Any Coleman county hunters on here? Deer have really slowed down on hitting the feeders and bucks were still paired up last weekend on my place. What are y’all seeing?

went three weeks ago and activity was pretty slow, had a buddy out last weekend and saw lots of deer moving but no rut activity.

We saw lots of does in coleman county and almost zero bucks. And we know plenty of bucks live on the place but they weren't moving. When are the bucks usually chasing the does in coleman county? We are in coleman county close to brown county. This our first year on this new ranch

We saw plenty on our Coleman lease we are directly on the Colorado river our bucks finally split up this week but are still hitting feeders decently. Have a couple bucks with swollen necks already chasing but the week before of and after Thanksgiving seem to be our best rut times in our area.

We are in SE Coleman County. Haven't been out to the place in a few weeks. Was wondering the same thing about movement right now. Will be headed out for 4 days tomorrow evening. Hopefully there is a little bit of movement.

Seeing lots of young deer but the mature ones are laying low. The young bucks were starting to chase last weekend so maybe this weekend will be even better.

Same here to the north of you. The pasture looks like a giant food plot right now. Slowest start to an opener that I can remember.

I was at the lake and saw 100s...I guess they know they cant be shot over there.

Hopefully weekend after next...

I’m thinking it’s going to be sooner this year. This cold front may kick it off. I’ll let you know in the morning!

I hunt on the coleman county line close to brown county. One of the slowest opening weekends in the 15 years I have been on the place. No mature bucks on camera, the deer are walking past the feeders and not stopping, and no little bucks chasing yet. I hope it will pick up this weekend. The RUT normally starts a week or so before thanksgiving but can run a bit later occasionally.

Thanks for the information

I was out this evening and let a young buck walk. Heard a number of shots from surrounding properties, but we also have some HF ranches around us, so could have been from them. Hopefully things will be moving in the morning!

Things seem to be a bit slow getting cranked up this year; perhaps this next cold front will get the big boys motivated.

Of course, if you're in the right place at the right time wonderful things can happen. This low-fence buck was taken by a hunter on a friends ranch close to Novice this morning. 158 and change...not too shabby!

Pretty slow. Still seeing the same routine deer no new bucks.

Rut is in full swing.

What part of county are you seeing this?

North

Not in full swing at my place yet. I'm east of Coleman.

Deer were running hard last night as we were entering our place, but have not seen much this morning. Rut is on.

I have a property in Coleman County that is near the border of Brown County. Seeing plenty of does - they are hitting the oats food plots hard. Not as many bucks as I'd like. Letting the two nice bucks I've seen mature and spread their seed. Praying the neighbors don't take them. They are 2.5 - 3.5 years so still time to grow nicer racks.

I’m headed out tonight to hunt a couple days. Hopefully they’re on the move. I’ll be east of Coleman 3-4 miles

Still slow as far as mature deer go. Hoping it picks up soon.

Go out and fight the wind around 3:00

Table is set

6 pt

Doe and another 6 pt

Made it to the stand, but man it was spoooooky! Closest the yotes have ever been, I could hear them trotting. Sounded like one off to my right and four or so to my left seriously thought about going back to the trailer.

A doe a 6 pt and a 10 pt

Cows moved in and the deer are gone.

10 pt down

Took a while to get him out. He did a 180 after the shot and head to the backside of everything... At least he left a good blood trail!

Nice!! Which part of Coleman?

Valera

Nice one been dead down by the Colorado river coleman county. Talking to the processor in Coleman seems to have been slow for everyone lately

What time of the day did you see him?
So far this afternoon 4 doe and 3 turkey

If you don't mind me asking which direction from Valera do you hunt ? That's a stud for sure !

South

Time stamp on the pictures is 8:39... And like everyone else it was slow, just happened to catch him between doe.

Thanks I hunt same area south of Valea we have not seen much this year. Farmer just got fields planted so they will not be any good to us this year. We usually see 15 to 20 every time we go out. Now it's 3 or 4

I was talking to our neighbor in Coleman County S of Santa Anna, and he hung cameras in some of the oaks. He said that almost all of the deer on his place have stopped hitting his corn and are in the acorns. We haven't seen anything but 1 or 2 very young bucks on camera in about 2.5 weeks. I think in the Coleman county area there are just a lot of acorns still and the deer will be in them until they rot or are gone. Best hunting may be in another couple of weeks. I will be out this weekend, but don't have real high hopes. I am taking 5 days mid December. Hoping the strategy works out for me as we just aren't seeing anything at feeders or moving around at all right now.

My group and I just got on a new lease in Coleman county. And we went out couple weeks ago and just randomly put out a couple feeders with cameras on them just to get a sneak peak. And we were very pleased! Maybe not any monsters just yet but I see lots of potential. Sorry bout the pic quality!

Lookin good....

