Live from Naca-no-where 2015.....

Starting off on a positive note.

nice, getem all

Great job. Are you selling them?

Don't bring them nasty bastages over here!

To a guy outside of Grapeland.








Seriously, a guy who checks traps when I'm not in town gets all of them. I don't care what he does with them as long as they're gone. Great haul for me, 3 sows and 18 pigs, not so great for him.

To a guy outside of Grapeland.

who the heck buys pigs and why?

There are a lot of buyers in the state. I really don't know what they do with them but they pay good money. I am sure some get sold to ranches, and I have also heard that some of the meat goes overseas.

I know Busy B Ranch in Jefferson buys trapped hogs and puts them in a high fence area. They then sell the bow hunts for hogs. $350 for 2 days.

knew a guy around here that had numerous traps set up with a small haul trailer and a big heavy duty pen where he kept them, once he got a full 32 foot cattle trailer load, he hauled them to a buyer down around Houston. Supposedly, that guy down there took them to a place for processing, packaged, froze, shipped to Europe as "wild boar" that was going for stupid amounts of money (worse than brisket ) ... If memory serves me, he was getting $0.35-0.40 a pound on the hoof. he made pretty good money and the ranchers were happy to get rid of the feral hogs

Cameras have been deployed. Time to see if Big migrated South.

Let's load a bunch f them and ship them to Iraq and turn them loose. I'd pitch in for that.

Man lets put some dogs on them!

just saw this....sorry! although I would love to see how one of you >30,000 post guys would fair against him

If I had PS at the moment I would show you.

Yep! A place in Devine used to pay that much or more and do the same thing.

That last hog pictured would bring $150-200 premium.

I believe only boars can be released into shooting preserves, and those have to be permitted. Check the link for regulations.

http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/animal_health/feral_swine.html

Pretty sure the ones we have removed go to Garrison.

Still kickin'...

Gimme those whitetail buck deer. Gimme, gimme, gimme.

Cameron, I've told you for years I was going to kill a giant double double (quadruple) drop tine buck......he's halfway there.

and you don't even like him

I don't see why you keep screwin' around, not killing quad drop bucks.

I would if I were you. What's your problem?

he says the drops are "all he has going for him..."

That's like saying a woman's amazing figure is all she's got going for her.

It's enough.

You see the side profile of that deer?

5 years, 5 friggin years!

He's dead, dead, the Hawg is dead!!!

I must have his twin here, going on 3.5 yrs and can't get him a trap. He will root under it or flip it over off the bait, but not go inside it.
Glad you got him.

Six I think he was talking about big on the 5 years part. Could be wrong tho. But he has been chasing that buck for a while now.

This one would eat all the way up to anything that would catch him then just leave things alone. Amazing how he knew the difference between a corn pile & a corn pile with a snare rigged on it. Threw him for a loop and had the guy set it down a road away from everything and put a corn pile in the middle of the road and snares all around the spread corn instead of the pile. He's a big hog to deal with on a string.

Spotted one hasn't been seen since Dec so maybe he caught the swine flu.

lookin good lil buddy

Guess it just took 1 rain to get them in gear.

That top buck is a dandy!

But is he 13"? Bc now he looks inside his ears.

I don't think he will make it..

Maybe I'll have one show up in the next couple weeks that will.

That one might if you turn your head sideways

I found one of those wider ones.



and those other 2 are still hanging out.





starting to get quite a few new ones, but the little injured buck is confused.

If they keep that up, I'm going to wear out the shutter on a camera this weekend in that stand. My main camera I set up on a scrape got switched to video mode and it filled up the card quick. Lots of hogs using the trail the deer are using too, but I did get video of the drop tine deer, he's hobbled and wasn't putting much weight on a hind leg.

Foot/hoof rot?

No telling. Maybe, could've gotten whooped on with as many new bucks coming through.

Usually when you see it pop up when the fighting starts about now.

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That limp/walk looks more like he got hooked in the rear end.

Have you seen the wide one again?

Yep

It is looking like something is giving up in his hip when he does put weight on it.

Rain is supposed to let up close to dark....

Midday break for some pre-thanksgiving turkey&dressing, dumplins, ham, purple hulls, cheese cake & pecan pie......I think I'm fueled enough for an evening hunt.

1 turkey, one running deer, and one bobcat so far. Father in law said they killed a 7 pt across the road from you.

Go get em!

Get me a pic of it..might be that old 10ish y/o buck that comes and goes. If so, big congrats to them on that one. Neighbors to the West of them shot the wide deer this week.

I've only seen one hawk working the field and rain clouds. The wind sucks up here on the hill.

...and somebody just shot over there again.

0-0 Top2

Come on, Sparkly Pants. Let's get this show on the road.

I just need 1 specific deer to step out and ball game will be over. No rain today, but the wind is gettin' it.

Crows..just a bunch of crows...and a bunch of wind coming straight down this pipeline.

Buzzard even flew over shaking its head at me.

Wind just picked up north of houston

Been blowing since I left the house here. Finally have a doe & yearling out.

