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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
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10/25/17 01:34 PM
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Dave Davidson
THF Trophy Hunter
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6 feeders/cams and not many decent bucks coming. NO shortage of hogs.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Montague county
[Re: TCB]
#6934197
10/26/17 11:03 AM
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Hoosier Texan
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Woodsman
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Just picked up a place near St. Jo this past week. We hear there are big deer in the area but so far all we see is a ton of pig sign. It's a mixture of thick woods and open fields. We haven't even had the chance to put feeders out, so we're trying to reserve judgement.
I'd appreciate any insights on the area....deer density, places to eat, stay, etc. We hunt up around St Jo. Can see some big deer up there. We hunt in the woods on a smaller property (only 30 acres), but not uncommon to see 7-10 deer in one sitting. We use feeders but don't really need them because of all of the acorns. What direction from town are you hunting?
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6937163
10/28/17 10:25 PM
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Aggieman_2006
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Outdoorsman
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Great weather this weekend. Hope y'all are in the woods. I've had good daylight activity. Good luck all
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6938464
10/30/17 01:34 AM
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Dave Davidson
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Saw 11 bucks yesterday afternoon. All within a 45 minute span. Feeder is about 100 yards from kitchen window. They just kept coming and I was in the house watching. Only one shooter but that doesn't really matter when you can't leave the house because they were still coming. I was all camo'd up to leave when the first ones showed up. I was stuck watching. This morning, not one dang deer showed up. Been hunting over 50 years and never see anything like it. They came from different directions and the whole show lasted about 30 minutes. South of Bowie between Carter Lake Road and 287 off Picket Run Rd.
Last edited by Dave Davidson; 10/30/17 01:36 AM.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Montague county
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#6938754
10/30/17 04:06 AM
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LE59
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Light Foot
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Up around Forestburg yesterday morning the bucks were running the doe pretty hard. Watched mature and of course younger bucks run doe from first light up to 10ish and the evening wasn't quite as good but saw plenty of movement.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6939045
10/30/17 01:22 PM
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Aggieman_2006
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Outdoorsman
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I had a great Saturday hunt, got busted by a pair of old mature 8's when reaching for my bow. Had groups of doe come and go. Then sat all day Sunday and didn't see a thing, odd how that works.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6939327
10/30/17 03:44 PM
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spro
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Woodsman
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Watched a 10 point run does out of the feeder multiple times for about an hour Saturday morning. Heard bucks fighting about 60 yards from me but could not see them. Lots of buck sightings this weekend.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6939404
10/30/17 04:18 PM
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HChilly3006
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Saw a bunch of does and pigs. Does were coming to the feeder but bucks were coming at night time still based on pictures. The rut should be kicking off in the next week or two which will help. The deer were moving this weekend with the cool front but just wish the bucks were more active in my area.
Stoked to listen to daylight opening season shots on Saturday! Good Luck everyone!
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6945733
11/04/17 12:03 PM
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Aggieman_2006
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Outdoorsman
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Got on stand early. Nice calm morning. Good luck fellas
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6947788
11/06/17 10:24 AM
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Dave Davidson
THF Trophy Hunter
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Saw nothing Saturday. A small spike Sunday morning. Heard 5 shots around the area Saturday; none Sunday. It was bad.
Last edited by Dave Davidson; 11/06/17 10:47 AM.
Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
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11/06/17 03:21 PM
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Cueman
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Saw a lot of does and between 4 of us we only saw one mature Buck. small bucks were chasing doe. Next weekend maybe will do better.
Last edited by Cueman; 11/06/17 03:21 PM.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6948123
11/06/17 03:37 PM
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HChilly3006
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Saturday morning was a great hunt (saw bucks and does) but Saturday evening and Sunday morning were duds likely due to the heat. I passed on a decent buck Saturday morning. My dad saw 10 bucks and 10 does Saturday morning as well.
We just need cooler weather to get them moving. The rut should be kicking off soon for the next few weeks until the end of Thanksgiving.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6949288
11/07/17 03:05 AM
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burnit
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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We hunt southeast of Nocona, off Dixie School. We saw 1 mature buck and a few does. But lots of hogs. We did shoot 4 hogs.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6949417
11/07/17 06:27 AM
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Txduckman
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Saw a quite a bit for us Sat morning. 7 does and 2 bucks from my stand. Both legal but first one knew how to hide and couldn't see more than a wide rack. Looked like he was sneaking down to feeder but guys to east shot and he bolted. It was a mile away dangit. They get big for a reason. Other was a spike on one side and nice rack on other. Shot a big boar Sat afternoon hunt that scared the deer off and only saw a spike Sunday morning. Scared a lot of doe off getting into stand so they blew everything out for 10 minutes. Others saw quite a few deer and passed on a decent buck. Took another huge hog Sat afternoon. Neighbors shot another big deer Sat morning. Didn't hear many shots after Sat morning.
Kids went on a snake hunt and we got a big rattler.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6949822
11/07/17 03:42 PM
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Aball87
Green Horn
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Green Horn
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Saw one young buck Saturday morning actually jumped him leaving the stand. Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning were crap with the heat and the full moon it was a rough opener.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6954347
11/10/17 04:48 PM
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Posts: 387
Las Colinas Hunter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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This weekend was definitely a bust for me - too hot.
I did see a nice mature buck through NVG about an hour before shooting light. Then a spike and young 7 pt in the evening. Odd I didn't see any does at my honey hole.
Probably didn't help I had to replace a feeder sat afternoon, because pigs got after it and tore it up. I hoping to go this weekend - but next weekend for sure is when I think the rut will be in full. Anyone seeing activity this week?
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6954480
11/10/17 06:35 PM
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Hman
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The bucks are definitely seeking. Nose to the ground and covering real estate. This stranger came searching at the wrong time. Wasn't my target buck, but heck, my target may be at your place this time of year. 
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6955169
11/11/17 11:01 AM
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Dave Davidson
THF Trophy Hunter
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Without a sense of urgency, nothing ever happens.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley, Rancher Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP
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Re: Montague county
[Re: Alex K.]
#6956535
11/12/17 04:44 AM
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Txduckman
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Great buck!
Tonight was trying. Jumped group of doe walking in. Had a young buck show up early at 3:15 so good sign. Went to corn I there out. At 3:45 heard dogs barking from direction of our property. Then pigs squeal. One of our guys saw them 1/2 mile away. They headed my direction with a pig. Scared a lot of deer to my east I saw running. Feeder didn't go off as it was jammed. Dogs ran creek for 2 hours. Yotes got the pig they took down right by my feeder. Saw other small buck walk by as cows came in... That other buck on my corn stayed the whole time. We have these dogs on camera several times. Wonder who owns them...
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6961731
11/15/17 09:44 PM
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Las Colinas Hunter
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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Awesome buck! Congrats.
So anyone seeing good rut activity. I went this past weekend and it was quiet. Saw a big bodied deer, probably a buck, at the end of shooting light, but he was 325 yards away. 4 does, but that was it on Saturday.
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Re: Montague county
[Re: outdoorsmen54]
#6961738
11/15/17 09:46 PM
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Txduckman
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On Sunday right before we left a buck had a doe penned right next to camp under a tree. Doe are in hiding. Typical this time of year there. Otherwise all I saw was 4 tiny bucks last weekend and some doe. There will be 3 of us hunting so 12 hunts. Hopefully one of us get a deer.
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