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Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 02:09 AM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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My son and I will be out after Christmas. Any tips for success with late season bucks?
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 02:12 AM
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dlrz71
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Up in the air whether I will hunt Christmas weekend but I will be down New Years weekend. Good luck!!
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:18 AM
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Captain Luke
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I have a small window of opportunity to get out there. I will be out there Xmas afternoon and the 26th. Then it's off to Cloudcroft N.M. to play in some snow with my daughters. I'll be at the ranch tomorrow afternoon though.
If you want some friendly advice, get a haircut and take a bath. You wouldn't get hassled so much.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:20 AM
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TAT
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I'll be out there somewhere. Probably head west.
It's not how you fall, It's how you get up.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 04:44 AM
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D6Ranch
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Headed out Tuesday through Thursday with the girlfriend then debating on heading back Friday and Saturday with my nephew.
I've already taken a nice mature cull buck but if I were still buck hunting I'd focus on hunting around food sources if the rut is over for your area.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 05:11 AM
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billyhunt
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Going to last day of the season!!!
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 05:27 AM
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bronco71
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Probably hold off until muzzle loader season, unless I see signs of hogs on my place.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 07:04 AM
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Txduckman
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Will be going out Tuesday with my son's new 243. We have only shot one buck after Christmas. Still not going to feeders. He saw a young buck about to go eat and ran to him to scare it off. Then I killed him. Seems they are going to wheat late where I hunt.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 12:04 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Heading out the 28th-31st with the wife and two daughters. I hunt the food and water sources this time of year. Merry Christmas to all!
Last edited by Pitchfork Predator; 12/22/17 12:05 PM.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 12:30 PM
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REALKILLER
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Shhht, who aint. Live once die dead
Recently got a gym membership, strange folks! I like to show up the roid zombies with my full motion curls with the 55lb. bells. Not their cheater short stroked light weights. It's holarious.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 12:46 PM
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Kevin Heath
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Family tradition all the "menfolk" head to the farm after gifts and hunt, while Christmas dinner is prepared. Yeah I know, sexist as hell. But it is a family tradition, whatcha gonna do? Besides my wife and mother wouldn't be caught dead in a deer stand!
Some days you're the pigeon, other days you are the statue!
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 01:08 PM
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Jimbo
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Best time of year to catch the poachers.
Thursday at 12:45 PM #33 Once i learned that i didn't "NEED" to kill something, and that if i did kill something all the fun stopped and work began, i was a much better hunter.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 02:49 PM
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fouzman
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Best time of year to catch the poachers. And border crossers, too! Had 19 on our place last Christmas day. Headed back down the 28th through Jan 3, but will be hunting 'til the end of February.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:08 PM
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papa45
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Yes, probably Wednesday-Friday. Shot a nice 8-point last year, the day after Christmas.
My theory is that the rut is over, the hunters are gone, deer are getting bulked up for the winter cold, and the bucks get a bit more careless.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:10 PM
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Herbie Hancock
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Headed up to Arkansas to chase deer and ducks.
It takes beer to make thirst worthwhile - J. Fred Schmidt
The internet is an I.Q. Test, people post their scores in the comment section.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:28 PM
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D'hanis
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My son and I will be out after Christmas. Any tips for success with late season bucks? My only advice I'd give is to hunt a bit longer than you typically do if you can. Assuming it'll be as cold where you are after Christmas as it will be in my neck of the woods, it should be good. Most of my big bucks I've taken have come late season so its never too late. Good luck!
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:31 PM
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Longhunter
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me, and I'll be hunting food sources.. And spot and stalk.
Longhunter >>>-------> Make It Count!!!<><
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 03:58 PM
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White Falcon
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 04:00 PM
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hook_n_line
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Tagged out on does and culls. I'm done but I will take my son and daughter if they ask to go.
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 04:51 PM
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shea.mcphail
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I won’t be able to go. Our first child is due Jan 8, and we think she will be here very soon.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 04:55 PM
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scalebuster
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I won’t be able to go. Our first child is due Jan 8, and we think she will be here very soon. She’ll have that baby whether you’re there or not. Might as well go hunting.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 05:42 PM
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Kevin Heath
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I won’t be able to go. Our first child is due Jan 8, and we think she will be here very soon. Congratulations!
Some days you're the pigeon, other days you are the statue!
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 06:26 PM
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Grosvenor
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Our best hunting is from Christmas through mid-January. Love the late rut and post rut.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 07:11 PM
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shea.mcphail
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Thanks, Kevin! Scale.. I feel like you’re trying to get me in a world of trouble here.
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Re: Who is hunting After Christmas?
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12/22/17 07:13 PM
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flintknapper
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Probably hold off until muzzle loader season, unless I see signs of hogs on my place. Yes, same here. But see some of the best bucks (survivors) of the year during that time period. They are run-down and back on food sources. Go from being totally nocturnal to traveling some during the daylight hours. I like late season and muzzleloader season.
Spartans ask not...how many, but where!
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