Maybe he is just a "bench warmer"? or just one of "those guy's" that just like to go, but don't want to get blood on their shoe??

Nah...it is those Sparkly Pants making to much noise when he moves around in his chair.

Oh yeah, forgot about those "chic" jeans

Hard to get blood off Sperrys.

Well shoot something so we can find out for sure

Being picky and it's just really slow.

How wide was that buck that was killed?

WTH? That is what you say in a bar when you're too chicken to ask a girl to dance, geeez RM.....

Dunno. Wasn't as wide this year. He's in a TC pic from this year somewhere on this thread facing away from cam with an extra brow tine.

Saving myself and my tag for that special one.......until I get a new pair of Tony Lama's.

OK, figured you for a Baptist, didn't know you was Catholic

BTW, a pair of $12 walmart sneakers, you can throw them away!

BTW, you should have mixed some tinks 69 with indian corn, your buck would be standing right there smh beginners

Methodist


That would be like chumming in the river the way this wind is. Stuff would blow away to the neighbor's place today.

Wind isnt too bad up here, maybe 10mph I'd guess, dead calm early.

10 is the calmest I've seen it. These gusts are rocking this stand and its anchored like a champ.

I never averaged seeing much in the open in those kinds of winds, except in West Texas where wind and less brush/tree is common.

Rather have it raining than windy. I usually just see coyotes and bobcats on these kind of days....haven't seen any of them. Maybe they're boycotting me since I didn't plant across the creek for the rabbits.

Funny you mention BC, I was in my tripod yesterday evening and I would have taken a cat over a deer. Agree on the rain vs wind, winds above 25, I will leave my stand by 9am.

These deer are usually late movers in the wind. If I was smart I'd grab some horns and drop down in the creek bottom. Just wrong time of season to blow deer out of there with everyone hunting.

Is it clear their today? It was overcast and windy here this morning, but now it is clear and still very windy. Nice and cool though. 54 this morning when I headed out.

Clouds cleared out just after daylight. 1 little buck stepped out for a sec.

They may move all day for you. It has not become fully overcast here again. Still cool though.

I'm off the stand. Gotta get back to Houston.

2 bucks spotted by the yard troll while we were putting up a camera behind the in laws house.

Well duh...Put the troll in your feeder pen

He'll destroy it in a matter of minutes.

When you know you'll have a slick problem.



straight down the hill and into the creek...

Killed this 10-point today in south Nacogdoches County. He was crossing a pipeline, in mixed pine & hardwood. Inside spread is 17 3/4 inches.

Congrats

Congrats! Those brow tines are awesome.

Quite the predicament already. Spotted boar (about 320) I've never seen in person in 5yrs just trotted through the food plot with 3 does watching.....and I just let him keep walking due to what time it is. Probably going to regret that.

And now the does are jumpy bc of a bobcat up here by the stand.

Wish I was out there this morning. The morning sun really highlights the deer on my favorite east-west pipeline but leaves my stand in the shade of the hill behind me. With the cooler weather I would bet that everything is moving well. Good luck on the day!

They should move well, it's just windy...again. I don't have much of a wind buffer on this place.

Can't believe I didn't kill that hog, he even gave me a second chance when he popped out on the field.

You let a big azz hog go? you hunt'n or nature watch'n?

Nature watching. He's going to root me a thank you note in the middle of this hay field. He needs to come back through at about 10 or sometime this evening.

You'd think if big old boar how is moving, big old buck should be too. Maybe the bobcat ran him out since they came out of the same trail minutes apart. I'd like to see that altercation.

Seen 2 chases already. 7 does and 2 bucks so far

Crows chasing down a buzzard is the only I've seen.

Very nice, slow morning here.

I still have the does out . They're in a bad spot to be much good as decoys.

His "thank you", will be a hunerd more piglets LOL

Bucks may be moving around midday after they do all their early am checking.

I've got the piglets covered with or without him.

I'm looking at what they should be checking..guessing they're downin the creek bottom out of the wind. These does are doing the same thing behind the big hill on the pipeline staying out of the wind down in that hole.

Bet you're right, they don't get comfortable in high wind.

BTW, dead calm here and a nice 43* and I have to take the boss to get a washer and dryer

Order it online & have it delivered.

I would, but the electronic board went out in her other one Wednesday and I didn't have a chance to look at until yesterday. The board is 1/3 the cost of a new washer, ridiculous. Plus, working nights, it is hard for me to be available the wy they deliver appliances.

I would also have to find such a good deal online from a reputable source in case I have product issues (on an appliance). I did buy a dishwasher online in Jan (off that month) saved over $400 and free shipping!

The one we want, is probably the best you can buy right now, made in the USA by Speed Queen, so very limited dealer network because so many go to commercial work.

Amazon has them listed.

No deer in sight, still windy, crows are still annoying.

Back-ordered until the 24th

Just in time for Thanksgiving.

