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Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
#6480674
10/04/16 08:24 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 5,271
Palehorse
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I've been drawn for three hunts this year, two antlerless, one either sex. I also drew an antlerless deer permit at SHNF. Now, I've drawn archery deer at Laguna Atascosa. My wife is gonna be ticked off this year. Not a lot is going to get done around the house.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6480688
10/04/16 08:27 PM
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WillP
Green Horn
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Howdy, I drew Archery at Laguna Atascosa too! Have you ever been down there? This is my first time to get drawn for anything.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6480695
10/04/16 08:30 PM
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Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 8,317
Herbie Hancock
THF Trophy Hunter
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: WillP]
#6480700
10/04/16 08:31 PM
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Palehorse
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Howdy, I drew Archery at Laguna Atascosa too! Have you ever been down there? This is my first time to get drawn for anything. I did the rifle hunt a few years ago. Skunked out. It's a tough hunt.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6480778
10/04/16 09:09 PM
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Joined: Feb 2011
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Erny
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I've been drawn for three hunts this year, two antlerless, one either sex. I also drew an antlerless deer permit at SHNF. Now, I've drawn archery deer at Laguna Atascosa. My wife is gonna be ticked off this year. Not a lot is going to get done around the house. Congrats. Years like this make up for all the years you draw a goose egg. I hunted the Laguna atascosa several times. It's a tough hunt, but if you find a trail it can be very rewarding. I even saw a Nilgai one year. All my hunts have been with a rifle, so archery should be pretty hard to say the least.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6480820
10/04/16 09:33 PM
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Posts: 5,271
Palehorse
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I'd love to get a nilgai but I don't have my hopes up. They culled the nilgai by helicopter pretty severely this year. Honestly, I was hoping to not get drawn for this one. I was just wanting a point. Now that I've been drawn though, I'm going. Last time I hunted there, I flubbed three opportunities to connect, including a very mature whitetail. All I came home with was a bad case of chiggers. I want to redeem myself!
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6480836
10/04/16 09:40 PM
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jeffbird
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I've been drawn for three hunts this year, two antlerless, one either sex. I also drew an antlerless deer permit at SHNF. Now, I've drawn archery deer at Laguna Atascosa. My wife is gonna be ticked off this year. Not a lot is going to get done around the house. Never been drawn for the state hunts. This is my 11th year of applying. This is going to be the year. Was drawn a couple of times for federal NWR's. Those were crazy, and not too anxious to repeat that experience.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6481315
10/05/16 02:38 AM
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Joined: Sep 2016
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MikeOH
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I'm pretty new to TX and my son and I both got doe permits for SHNF. Any experiences there?
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6481348
10/05/16 02:55 AM
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erok11
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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I drew the Lower Rio Grande Valley NWR - TENIENTE, I've read those chiggers out there are brutal
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6482622
10/05/16 10:39 PM
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Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 94
spitfire
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Hey y'all. I got drawn for this archery deer hunt at laguna atascosa as well. Palehorse, any advice?
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: spitfire]
#6482688
10/05/16 11:41 PM
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Joined: Oct 2007
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Palehorse
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Hey y'all. I got drawn for this archery deer hunt at laguna atascosa as well. Palehorse, any advice? My best advice would be to get in shape. It's a tough hunt. It's a huge area, lot's of hiking through soft sand, and lot's of dragging if you connect.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6484613
10/07/16 02:23 AM
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Bigfoot
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I was given a SHNF doe tag again this year. Last year couldnt get out much with a bad case of plantar fasciitis. But ready to get it done this year.
GO TRUMP!
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6484647
10/07/16 02:43 AM
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spitfire
Outdoorsman
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Thank you, sounds like a good idea! Any possibility of a ground blind around water, if that makes any sense?
Last edited by spitfire; 10/07/16 03:04 AM.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6485478
10/07/16 07:33 PM
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Palehorse
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OK, this is ridiculous. I go several years without getting drawn for anything, and this year, I get drawn for everything. I drawn for GDE at Gus Engeling, GDA at Hill Country, GDA at Lake Whitney, Archery deer at Laguna Atascosa, and a doe permit at Sam Houston. Now, I drew the second draw for GDA at Atlanta! The problem is, there is no way I can take this much vacation. Oh well.
FYI, for those standby folks, there will be at least 1 standby spot for the GDA hunt at Atlanta SP. I'll have to pass on it.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6485495
10/07/16 07:41 PM
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Joined: Feb 2011
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Erny
Extreme Tracker
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Man palehorse your have long a banner year.
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Re: Holy smokes! Got drawn again!
[Re: Palehorse]
#6486292
10/08/16 02:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2014
Posts: 1,606
Chunky Monkey
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Good problem to have Palehorse. These draw hunts have been good to you.
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