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Opening Day by County
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11/04/17 01:50 PM
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Ranch Dog
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Here in DeWitt County nothing. I got up and there was dense fog and temp was in the mid-70s. Being retired and living on the ranch, I decided to enjoy my two cups of coffee on the porch rather in a stand. As of 8:47, not a single shot heard close in or distant. I did see three does about 70 yards out but none of the four 3-year-olds 8 pts that call my extended yard home.
It was 92° at 4pm yesterday. Not too crazy about crawling into my black tower blinds this afternoon either.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945866
11/04/17 01:53 PM
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rickym
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Its hot and humid here in Montgomery county. Haven't seen anything except birds and squirrels. Haven't heard a single shot and we border the national forest!
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945885
11/04/17 02:10 PM
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ETXFIREMAN 1
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Warm here in San Saba county. Seen one deer when I walked in to bow hunt yesterday afternoon. Have only heard 6-8 shots this am, a cpl close and a cpl off in the distance. Have a spike under feeder now, he's the only deer I've seen this am and he didn't show up til 0850
No doubt about the AR crap, just damn shame hunters don't have self control and knowledge
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945886
11/04/17 02:10 PM
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Big_Ag
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Knox County - full moon all night, warm and now getting a little breezy. Have seen a 2 year old 7, a yearling with forks, a 3 year old 9 and a doe & fawn.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945888
11/04/17 02:12 PM
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Cow_doc.308
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Hot here. I had nothing til 8. 4 does and a fawn came out. Pack of coyotes ran them off so I shot two coyotes. Headed to vaccinate a handful of calves now. Forgot what today was when I made the appointment.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945890
11/04/17 02:14 PM
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crankbait745
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Bosque county. Nothing yet but mosquitos.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945893
11/04/17 02:17 PM
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Ranch Dog
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Hot here. I had nothing til 8. 4 does and a fawn came out. Pack of coyotes ran them off so I shot two coyotes. That is how to do it. Heard some really close but didn't see them. Through 9:00 in DeWitt County, not a single gunshot heard, close in or distant. Got work to do.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945897
11/04/17 02:21 PM
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Posts: 253
rdmac
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Hamilton co.heard a few shots. Combination of 9 does and fawns at the feeder this morning. Lots of fog early.
GOD, FAMILY, HUNTING
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945906
11/04/17 02:33 PM
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krazy kris
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Young county. Got in the blind at 5 I saw 1 wide spike and heard 10 shots from 6-8:30
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945911
11/04/17 02:37 PM
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WeThreeBrothers
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Brown Co. warm calm wind saw 4 does and young buck Dad had 7 deer and some small bucks on oats this morning. Didn’t here but few shoots out in distance. Wish it was cooler but enjoying every minute of it. Goodluck to you fellas
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#6945922
11/04/17 02:47 PM
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Treybiz
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Bosque County... Got warm real fast but a nice morning.
Young 10 bumping a couple aroundthe tree line for a while. Ocassional doe peeking out of thick cover since
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945933
11/04/17 02:53 PM
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SmallTownHunter
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Slow here in Palo Pinto county, had a young 8 and a spike come in chasing a doe. Other than that nothing, I didn't have much confidence this morning walking to the blind under a full moon crunching acorns every step of the way. I have only heard 2 gunshots so far, I usually hear a lot more here on opening day.
Last edited by SmallTownHunter; 11/04/17 02:55 PM.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945947
11/04/17 03:05 PM
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Roll-Tide
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Slow in Henderson County heard about three shots
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945950
11/04/17 03:06 PM
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stephenville74
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Erath Co... didn’t see anything this morning. Didn’t need a flashlight walking to the blind either. Warm, muggy and windy.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6945961
11/04/17 03:14 PM
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Navasot
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Madison county.... at work lol but had a nice buck runnin a doe below the house this morning
Last edited by Navasot; 11/04/17 03:15 PM.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946005
11/04/17 03:56 PM
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HVILLE HNTR
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Out here in Lavaca County. Only saw two does and BIL saw a young 6. Only heard a few shots...Very sloooowwww
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946027
11/04/17 04:22 PM
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Posts: 392
js4242
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Slow in Eastland. 6 very young bucks and a doe/fawn. A little cloud cover this morning but bright. Wind starting to pick up. Time for a nap and a long afternoon sit. Hopefully the bigger ones make an appearance this evening.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946030
11/04/17 04:26 PM
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Joined: Nov 2012
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Alex K.
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Was 55 degrees in Jack County @ 5am. Watched a spike at 6am with the moonlight. Had a young 8 grunting up a storm chasing 2 does for about 10 minutes. Cool thing was they were 15 yards from me. I have 2 10pts on camera pretty regular, one is mature while the other might be 3. They are very similar horn wise. Had one of them walk right in front of me with nose down at 930. I put the scope on him but he never stopped, I couldn't tell for sure which one he was until it was too late, he made it into the woods and never came back out. Just got back for a couple beers, a snack, then headed back out.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946032
11/04/17 04:28 PM
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Joined: Oct 2016
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Bcap
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Anderson county seen a 7 but passed too young. That was it. Took a look at the game cams and the target buck was out right befor sunset last night. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946085
11/04/17 05:18 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
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DirtNapTET
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Archer county - more chilly this mornin than I expected.
Had a big body buck hitting the protein for quite a while, but left shortly before shooting light. Never got a good look at his head gear but he is definitely on the cam (didn't pull the card).
Big boar came in right after feeder went off and busted him. Hopped down to drag him off a ways but didn't make it too far, was a pretty big boy, 200+.
Several doe, 2 button heads (think they are twins) and a young 8 came through once I got back in blind.
Overall, pretty good activity, but no sign of the big ones after sunup
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946103
11/04/17 05:40 PM
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welder05
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Coryell County 5 doe 1 buck. Only few shots heard. Slow morning
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946160
11/04/17 06:44 PM
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Joined: May 2010
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RedSnake
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Dallas County — up at dawn, got the kids to volleyball, stopped by a 4 year olds bday party for some face painting. Cleaned my study. Helped my 14 year old with some math homework.
Pretty nice little Saturday. Going to Home Depot, maybe a little bed bath and beyond. I don’t know if I’ll have enough time.
At least I’ll be headed to West Tex for 4 days next week
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946190
11/04/17 07:22 PM
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alsaenz
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Leon County. Overcast with breeze blowing out of the south this morning. Saw three doe out of range, and a spike that I didn't want in range. Heard single shots fired to the north, to the east and and to the west. No sign of the gorgeous 8-point I saw posing for the game cam two nights ago. May be someone else took this morning, but I'm kinda doubting it. Will probably let my son take a doe this evening.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946247
11/04/17 08:20 PM
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Erathkid
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Eastern Erath county here. Slept late. Got to stand at 0800. Immediately started seeing young bucks following a doe. Rattled a few times and had 3 big bucks come out of the cedars. Neighbors property. My brother and nephew slept in.
Last edited by Erathkid; 11/04/17 08:23 PM.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Opening Day by County
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#6946248
11/04/17 08:20 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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Hot as Hades here in Polk county. Have only seen squirrels and crows. Heard 4 shots, 1 from a guy on my lease that apparently missed a doe.
LETS GO BRANDON
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