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 Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 12:43 AM
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HWY_MAN
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Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 12:45 AM
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Tin Head
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 12:47 AM
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Michael W.
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They seem to know its over for now.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 01:09 AM
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LonestarCobra
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Of course they are out now. Good pic 
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 01:16 AM
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That is a great pic!
Thanks for posting it up.
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 01:41 AM
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SnakeWrangler
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Great looking bucks....fine crop for next year....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable dickhead Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 05:01 AM
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I had the same thing happen in Houston county. I didn't even get a buck this year because around the first of November EVERYTHING went nocturnal. But last Saturday morning I watched a parade of thirteen deer including eleven bucks come eat the last of the acorns within twenty yards of the house. I checked my feeders...five bucks at one at 10:30 am...at 1 PM, three different ones at the same feeder. Hogs and deer at all my feeders during daylight hours. Even a bobcat at one.
Hunting east Texas for the first time taught me, I am going to have to change my approach for next season. I was spoiled by seeing 25 or 30 deer most times I hunted when I used to be on a lease on the Victoria/Goliad county line on Coleto Creek.
I went out and bought a crossbow two weeks ago so I can ambush the deer next October before they disappear!
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 05:44 AM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 11:13 AM
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Good picture, all the bucks are posing while the does are hauling azz
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 02:57 PM
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Looks like a healthy group of bucks
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 04:50 PM
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LG
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Never look a monkey in the eye
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 06:00 PM
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Dang good looking bucks!!!!
Adios,
Gary
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 06:07 PM
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 06:30 PM
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Nice bucks. Good pic. Was that with your p1000 and how far away was it?
Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 06:31 PM
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Just open season back up. 
"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 08:42 PM
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 08:47 PM
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 09:18 PM
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stxranchman
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 Nice pic
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 09:49 PM
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Nice pic sir - was out your way last week to Midland.
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again.
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 11:25 PM
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The rut must be over. I am seeing Bucks together here also.
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 11:42 PM
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Do you suppose we are seeing deer now due to things getting quiet now and they notice it?
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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01/31/20 11:56 PM
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Do you suppose we are seeing deer now due to things getting quiet now and they notice it? Im not sure that there ARE more sightings now except in this one example. If there are then I would not think its because of less pressure. I would just think they got hungrier. But my opinion may not count for much since we do not pressure our deer much. I don't know Hiwayman but from what I recall about some of his history on here I would be surprised if his deer are pressured much at all(correct me if wrong.)
Last edited by freerange; 01/31/20 11:58 PM.
Keep your gratitude higher than your expectations. RWH
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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02/01/20 02:16 AM
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They are smarter then we give them credit. 
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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02/01/20 10:41 AM
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Excellent picture, they sure do know the different seasons....
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Re: Now they come out and play.
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02/01/20 04:37 PM
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stxranchman
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Chances are the majority of bucks in that photo were not in that area of the ranch during the rut. They were moved out by dominant bucks or they left their home area for the rut and now have returned. January can be and is usually the worst month of the year for deer and forage. It is similar to August in many areas just that in August the majority of the browse still has leaves. A small grain field in late Dec into Feb is crucial for a deer diet for many areas.
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