2021-2022 hunting thread

[BabaYaga 15,290]

So, this just happened.  Aged at around 4+ with his teethers.  Look at that ass.  THICCCCC....

Boys got a set of marbles on him as well.  Double lung shot, made it about 50+ yards.  Could have been cleaner, but not too bad.  Lots of recent precip, so the tanks are back to capacity and the plots coming in nicely.  

 

[Johnny Sack 8,397]

11 hours ago, Both Tacos said:

I've got the Cuddeback system with 3 cameras. 1 main camera that transmits all the pics and 2 remote cameras that sync with the main. I like their system because I can have a bunch of cameras spread across my land and only pay 1 monthly/yearly price.
I've had them for 2 years and haven't had any major issues out if them.

This.  This right here.

[cknight 184]

Missed a big boar right at dark but hard to beat these views and spending time with my brother and dad.


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[BabaYaga 15,290]

44 minutes ago, cknight said:

Missed a big boar right at dark but hard to beat these views and spending time with my brother and dad.


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Those screws are triggering my deer blind OCD....;)

[CHIEF 5,079]

1 hour ago, Johnny Sack said:

This.  This right here.

CHIEF Jr. spent hours researching game cams. We ended up with a Covert game cam. My feeder sits at the bottom of a 200 ft. cliff that it must shoot a signal over. Right now I have 90% battery life (about 35 pictures a day), and 60% signal strength, between Benjamin and Guthrie.

https://www.amazon.com/Covert-CO8076-Code-Black-2021/dp/B08VQFZGY7/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1634748402&sr=8-1&srs=9517145011

CHIEF

Edited October 20, 2021 by CHIEF

[cknight 184]

53 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Those screws are triggering my deer blind OCD....;)

Haha; this is just a large platform (uncovered) we built on top of a hill to overlook a food plot and pretty country; we call it the veranda. The feeder is 310 yards away so this is our area to "hunt" where we put on music, talk, drink bourbon etc. The screws in question are like that so we can throw a camo netting to help conceal it when the leaves fall.

 

I'll see if I can find some other photos

[Johnny Sack 8,397]

6 minutes ago, cknight said:

Haha; this is just a large platform (uncovered) we built on top of a hill to overlook a food plot and pretty country; we call it the veranda. The feeder is 310 yards away so this is our area to "hunt" where we put on music, talk, drink bourbon etc. The screws in question are like that so we can throw a camo netting to help conceal it when the leaves fall.

 

I'll see if I can find some other photos

That's awesome.  I always have a couple feeders setup like 200-250 yards from the feeder.  I can usually sneak in them after the feeder goes off.  And it is where I want to hunt with buddies if we are going to be drinking beer (and the attendant urination) and watching football while hunting.

I love your spot.  That is badass.

[deadshank 24,652]

Bad pic of a nice buck. 

[Izhmash 562]

Went out to Doss to prep this weekend. Gorgeous damn weather. Couple of small hogs fell victim to the 300BO Rem7. Blackey showed up 15 seconds before the feeder went off, as if he'd been there before. Freckles came in with a group of females / piglets about 10 mins after I put one through the ticker of Blackey. They both ran downhill about 40 yds and expired within 20 ft of each other.  (note: exit wound on Freckles...angled towards me)

[ROFL BOX 6,649]

This is certainly a biggun.

Plenty of product placement nonsense, feel free to forward along.

[crimsonlonghorn 2,306]

I posted this on the Help forum but some of you deer lease guys might know the answer, so crossposting here:

Thanks, assholes. 

 

[Cajun 11,705]

Wrong thread

Edited October 21, 2021 by Cajun

[BabaYaga 15,290]

9 hours ago, ROFL BOX said:

This is certainly a biggun.
 

 

Plenty of product placement nonsense, feel free to forward along.






 

 

JFC, that would ruin me for life....

*and be totally and utterly worth it!

[Herbie Hancock 7,345]

Big boys starting to really move out here. Probably two dozen pics of bucks fighting

[BabaYaga 15,290]

28 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

Big boys starting to really move out here. Probably two dozen pics of bucks fighting

That little guy in the background.  lol

[Cajun 11,705]

Alright plant nerds, I need some identification help.  My tree knowledge begins and ends with smoker application, so I'm a bit out of my depth here, but every morning and afternoon while walking my dog I notice this tree (center of the pic) has 30-40 white wing in it every f'n time.  If you throw a pebble up there it literally explodes with the birds, they circle once or twice and come right back to it...

