Who’s in the stand this morning?

Sitting in Montgomery county right now, nothin moving yet. Haven’t heard any shots

Been in the stand for about an hour. 2 young bucks hanging around.

Tom Green county. Fork horn an eight small 10 and small 12

One of the other hunters shot a 9 pt 30 minutes ago

Was in the stand yesterday morning. saw several doe and some young bucks. headed to the Baylor game this morning.

Present. Nothing but neighbors deer. A big 10, an 8 and a couple of doe. Spanish oaks are putting on a show. Beautiful morning.

I’m in.
Henderson County. Small fork strolled by s few minutes ago. No shots heard.

Polk County. Seen nothing and have heard no shots

In the stand. Heard a shot pretty close about 730. No one has claimed it yet and haven't seen anything.

In the stand in parker county. 2 doe and a small 7 pointer so far. He ran them off!

I'm hunting near junction. Not much moving. Young 8 pt won't leave... LOL

Been seeing a little movement all morning.Nothing coming to the feeder.

Jack County here. Been in the stand since 0530. Only seen 2 bucks and 0 doe. A young 8 cruised through and the 9pt I passed on opening weekend hit the feeder. Looks like he busted his right g2. Nothing since 0800

Droptine buck just showed up across a canyon. Hes on our hit list. Hes probably 400 yards and walking the opposite direction. If he turns around and comes back Im shooting him. Time to break out my mojo bone and voodoo doll and conjure him this direction.

Watch the poachers out there. And malfunctioning holsters that shoot twice.

That's funny, Roll-tide. Barney Fife with 2 shells= bad combination....My deer calling skills need some work, droptine headed the other way, wouldn't you know it, right by #6 blind I hunted yesterday evening

I pick the wrong stand every time.

Don’t we all

Well, he came back out chasing a doe, stopped in the oats and looked around then ran off again. I dont think hes as big as I thought. He looks to be no more than 3.5 to. I'm gonna' pass.

All quiet here....

Now that I've decided not to shoot, he comes back out. He's got good Gene's just needs a couple more years. He's a pretty deer, 18" wide, dark horns. Just needs to fill out.

Been watching a young 6pt for 45 minutes eat acorns.

I was gonna go but stayed up too late with my neighbor last nite. Woke up at 5 but didn’t want to make the 20 min drive to the lease

I’ll grab the bow and go this afternoon

Not a sign of anything in Grayson County

Back at it this afternoon

In again this afternoon. Nothing but red wasps moving right now in Upshur.

In the bow blind...hope it’s a action packed evening but it’s a tad warm

Had two young deer under the feeder as I was trying to take a picture of them hit the wrong button and it turned the podcast I was listing to in the truck on.....deer left

8 point

Young 8 came in for a few min. I'm sure he's hanging around somewhere waiting for the dinner bell to go off. Shot a big hog this afternoon between sits. Caught him slippin at the back of the lease

In the blind in Lee county. Overcast with a strong south wind. Doubt if I'll see much this evening.

Young 10 pt

Another 10 pt.... saw him this morning.

12 pt that was here this morning. And an 11 pt if it was my year I would shoot this one he is a stud.

What do you mean if it was your year?

Back on stand this morning.... It means that I didn’t draw one of the trophy tags this year. I’m hunting for a management buck this year.

Ain’t seen nothing in Easr Texas.

Still beats working or home with a cold.

Fork horn small eight two tens both mature and the same 12.

Another nice 10 he was following a scent trail from last night I guess. They sure do have a good sniffer...

Not much going on here. Too many acorns and I’m looking at too many pines.

38 degrees and a north wind in Tom Green County. And love is in the air. Another good eleven pt came thru on the same trail.

Jack county here and nothing so far

Cold morning to be in a tree bow hunting. Nothing moving here.

51 degrees, 7mph wind out of the SE

Light rain in Upshur Co. Two doe just bombed through my lane.

47 with NW wind here in Wood Co. I haven't even seen a squirrel here.

Cold north wind this morning in Coleman about 15 to 20 mph. 6 point on the feeder early then 2doe walk by the feeder with a nice 8 point behind them. The Doe kept going and the 2 bucks ate together with no interest in the doe. I saw a buck chasing Friday night coming in but looks like the rut is not in full swing yet.

Two more doe and a fawn just now.

Met my neighbor at the saloon last night. We shut her down. Felt good to sleep in, besides, it looks cold outside. Headed out this evening. Wind out of the north will let me hunt my favorite stand.

You got that right. I’m at work with a cold.

Should be good this evening. They have been active this morning so far.

Hunting in Hill county. 4pt and coyote so far

Nothing moving in Rusk Co except the wind. Last day for doe so I’d really like to put some meat in the freezer.

Rain is gone, stiff NW wind. Quiet.

I was, Haskell County, 2yo. 8 and 3yo. 8. I think the wind had them down..

Been here for 1.5 hr so far. Finally saw a squirrel. Weather feels right. Maybe it'll happen in a little bit

Well close but no cigar. Saw 4 doe and 3 bucks right after 5:00 PM. 3 yr old 8 pt has tempted me for 2nd time this year. I passed him but it was hard. He is really nice. The other 2 bucks were small. I think one was maybe a legal spike, but I didn't study too hard with a nice 8 standing there.

Fun evening, seeing deer. No feeder, just hunting some bottom land hay pasture that doesn't get much pressure.

