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Opening day?
#8041546
11/07/20 04:12 PM
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Dave Davidson
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Hunted this morning South of Bowie. Saw nothing and heard no shots. First time ever and I’ve owned the place for about 40 years
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: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8041554
11/07/20 04:23 PM
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Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 24,759
Creekrunner
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Pretty quiet here too, but saw too many deer. I need more tags. And an army.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8041599
11/07/20 05:06 PM
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Big8
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I saw lots of does but no bucks, another guy I hunt with shot a 8 point. Only heard one other shot but that’s typical for us.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8041622
11/07/20 05:30 PM
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Joined: Oct 2015
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MWTX270
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Some does and fawns is all I saw. No bucks
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8041630
11/07/20 05:37 PM
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Joined: Oct 2013
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Ol Thumper
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9 bucks and not a single doe, almost got a big ten but my dad shot a good 10. Bucks cruising big time today, ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/11/full-49433-263185-058eedd3_cbd7_4f54_a5fa_d097c83b8349.png)
Last edited by Ol Thumper; 11/07/20 06:40 PM.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8041691
11/07/20 06:43 PM
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TCM3
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Congrats to your dad Thumper
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: TCM3]
#8041707
11/07/20 07:06 PM
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Joined: Oct 2013
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Ol Thumper
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Congrats to your dad Thumper Thanks, at 79 he’s still getting it done. It brings me so much joy seeing him excited like he was today. He had 5 good bucks come by today and I think he picked the smallest one but he enjoyed it..
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8042215
11/08/20 04:08 AM
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Alex K.
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We're just southwest of Bowie by the lake and they were moving pretty good this morning. I shot my best buck yet and my dad got a nice one as well.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043299
11/09/20 12:28 PM
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Dave Davidson
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I heard 4 or 5 shots Sunday and saw a couple of small bucks, a spike and a doe. Other than possibly too many pigs, not sure what is going on.
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: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043313
11/09/20 12:40 PM
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don k
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Had a 8 point and a hog taken by a youth hunter last weekend and 2 Does, a spike and a hog by another hunter this weekend.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043348
11/09/20 01:01 PM
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Longhunter
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Tech harvested this one opening morning, almost too foggy to see. 6.5 year old eight point... congrats cuz.
Longhunter >>>-------> Make It Count!!!<><
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043378
11/09/20 01:47 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/11/full-34005-263444-20201107_074217.jpg) Saw one doe and this buck following her. Son made a nice shot.
LETS GO BRANDON
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043381
11/09/20 01:52 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
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hook_n_line
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Congrats to you guys who got a deer!
Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043441
11/09/20 02:40 PM
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Erathkid
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No shots heard but I saw plenty of deer.
Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it. Don't text and drive.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043461
11/09/20 02:52 PM
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603Country
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I passed on 4 nice bucks this past weekend - 3 eights and a 9. All good racks. Maybe they can do some serious impregnating. I just want a doe right now, but they all seem to have fawns with them.
In past years I typically pass on shooting the nicer bucks early in the season. And almost every time I do that, they disappear and I don’t get a shot later. That’s Ok.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043507
11/09/20 03:24 PM
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Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 2,213
Hunt Dog
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Hunted outside of Huntsville on a friend's place. I didn't see a single deer. Other guys saw a couple. Two shot. Didn't hear that many shots all weekend. I thing the moon had a lot to do with it because a came cam showed lots of activity between 12:00 and 5:00 AM for the past week.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043534
11/09/20 03:38 PM
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603Country
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There’s a lot of nocturnal activity on my place. The does are the worst. I see bucks during the mornings and evenings, but am not seeing the does unless I spotlight our yard feeder.
Not my monkeys, not my circus...
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043556
11/09/20 03:53 PM
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Joined: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,450
Dalroo
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I saw lots of does, but no bucks this weekend. Did hear several shots in the distance, and a couple of them within a few minutes of legal hunting light, so assume a couple of neighbors got their target bucks early.
Dalroo Deep in the Heart of Texas How about that Brandon!
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043565
11/09/20 04:00 PM
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Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 6,223
scalebuster
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We saw one deer all weekend. 2 year old fork horn. My youngest boy put him down. His first buck and he was excited. He dropped him with a perfect neck shot with my 223 at 125 yards. ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/11/full-24194-263481-d848017b_ebbe_4081_955a_171c6a780ce3.jpeg)
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043573
11/09/20 04:08 PM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,185
hook_n_line
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Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Dave Davidson]
#8043590
11/09/20 04:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2018
Posts: 681
texjitter
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I hunted a big wheat field in Perrin all weekend...counted 9 rifles shots all around before 10am Saturday, but i didn't see a single deer
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: Ol Thumper]
#8043774
11/09/20 07:09 PM
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Joined: Nov 2017
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Biscuit
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9 bucks and not a single doe, almost got a big ten but my dad shot a good 10. Bucks cruising big time today, ![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/userpics/2020/11/full-49433-263185-058eedd3_cbd7_4f54_a5fa_d097c83b8349.png) nice deer
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Re: Opening day?
[Re: scalebuster]
#8043785
11/09/20 07:20 PM
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TXHOGSLAYER
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We saw one deer all weekend. 2 year old fork horn. My youngest boy put him down. His first buck and he was excited. He dropped him with a perfect neck shot with my 223 at 125 yards. Congrats to your son. What a smile!
LETS GO BRANDON
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