Think about what you are saying for a minute..........10 days with no washer and she will demand a new wardrobe, I come out cheaper finding a washer for 1k....Believe me, I'd rather mow the lawn, or be cutting firewood with a bad back, verses going to look at appliances, worse than getting a haircut IMO


BTW, you going to chute something or what? They are in the thick cover, you are a mod, sneak in there and get one geeeez.

BTW, BTW. did your last elk hunters do any good up there?

I hear ya. Well, make sure they match your other appliances or you'll be swapping then all out.

You can't see 5' in the cover.
And they didn't kill any elk. Towards the end there was a standing next to a road requirement for a raghorn TK meet and none met that requirement. Other deer hunters did pretty good.

The 2 MD photos I saw looked pretty good, those weren't like the one the gal shot under you, but good bucks none the less.

On your deer, burn'em out

One I'm looking for is playing tough to get.

This one has a routine down in the evenings.









Not sure what to think about this one..I know which one he is, but dang he's gotten funky.

That is a great buck, if he was wider, he'd be an outstanding buck!

If I see a bcat hells bells bud, BOOM!

That bobcat pic and the one under it isn't supposed to be there....dang photobucket

Went out back to check the camera me & the kiddo put out and I killed the 4wheeler get off and start looking through pics on the display screen and hear something running up behind me. Turn around and a funky horn buck comes within 5yds of me and he is gettin it. Step out from the trail to look down the lane he was running down and see 3 dogs running my way. Hate those things.

People dogs or yotes? same remedy though

Lab & 2 leopard mutts.

Stupid wind has gone NE to SW, back to NE, now from the SE....my neighbors to the SE are having a birthday party for a 10yo....and there's a herd of them making a lot of racket.

That's a wrap. Nubbin & unknown.

It's raining, it's pouring.....


Big thanks to the Weather.com app for letting me think there was 5% chance and nothing showing up on radar.

Western, hog did leave a than you note last night.



But, think it's going to be my lucky morning, the 2 ends down the field are pointing at my 2 main deer trails.

Saw a cpl Coyotes & a buck 1100yds down the pipeline. My climber is now 400yds from where it popped out at and a cpl cans have been relocated. Haven't seen that deer since the end of 2013.

Purdy pictures...your hunting must be like mine

great pics

Slow? yep.

I made a camera case out of a dry storage box with the way it's been raining. I've been hunting the wrong stand, so hope to fix the activity issue. Deer are on that pipeline stand all week long, then cut off as weather changes.

yote! pew pew

Actually had the barrel out the window and safety off when they came back across about 15 minutes later. They never lined up though and cams had been showing bucks coming through around 10 so let them go.

if you don't shoot coyotes because the neighbor will, you are that neigh....wait...I mean...

I'm convinced the neighbors shoot dragonflies with a glock every evening.

Or bucks with droptines.....

As of Sun afternoon, only 1 had killed a buck. All had shot does, which tells me where the does are going on the back half of the place.

I have only heard 2 shots since opening morning. One was a small caliber that missed on Friday afternoon. I am not seeing the herd of does in the open country across the highway. My TC pics have shrunk to nothing some nights and next to nothing the rest of the nights. I did see one new young buck yesterday and another new young one this morning, so maybe they are starting to travel around.

I've heard multiple shots every time I sit on the stand, but I have a lot of neighbors.

I have 13-14 neighbors in a 2 mile radius of me. Quietest opening week since I have been here. Someone is always shooting a hog or yote in the area.

I have 9 total bordering....

I have 3 bordering me, well 2 on my fenceline with me and one across the highway.

On the bright side, it's been quite on the places I'm scared to hear shots on.

And from the camera my little rug rat helped put out. Told him to find a spot on the ground with no leaves (he pointed out there's no leaves on the sand bar in the creek we have to drive through) and then I started showing him what I meant as we drove past scrapes on the trail, then we hit this spot and he wanted the camera to go there (mostly bc there were a lot of sticks and pin oak acorns on the ground for him to pick up). So we put the camera there.

Time is off, but lucky the camera even works

Top 2 are of the buck the dogs ran by me while I was sitting there checking the camera


















That little 2yo 8pt, the 10 & the 6 are there every day usually twice a day.

not much going on.

















can't really make out what this is, but know it's not supposed to be there.

All new bucks? Good sign if so

A couple are new, nothing with much size to it though. Kind of expected some new on camera just from moving one across the creek that splits the place.

Hi STX, miss me? Deer wouldn't stay still for a picture. Not sure what I did to him to make him abandon me for all but a couple weeks of season this year when he's usually a Summer & Winter deer on the place, but apparently I upset him.

Picked up cameras.. not much going on. Looks like the fawns/yearlings were in trouble at the end of January/first of Feb.

Nothing to see here but tame deer, no one will chute

Last photo is funny, rubbing it in their RM

There's 3 pictured that I would've shot.

That one kissing the camera better hide well next year.

did I kill more deer than you in 2015?

I think the last one and the 8th one up are the same buck just by the guards.

I think so. I can't have that happen again.

It is, also in both pics of the bucks sparring.