texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed, Trappernewt, casyoo
71987 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,768
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics536,994
Posts9,719,232
Members86,987
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
Got My PB #8066859 11/27/20 11:32 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,344
A
Ag Hunter 78 Offline OP
Pro Tracker
OP Offline
Pro Tracker
A
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,344
I am pretty much a meat hunter...can't eat the horns, so my usual preference is a nice fat mature doe. Buddy of mine has had a ranch near Brackettville for 5 seasons now. We have been shooting nothing but culls. He is trying to get rid of short tines and small or missing brow tines. Hunted in the morning and passed on what I saw, but figured I'd drop a 6 point that was older and would never have a decent set that afternoon if he came out again. My buddy said that a heavy 8 with no brow tines might show and to take him if I wanted. Well, he showed at about 200 yards but I waited for him to work his way closer. Dropped him with a neck shot at about 75 yards next to that 6 I saw in the morning. As you can tell, there was no ground shrinkage. The two of us had a heck of a time getting that fat boy in the ATV. As it turned out, this one was not the one he referred to because it did have very short brows. But it was still a good one to take out. Found a good local taxidermist to do a Euro for me.

Attached Files IMG_1703.jpgIMG_1736.jpg

No prayer in school....What's next, no thinking in church?
It's not just about pie in the sky when you die. It's also about steak on your plate while you wait!
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8066866 11/27/20 11:39 PM
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 43,768
S
Stub Online Happy
THF Celebrity
Online Happy
THF Celebrity
S
Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 43,768
Congrats that will load the freezer up cheers


texas flag








Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8066934 11/28/20 12:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
S
SapperTitan Offline
Taking Requests
Offline
Taking Requests
S
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
Good buck. Side note bucks have bigger bodies than does usually so more meat for a meat hunter up

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8066939 11/28/20 12:57 AM
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,220
B
Big8 Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
B
Joined: Oct 2017
Posts: 1,220
cheers

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8066952 11/28/20 01:17 AM
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,471
4
4Weight Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
4
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 4,471
Nice job will be a good looking Euro

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8066956 11/28/20 01:21 AM
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,014
D
Drahthaar Offline
Pro Tracker
Offline
Pro Tracker
D
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,014
Nice. Forrest

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067074 11/28/20 03:06 AM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
B
Biscuit Online Shocked
THF Celebrity
Online Shocked
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
Congrats, fantastic deer

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067076 11/28/20 03:07 AM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
B
Biscuit Online Shocked
THF Celebrity
Online Shocked
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
Posted it for ya

[Linked Image]

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067084 11/28/20 03:14 AM
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 11,207
P
Pope&Young Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
P
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 11,207
Nice buck and heck of a cull up
Congrats on your new PB cheers


[Linked Image]
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067275 11/28/20 02:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,638
P
Pitchfork Predator Online Content
THF Celebrity
Online Content
THF Celebrity
P
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 19,638
Nice buck, congrats! cheers


Marc C. Helfrich
Retirement Planner

www.insured-wealth.com
469-323-8920
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067313 11/28/20 02:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,154
E
ErikL Online Content
Pro Tracker
Online Content
Pro Tracker
E
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,154
yup, he phat.

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067351 11/28/20 03:03 PM
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
E
Erathkid Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
E
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 19,498
Nice "cull". Gonna' make a nice euro.


Life is too short, as is. Don't chance it.
Don't text and drive.
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067637 11/28/20 07:04 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,344
A
Ag Hunter 78 Offline OP
Pro Tracker
OP Offline
Pro Tracker
A
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,344
Thanks for all the comments. Thank you Biscuit for posting the pic. What made this guy a "cull" was the super short brow tines. If he would have had much better brows, he would have been off limits so that he could make better babies. But yes, this buck is an example of what can happen with good management and letting them mature. My buddy's place is 925 acres, so it's big enough to where you can manage fairly effectively. It also helps that he feeds cottonseed and has a couple of big neighbors that rarely hunt.

My story is probably like some other "senior" THF members...roughed it for many many years and slowly improved to more comfortable situations. I am lucky in that this place has electricity and running water, plus a nice 3 bedroom trailer. It's quite a step up from the Madison County lease that I was on for 18 years. No electricity or water...started out with just a tent and finally built an 8 x 12 cabin. Never saw anything like this brute there, so most years it was a doe and/or a decent 6 to 8 point. Lost the lease, so for quite a while I've hunted with my uncle at his 110 acres west of Alice...not a target rich environment and probably a 4 to 1 doe-buck ratio, but it's usually good for a doe and some pork. I have been drawn for a few TP&W hunts, but always antlerless or management buck hunts. My buddy lucked into the Eagle Ford stuff, thus the 925 Brackettville acres. What's crazy is that the deer population has blossomed on his family farm/ranch and he is seeing bucks there that are better than anything we have seen at his Brackettville ranch. He won't hunt the family place other than hogs, so those nice bucks have a sanctuary there.

To Sapper's comment, you should have seen the hams and backstraps on this guy. Yea, it would take 2 does to get the same amount of meat as this buck. I have had a few experiences with bucks whose meat was very "gamey", thus the doe preference. And as most of you know, it sure is a lot better to get a buck before they start rutting. Anyway, to clarify, I think the key message is that if I have a mature doe and a young 8 point with potential standing next to each other, I'll shoot the doe.


No prayer in school....What's next, no thinking in church?
It's not just about pie in the sky when you die. It's also about steak on your plate while you wait!
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067667 11/28/20 07:43 PM
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 56
J
J. Richard Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
J
Joined: Nov 2019
Posts: 56
Nice job, Congrats!

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067708 11/28/20 08:13 PM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
S
snake oil Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
S
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 7,759
He's wide. cheers


"You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas".
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8067731 11/28/20 08:26 PM
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
B
Biscuit Online Shocked
THF Celebrity
Online Shocked
THF Celebrity
B
Joined: Nov 2017
Posts: 19,129
👍👍

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8069749 11/30/20 02:33 PM
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 9,794
I
ILUVBIGBUCKS Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
I
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 9,794
Very nice 8
Congrats!


High fence, low fence, no fence, it really doesn't matter as long as you're hunting!
Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8069826 11/30/20 03:16 PM
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 309
N
NOCOOLNAMETOO Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
N
Joined: Jan 2019
Posts: 309
cheers

Re: Got My PB [Re: Ag Hunter 78] #8069833 11/30/20 03:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573
D
dlrz71 Offline
THF Celebrity
Offline
THF Celebrity
D
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,573
Congrats!!!

Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3