They are eating, and fighting over, these green seed things...

Da fuq is that tree?  I need to plant an orchard down at the ranch.

[fattyflattie 4,639]

1 hour ago, Cajun said:

Alright plant nerds, I need some identification help.  My tree knowledge begins and ends with smoker application, so I'm a bit out of my depth here, but every morning and afternoon while walking my dog I notice this tree (center of the pic) has 30-40 white wing in it every f'n time.  If you throw a pebble up there it literally explodes with the birds, they circle once or twice and come right back to it...

They are eating, and fighting over, these green seed things...

Da fuq is that tree?  I need to plant an orchard down at the ranch.

@cactusflinthead

[cactusflinthead 27,598]

2 hours ago, Cajun said:

Alright plant nerds, I need some identification help.  My tree knowledge begins and ends with smoker application, so I'm a bit out of my depth here, but every morning and afternoon while walking my dog I notice this tree (center of the pic) has 30-40 white wing in it every f'n time.  If you throw a pebble up there it literally explodes with the birds, they circle once or twice and come right back to it...

They are eating, and fighting over, these green seed things...

Da fuq is that tree?  I need to plant an orchard down at the ranch.

Chinese Tallow tree

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/triadica-sebifera/

Edited October 23, 2021 by cactusflinthead

[fattyflattie 4,639]

2 minutes ago, cactusflinthead said:

Chinese Tallow tree

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/triadica-sebifera/

Damn I thought that’s what it was.  We used to have a pasture covered up with those fucking things. Dove never acted like that with ours @Cajun

[Cajun 11,705]

Great ID, thanks!

Yeah @fattyflattie, it's non stop for the white wing in that f'n tree.

It's like a high altitude crackhouse for them fuckers.

[Cajun 11,705]

https://biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/entry/backyard-biodiversity-white-winged-dove

Quote

These birds are granivorous, which means they eat mostly seed, but some fruits and berries as well. If there are large flowers around, it will drink the nectar. In Texas, some have observed the white-winged dove practice “collaborative feeding,” where the birds were shaking seeds from a Chinese tallow tree so other doves could eat.

I guess that's what I'm seeing.

Edited October 23, 2021 by Cajun

[Brisketexan 105,093]

Ok….does anyone have an extra box of 30/06 they’d be willing to part with? I just burned through most of mine dialing the rifle in…don’t want to go into opening weekend with literally a handful of rounds in my pocket.

I’ll pay a fair premium. And you’d be helping a brother out.

[Both Tacos 1,806]

Brisket - You need more than 1 round? Wish I could help you out but I shoot a 25-06 and just picked up 2 more boxes of it last week at Academy.

It was a good day at the ranch. Got the duck blinds brushed and feeders topped off.
Food plots are doing good. Not as thick this year but we didn't get the usual October rains as we typically do.

[fattyflattie 4,639]

1 hour ago, Brisketexan said:

Ok….does anyone have an extra box of 30/06 they’d be willing to part with? I just burned through most of mine dialing the rifle in…don’t want to go into opening weekend with literally a handful of rounds in my pocket.

I’ll pay a fair premium. And you’d be helping a brother out.

They’ve had them at my academy every time I’ve been, several options. I’ll have wife pick some up if she’s over there in next day or two, if you can’t find any.  
 

Not terrible, actual shipping cost (rare)

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/914186648

 

Edited October 23, 2021 by fattyflattie

[deadshank 24,652]

2 hours ago, cactusflinthead said:

Chinese Tallow tree

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/triadica-sebifera/

Cut down that danged thing. 

[deadshank 24,652]

Got the whole joint to myself this weekend.   Cut brush all day and now enjoying a beverage of my choice while watching CFB in my old man recliner.   I sincerely hope the deer don’t bother me. 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,732]

Tacos, great looking duck blind.

[DalTxHornFan 3,101]

4 hours ago, deadshank said:

Cut down that danged thing. 

I hate invasive non-native shit like that.

[deadshank 24,652]

19 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

I hate invasive non-native shit like that.

Chinese tallow and Californians 

[hornmpa96 2,618]

Enjoyed my sit this morning. 

[fattyflattie 4,639]

Gotdamn.  That’s a specimen there. Y’all on some really good deer. 

[T’Boo Ted Marshall 2,732]

Fook.

[Both Tacos 1,806]

Holy smokes. And looks like he is a young one too. Should be spectacular later.

[hornmpa96 2,618]

7 hours ago, Both Tacos said:

Holy smokes. And looks like he is a young one too. Should be spectacular later.