I have some property in Coleman County. Hunted in Central/East TX most my life - the genetics in Coleman County make for some nice antler spreads!

I enjoyed our conversation and your input a couple weeks ago longhunter. Will have to meet up at Big O's sometime and I'll buy you lunch.

Nice! What part of Coleman county are you in?

North side of Ivie.

Sounds like a good idea...

Couple different bucks from last weekends trip !

MexicoHunter, those are some nice looking deer. I hunt a small place just south of Santa Anna in SE Coleman county. We have had some nice bucks on camera too. However, this year hunting was bad. We just didn't see anything all year. Hopefully with a good off season and some decent weather we have a great 2019. Good luck to you!

Thank you !Good luck to you and your group as well. I would really like to see any pics you'd like to share. Tc pics or ldps. We really feel good about the new place and really feel like we have a great opportunity to manage this ranch and take it to another level.

These were taken August and September on our place. The one with me and the deer hanging was taken 2 years ago off of our place.

That's a really nice buck you shot ! But that one in the TC pics is a toad. Did you get to see him in person?

Didn't see him in person this year. Saw him last year but never had a shot. He disappeared once the season started. Still on the lookout for him. Haven't checked any of the cameras in a few weeks to see if he's been back.

Made a quick day trip out to Ivie today to fill feeders and check cameras. Just a few decent ones.

Few Velvet pics from Ivie !

Lookin good...

Great looking deer! It's getting closer!

Thanks! I think we at least have a pretty good starting point.

Those are bigger than the ones on our place in Coleman

How's everyone's place in Coleman looking? Haven't had much action on the cameras so far, but figure that will pick up in the coming weeks.

A ton of good looking bucks on camera. All of them are still in velvet. Hogs have vanished the past 2-3 months. Should be a good year!

Few more from Ivie!

Looking good.

Wow MexicoHunter70! Those are some really nice bucks. Look similar to some that we have had on our place in the past. Unfortunately, this year has been really slow on camera in SE Coleman County. What part of the county are you guys in? Hoping we see an increase in activity over the next few weeks.

Thanks ! We are just north of lake Ivie

Nice...

Anyone got any reports or pics to share ? We went last weekend and finished a few odd jobs . Glad to report Big O still has some good grub and as good of pie as I’ve eaten. And with it being as dry as it is the deer seem to be hitting the feeders plenty hard . I put out a little rice bran so will see what they think of that.

Hey Matt, looks like things are going to work for you guys. I'm thinking it could be an expensive season. The rains came at the right times. It helps to have a taxidermist in the family.
I'm still looking for a certain someone, but here are a couple that have gotten my attention, if they don't go underground again...

This one really looks good from any angle...




But if I take a clean ten, I think this one gets the nod...

Longhunter, those are really nice looking deer. That 10 in the last pic is a hoss! Things are very quiet on our cameras right now. Good luck!

Good grief Mel that’s a toad !! And yes I think with a little luck and some help from Mother Nature will be good. And sometime this year we need to meet up at Big O’s

Longhunter, nice deer. Hoping to get out and check cameras in the week or so.

Thank you guys for the comments, they mean a lot. Mother nature was very kind to us this year, even though we haven't received much moisture since mid July. This should be a year to remember. Dinner, and sharing some stories at Big O's sounds like some good memories...

Since this will be our groups first season in Coleman county. To all of you veteran Coleman county hunters if you had to pick a 2-3 day window this season to hunt the rut what days would those be. Not sure it makes much difference but we are in the Southwest corner of the county close to lake Ivie.

I hunted in Coleman County (Talpa) for many years, but have since bought a place in southern Brown County. I am about 40 minutes from Big O's and drive over once a month or so for dinner. If y'all set a time for a Big O's meet up, please share. I would enjoy meeting some fellow THF'rs.

The week before, the week of, or the week after Thanksgiving. I usually take vacation the week of Thanksgiving, and I prefer week days, less hunters in the woods...

Thank you sir !

This guy says I'm ready NOW!

Next weekend is youth weekend...

Full moon on the 12th... just saying!

Pulled cards yesterday and things are looking good. Looked like Big O's was doing well too...

So how was opening morning for you Coleman County guys? Pretty slow around my place (south of Bangs).

Didn't make it out last weekend. I'm headed out tomorrow through Monday. We'll see. I haven't seen a whole lot on camera this year, but things may change with the weather change and getting ready for the rut to start. We also had to run a few head of cattle on our 60 acres this year for the first time in quite a while. I think that played havoc on the deer some. Just sold them on wednesday, so I'm hoping that the deer start moving back in.

I know other guys in the county who have had a lot of good deer on camera.

East of Coleman here. We had decent activity opening weekend but nothing hit the ground. Heading out again next weekend.

Didn't get to go, having to work for a living stinks... But soon, very soon!