No cell reception but I was in the blind this morning again. 10+ does, 2 spikes , 4 pt, 7 pt, 8 pt, 10 pt, 2 javalina. Gave all a pass except for the coyote.

Headed out in a an hour. Saw a 3pt (one unbranched antler), his spike was bloody, checked cameras and got a pic of him fighting an 8pt. Guess I'll probably find a dead buck out there. Happens quite often. One of the problems with having more bucks than doe. Good luck today fellas.

In the stand in Schleicher County. Waiting for sunrise

Good luck gentlemen.

Good luck. Oughta be good. Cool and calm!!

Thanis, Creek. I have a large buck across the fence headed my way. Probably pushing 200". No lie

Hahaha. I'll have to send it to Sapper. Too dumb to post pic

Just had the 3 point and the 8pt he was fighting yesterday walk out. I guess the 8 will be OK. 3pt had a bloody tine yesterday.

Those deer can inflict a lot of damage to each other.
The buck I posted the other day had a deep scar from his ear down to mid neck, that was healed over from a past fight from a year or two before, and he somehow survived.

Here ya go ErathKid

Just had a doe with TWO nubbin' bucks, once again maintaining our 2 buck per doe ratio. Strange. Not to mention the other two bucks I've seen this morning, without doe.

Back too work for me....

Fences can be repaired...

Dissect next to the post, pull out, then run like hell. I kid, I kid.

Headed to the house for coffee and chili for breakfast. Yummy. Back at it this evening to hunt stand #6

200 inches???

You need better glasses and/or optics

My six year old grandson and I are headed to my place for his first sit in a blind ever this afternoon. Should be interesting. Pray for us, not for any muy grande to come out or anything, just for us not to kill each other.

Bring the kitchen sink with you! Good luck.

I found the best activity with my daughter at the age was playing "I spy" - just needed an extra pair of bino's. But good luck.

One young eight cruised by. Grandson got the heebie jeebies and kept telling me to shoot it. Blood thirsty little tike.

That's great. Getting them started young. Good luck to y'all.

I just got caught up in the moment.

Just got to the house. I had one of the prettiest 8pts I've ever seen on our place at my #6 stand. He came out right at dark. Worked his way towards my stand and ate road corn, eyeing the 6 doe across the fence. Then started running back and forth chasing them. 16" wide,19"" tall and heavy for our area. Chocolate horns. Awesome deer. I just couldn't get him over 3.5 years old though. I passed. I rode the 4 wheeler to the stand BTW.

19" tall! He behind that high fence???

Erath, I think your eyes deceive you sometimes. Do you often plate more food than you eat?

Better question for me is what days am I not in the stand. Have only missed one day since rifle season started. I will probably miss this coming Friday or Saturday.

Nope. Just a stellar buck do to our outstanding game management.

Yes, of course. Doesn't everyone?....Guys, that buck is 30" wide. That's gotta' be worth some extra points

I'm ready to see the mature 10pt we have on camera

Beautiful morning but slooooww as molasses. Haven't seen a single deer. The moon has jacked with their circadian rhythm.

Beautiful morning but slooooww as molasses. Haven't seen a single deer. The moon has jacked with their circadian rhythm.

I would have thought the evenings would be better, but yesterday it was slow as well.

Moon is getting pretty full so they will probably be moving late morning - mid day.

Yep. I agree. We're headed out of town tomorrow. Sure would be nice to shoot a bigurn before we leave.

Alright fellers, y'all do me proud. Things to do today before we leave. Back at it this evening. No deer were harmed in the writing of this thread.

My deer app shows the next 3 days to be prime with the activity supposedly from 11:00 - 2:00 PM each day. Surprisingly the app has been pretty good about predicting optimal feed times (based on lunar activity), albeit it doesn't take in to account he rut. I'm going to put it to the test tomorrow through Sunday.

Maybe go to each feeder, manually trigger and give it 30 minutes. Then move to next feeder and so on at lunchtime.

Son-in-law sat with us this morning. Decent mature hill country 8 decided to go harass a smaller buck and left the feeder and started heading toward the alfalfa bale I'd put out to the left. I asked if he was sure he didn't want to use my rifle and shoot him. He said okay and pole axed him at about 60 yards. 'First deer he's killed in 30+ years. A good morning.

Congrats to him creekrunner

Congratulations to him. I'm headed your direction tomorrow. Hope to get me a hill country deer too.

I'm in the stand waiting on a big one. Beautiful evening.

Back at it. Frosty morning. Electric heater at my feet feels so good. Already seen two legal deer, a young 8pt and the 3 pts. I can only hunt until 10am. Cameras are showing midday deer movement due to moon phase, I'm sure. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Headed to Gruene this morning to spend time with Wifes side of the family. Good times.

Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Hydrate and pace yourself. This is a family marathon, not a sprint.

They're German and Swedish. Lots of libations will be consumed. Pacing yourself is key.

Alright fella's. Headed to the house for coffee and cinnamon rolls. Deer movement is nil. Someone shoot something. Adios amigos.

Hopefully ketch a few hours in the AM before Turkey... Then head to Coleman County Friday.

Anyone else make it before lunchtime? Sure was a purdy moon in Tom Green county

I'm helping out around the house before lunch, but kids and significant others are home from college and are in the blinds this morning in Taylor County!

Welcome to THF 257 some good folks hang out here. Good luck and hope y’all have a great thanksgiving

Three 8’s and a 12 pt.

Good luck fellas, I’m headed to cass county for the weekend.