
[Re: aeb]
#6394381
08/04/16 02:06 PM
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Pope&Young
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Keep at aeb because your doing something right
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