Live from Junction

Just got to the blind. Pitch black, rain coming in sheets, 52 degrees. Good luck everyone.

Yea raining here in Comfort to good luck.

Pouring down in Lee County.

Haven't had a pig on cam in weeks and I've got 2 eating corn first thing. To shoot or not to shoot?

Shoot em!!! If y want too!!!

Rain picked up and they hauled butt.

Thanks for posting a live hunt, I was blessed with a healthy boy 4 months ago so I'm at home this opening day watching him smile while momma is getting some extra sleep. My feeders are probably dry and I will not be able to get out there as much this year but the lord has blessed me with an even greater trophy. So I will live through your post !

Bunch of does and 2.5yo bucks. That's it other than a group of pigs that just strolled through about 10 minutes ago.

Good luck

Had a two sounders of piglets come yesterday eveing. Shot 2 from the second group but could only locate one. Saw an axis doe but waited to see if she was the lead doe of a group and she was solo. Back at it now.

Just had an 8 come down the hill. Really he was more like a big 6 with little crab claws that made him an 8. Pretty cool looking, he had white tips on each point.

Watching a 2 year old 8 point run a doe. He's got a pretty frame. Hope he makes it another couple years.

Had about a 26-30" axis in velvet at about 300 yards yesterday evening. He never stepped out of the brush to give me a shot. While I was watching him a nice 3 year old 8 came strolling through. He looked to be mid 130s. I was hoping the axis would slip up...they're both still roaming these hills.

Good luck!!

Been back in the stand about an hour. Windy, hopefully it does down soon.

Got in the stand about 1500 and did a quick survey. I'm hunting on the opposite side of the hill I saw the axis buck the other night. Already seen a couple does.

No sooner did I type that last post than I looked up and saw a big ole axis body in the clearing that used to be a fence line. Got my scope on him just as his head was going into brush but could see velvet antlers. Where he was they sometimes cut across the clearing and go into the cedars and over the Hill without leaving cover. He slipped up. I watched as an axis doe and buck that was still growing his horns cleared the cedars and came into the open. I ranged them at 312 yards. I put my where they stepped out and sure enough be followed. I tried to make sure he was good enough or the same one as the other night but didn't want to lose him so I let the Creedmoor bark. Bang, flop.

Oh no u kilt him!!!

Congrats! Look forward to seeing some recovery pics!

Good job Flip, Can't wait for the pic's. Grill up some backstrap tonight and celebrate.

Yep, pics!!!

I want to see him as bad as y'all. Whitetail are moving though.

Can't wait to see him! Now get a big whitetail too!

Teaser.

Alright! We have success. Can't wait to see pics

Looks like a good from that view! Nice job

Nice mainframe 10 just walked out......missing his entire left beam.

Congrats on the axis!

Man that looks like a stud of an axis. Nice caudles for sure!

Yep, nice axis!!!!

Awesome.

What a gorgeous buck. He's beautiful

Amazing buck! Great trophy

Congrats!!! Nice axis!

Super axis and it looks like you shot him just as he'd finished growing. He was soon to start rubbing the velvet off.

Congrats!

T

Hunting from the big blind this morning. The one with a heater, coffee pot and indoor plumbing. Seen a couple of does so far.

Big wide 7. Couple does. Time for breakfast.

Thanks for the updates!!! Reading them, makes getting threw the work day easier

Hunting a flat tonight where 2 dry creek bottoms merge. Been out since 3pm. Haven't seen an animal.

2yo 8pt
2yo 6pt
Handful of does.

More than I've seen in 4 sits.....Good luck, it's prime time.

Just had a nice mainframe 8 dead to rights at 740 yards. A little out side by comfort zone.

Well?

Skunked. Ran outta daylight.

Does and young bucks seen to be all that's moving the last couple mornings. Looking at a 2yo 8 and some does now.

Boom. 30x27x26W

Where in junction are you hunting? My lease is north of junction on 83 a few miles

Laying down some axis! Congrats!

South of town towards the state park.

2good,

How far north of town are you? I'm north on 83 as well up by whiskey road.

T

And congrats again Tex, nice axis buck!