Posted By: MELackey
target acquired - 01/04/19 04:02 PM
My 14 yr old has been hunting pretty hard this year. He has been tormented by this buck all year, but never had a decent shot opportunity at a range he is comfortable with. Of course, he came out for me just before Christmas and fed for 30 minutes within 100 yards from my stand. I, of course kept texting him pics while he was on another stand seeing absolutely nothing.
I'm taking him back this weekend. Hopefully things will work out.
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I, of course kept texting him pics while he was on another stand seeing absolutely nothing.
I'm sure he was loving on you that entire time......
Hope he gets him on the ground.....
You know he wont show back till Monday now.
Posted By: MELackey
Re: target acquired - 01/04/19 05:31 PM
these were pics through the binoculars, If I could have gotten a good pic through the scope crosshairs, I would have sent that one just to jack with him.
Posted By: MELackey
Re: target acquired - 01/04/19 05:33 PM
You know he wont show back till Monday now.
That's about how it always works.
Posted By: SapperTitan
Re: target acquired - 01/04/19 05:33 PM
Hope he walks out and stands broadside for him
Posted By: stxranchman
Re: target acquired - 01/04/19 05:37 PM
Good luck! If this weekend does not work out, do you have the late Youth Season?
Posted By: MELackey
Re: target acquired - 01/04/19 06:00 PM
Good luck! If this weekend does not work out, do you have the late Youth Season?
The ranch is under the MLD program, so we keep rifle hunting until the end of February.
Posted By: Pope&Young
Re: target acquired - 01/04/19 07:53 PM
Good luck to your son. I hope he has a chance to connect on him before the end of the MLD season
Posted By: MELackey
Re: target acquired - 01/06/19 08:24 AM
It's like the twilight zone here in Coryell County. The deer have disappeared or all gone nocturnal. Tracks everywhere, but no deer sightings.
Posted By: MELackey
Re: target acquired - 01/07/19 02:55 PM
well, he zipped. 3 hunts and the buck never showed. Actually, he never saw a single deer the entire weekend. My 10 yr old and each shot a doe. Saw 2 deer, shot them both. Is fairly rare to see just one deer alone, and both of the ones we shot showed up alone.
There ARE still a ton of deer around, they are just out at night I guess. I made a spotlight run when I dumped one of the carcasses at the bone pile and there were deer everywhere, just not moving around during the daylight.
Oh well. That's why they call it hunting, right?
Posted By: D Rogers
Re: target acquired - 01/07/19 03:20 PM
best of luck to the young man
Posted By: unclebubba
Re: target acquired - 01/07/19 03:29 PM
well, he zipped. 3 hunts and the buck never showed. Actually, he never saw a single deer the entire weekend. My 10 yr old and each shot a doe. Saw 2 deer, shot them both. Is fairly rare to see just one deer alone, and both of the ones we shot showed up alone.
There ARE still a ton of deer around, they are just out at night I guess. I made a spotlight run when I dumped one of the carcasses at the bone pile and there were deer everywhere, just not moving around during the daylight.
Oh well. That's why they call it hunting, right?
We had the same issue. Very few deer in daylight all weekend. I'm convinced it is the new moon. I hate hunting the new moon.
Posted By: MELackey
Re: target acquired - 01/18/19 09:11 PM
we're going to give it a month now that general season is closed and make one more run at them middle of February when they've settled down and maybe let their guard down a little.
