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Hows yall season going?
#7664781
11/17/19 10:55 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 266
AdanV
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Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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its been a while since I posted. I hope fellow public land hunters have been having a good season.
Ive gone on about 5 trips so far, but nothing to bring home. All trips were at Somerville PHL When bow season first started, I wouldnt see a single deer nor hog as its been very very dry. All the ponds are bone dry and still remain much so.
On one trip, I had a 100 lb hog walk by me just 20 yards but only to take off after 3 seconds because i was fumbling trying to load and knock an arrow. On the following trip, I had 2 does walk by just 10 yards while I was full draw. Needed the first one to take 1 more step for a clear shot since there was a tree and shrub in the way. Then the wind changed direction and they caught my scent and fled. On my last trip, buck season started. I found some scrapes and rubs, only to find a makeshift PVC feeder nearby....
Ive been marking all activity on Onx maps and remaining hopeful.
God Bless Texas Arsenal: Savage Axis II - 30-06 Stoeger P350 - 12 Gauge Diamond Edge SB-1 - Compound Bow
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7665157
11/18/19 04:55 AM
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Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 13,619
1860.colt
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Awesome report... Best wish's ... Keep your head held high & your powder dry...
i'm postaddic
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7680971
12/05/19 11:53 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 12
CJ7nvrstk
Light Foot
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Light Foot
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3 trips for me this year so far. All to San Angelo. Best opportunity for deer there was blown by some yahoos driving around on an atv just before sunset as 3 deer were working their way toward us. They got spooked by the atv and never came back.
Could have taken a turkey the next day at the same spot but I didn’t want a turkey, I wanted a deer.
Going out Saturday, hoping for better luck. Trying N TX for the first time.
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7681164
12/06/19 03:08 AM
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 511
Fitzwho
Tracker
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Tracker
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I’m 0 for 3 on my hunts. Shortest trip was 450 miles to An area north of Silver City, NM. Blanked in Colorado for bear and Wyoming for elk as well. First time in 5 years or so that I haven’t taken a big game animal. I have 5 Mearn’s quail and a coyote to my name this year, all from New Mexico.
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7681556
12/06/19 03:38 PM
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Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 834
D Rogers
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1 hog in the Sam Houston NF, got skunked at Big Lake Bottom, got skunked turkey hunting at twin buttes and san angelo 2 weekends ago. Could've killed about 5 deer at twin buttes but was lookin for turkeys. Luckily I own some land where me and the wife each harvested a buck or our freezer would be runnin on E
~Dustin
"Life's complicated, man, like a dang ol' Rubik's cube, man. Talkin' 'bout blue and red, man. Dang ol' get one side, dang ol' messed up th' other side, man."
-Boomhauer
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7682898
12/08/19 12:19 AM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 194
grizzlyman
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Sep 2004
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I haven't hunted much this season. New boss that t screws stuff up when I leave for a couple of days. I shot a couple of slickheads for meat and I'm looking forward to our Powderhorn WMA hunt in January.
NRA Certified Rifle/ML Instructor NRA Certified RSO Graduate of Benning's School for Wayward Boys
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7683223
12/08/19 10:04 AM
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Joined: Jul 2019
Posts: 2,352
rolyat.nosaj
Veteran Tracker
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Veteran Tracker
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Got 2 doe in the freezer as of last week doing public hunting. Struck out at Sam Houston NF and became real sick around day 4 and had to leave by day 5.
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7683978
12/09/19 10:13 AM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 216
machine73
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 216 |
Sucks to hear about the ponds at Somerville. I made ome trip there the evening of the teal opener. The ponds were super low with some already just being mud. That was my first time trying duck hunting. Saw 2 that zoomed through like low flying attack aircraft. They were gone before I realized what I was seeing. Since then I've made 2 other solo duck attempts on public land. Learned a lot, saw some bald eagles and a river otter up close. Waffled on a couple ducks, but learned a ton. Other than that, I've made a couple squirrel trips but it's been generally too warm on the days I've been off. I don't really like to creep through the woods when its above 70 degrees. Looking forward to woodcock season tremendously.
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: machine73]
#7686236
12/11/19 05:38 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 106
ripgere
Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Where do you hunt woodcock? I have always heard that they are fun to hunt. Seen them, and it looks challenging.
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7686494
12/11/19 10:45 PM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 216
machine73
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Dec 2015
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Any of the NFs and WMAs in East TX will probably hold some. Davy Crockett near the Neches is a good spot to start!
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Re: Hows yall season going?
[Re: AdanV]
#7686541
12/12/19 12:00 AM
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Joined: Dec 2015
Posts: 216
machine73
Woodsman
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Woodsman
Joined: Dec 2015
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You should definitely give it a go, ripgere. They're cool birds and I think they're delicious.
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