Yep it does and our place is only about 6 miles from there and smokey bend ranch is another place that has some big LF deer but now is HF we hunted a place that backed up to it and boy there was some monsters that came from off that place onto ours before that HF that side

The Smoky Bend is not all HF and a very large ranch.

It is now back then it was on three sides unless they took one side back down I know they had a problem with some poaching and that's why they HF the one side and tried to keep it so they could still enter BC
I know it's big been on there a few times

Rusty left a large section on one side LF that joined a large ranch when I was on it right after they HF the other 3 sides of it.

Geez that's what I said three sides where but is now all
Your something else

I've been on it a few times too and done a spotlight survey also. Like I stated they had HF 3 sides of back then. They never had a poaching problem to speak of back then but more of fenceline feeders and blinds.

Few years ago they bought 1600 acres south of fm 574. They call it Smokey Bend South. It runs south all the way to county road 414. They HF 800 acres of it.

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I heard there was a 180 killed off of Hanah Valley road.

Hannah Valley road and FM 574 are the same and intersect FM 45 25 miles west of Goldthwaite. They intersect FM 573 about 15 miles west at Ridge where the deer pictured was supposedly killed nearby.

I work in Brownwood and I seen a picture of the deer. It was a beast.

The paper said regency is where it was killed at and i suspect that it was along the colorado river either way it is only about 6 miles from my place.

deer do travel?but how far lets apparently not 6 miles. jk its a good deer congrats.

im sorry update on SIL hes awake and reponsive he has a small lung infection he can move both legs feet and toes right arm is functioning the left arm and hand needs some work but hes alive happy thanksgiving to all of you and thanks for your prayers will be in the deer stand real soon.

I wasn't meaning but just never had one that big killed near me that's all but if you look at the one I killed 5 years ago I know they are from the same genes

That's great news hope he makes a full recovery

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family SlaminEm prayers continue for your SIL and family.

Hold out for a little because as always the rut is full blown around here right now .just standing at the cabin looking at the wheat field I see bucks chasing from everywhere even saw the big nine at about 400 yards but let him go
Is it normal for black buck doe to be bouncing all over the place like a buck was chasing her , we have one that got over our neighbors fence and dang she was acting like a fool out in the filed .

I'd say it's starting to wind down but we had some good fun rattling yesterday evening and again this morning.

Unfortunately lost a 130" 8 to either a bad archery shot or some illness. I've never seen snot on a deer's nose like this one had. Was looking forward to seeing him next year.

No no not winding down at all this is the peak of it at our place and most importantly f the places I have hunted around this area

well spent thangsgiving with my daughter and sil family at the hospital.first time ive missed a thanksgiving hunt in over 20 years oh well got to do what you got to do.sil is doing well they are saying he might be going to rehab this next week.he can speak its just the left side of his body.my daughter is so happy that he opened his eyes,hes off the vent,tube feeding.i guess you could say its been a good and thankful thanksgiving.thanks for all your prayers.now thats out of the way update me on deer hunting,is the rut still going on? KG68 in noticed you are in the goldwaithe area anything still happening there im ready to hunt.

Good to hear your sil is improving. You missed a warm and windy weekend here. Cooling down tomorrow some and should feel a little more like hunting weather. Bucks are still in heavy rut in western Mills where we spent the weekend camping. Should start to slow down in the next few weeks. I love watching the cutting competition going on now.

ok i guess ill try next weekend.its been 3 weeks since ive been

We lost a nice 9 point to road hunters, he was shot with what looks to be a .17 and then a .25-06. Kinda sad to see this happen but I guess that's part of it. He was suffering when we put him down. Scored 126" and was only 2.5.

its sad that a person that works for a living to have the things he enjoys.just to have someone that doesnt have the respect for someones elses property they will eventually get caught.i hope you reported it to the authorites