Hopefully he gets 3 more years

[Cajun 11,705]

18 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

Ok….does anyone have an extra box of 30/06 they’d be willing to part with? I just burned through most of mine dialing the rifle in…don’t want to go into opening weekend with literally a handful of rounds in my pocket.

I’ll pay a fair premium. And you’d be helping a brother out.

Got some .338 Win Mag.  Just cram ‘em in with a putty scraper & they should work fine.

[deadshank 24,652]

Hello, boys. 

[deadshank 24,652]

Goodbye, you lot 

[crimsonlonghorn 2,306]

12 minutes ago, deadshank said:

Hello, boys. 

 

The other one needs to be relegated to FCS or something. That's just not fair. 

[Cajun 11,705]

21 hours ago, deadshank said:

Cut down that danged thing. 

I’m afraid the owners might have me arrested.

[deadshank 24,652]

11 minutes ago, Cajun said:

I’m afraid the owners might have me arrested.

They should give you a medal. 

[Cajun 11,705]

@deadshank

I’m getting this sense that you are not a Chinese Tallow fan.

I’m really good at picking up on these things.

[JCHIL 414]

[USCATX 1,078]

Can’t remember who said Atascosa when I asked about blinds, but I finally picked up a 5x7 and put it up today.  What a huge pain in the ass, not sure how this normally gets done but I’m pretty sure it’s not like I did with an improvised roller system off the bed of a Home Depot truck that I rode hard and put away wet after scraping every rock and cedar in Travis County.  Anyway, I have a massive new blind so that’s fun. 

[fattyflattie 4,639]

4 minutes ago, USCATX said:

Can’t remember who said Atascosa when I asked about blinds, but I finally picked up a 5x7 and put it up today.  What a huge pain in the ass, not sure how this normally gets done but I’m pretty sure it’s not like I did with an improvised roller system off the bed of a Home Depot truck that I rode hard and put away wet after scraping every rock and cedar in Travis County.  Anyway, I have a massive new blind so that’s fun. 

I missed one of their 5x9 scratch and dents last year for several thousand off. Still pissed I didn’t pull the trigger fast enough. Nice blinds. 

[USCATX 1,078]

18 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

I missed one of their 5x9 scratch and dents last year for several thousand off. Still pissed I didn’t pull the trigger fast enough. Nice blinds. 

Ha, you could live in something like that.  

[Both Tacos 1,806]

Can’t remember who said Atascosa when I asked about blinds, but I finally picked up a 5x7 and put it up today.  What a huge pain in the ass, not sure how this normally gets done but I’m pretty sure it’s not like I did with an improvised roller system off the bed of a Home Depot truck that I rode hard and put away wet after scraping every rock and cedar in Travis County.  Anyway, I have a massive new blind so that’s fun. 

You wouldn't think you would need to but make sure to anchor it down.

[fattyflattie 4,639]

37 minutes ago, USCATX said:

Ha, you could live in something like that.  

I have 3 little ones that love insist on sitting with me.  
 

8 minutes ago, Both Tacos said:

You wouldn't think you would need to but make sure to anchor it down.

Troof. Once I passed on the Atascosa, I found a similar (but Texas Wildlife Supply) blind that had blown over for about 20% of cost. Replaced 2 windows and beat straight some of the bent shit and we in business. It’s on a 12 or 15’ tower (can’t recall, it’s tall af) so that was one helluva fall.   

[Spaulding Smails 1,552]

16 hours ago, USCATX said:

Can’t remember who said Atascosa when I asked about blinds, but I finally picked up a 5x7 and put it up today.  What a huge pain in the ass, not sure how this normally gets done but I’m pretty sure it’s not like I did with an improvised roller system off the bed of a Home Depot truck that I rode hard and put away wet after scraping every rock and cedar in Travis County.  Anyway, I have a massive new blind so that’s fun. 

Those Atascosas are what we have.  We bought three 5' x 5' and had them delivered / set up.  One ground blind and two 4' like yours.  We did just move one this summer.  I'm assuming you laid it on its side?  How did you stand it upright?  Did you have some help?  Seems like a winch or come-a-long would be the way to go.

We were able to move ours upright on my 16' trailer.  Just tilted it back, backed the trailer under one side, then shimmied it on the trailer.  We only had to go about 200 yds, so it wasn't a huge chore.  

[USCATX 1,078]

41 minutes ago, Spaulding Smails said:

Those Atascosas are what we have.  We bought three 5' x 5' and had them delivered / set up.  One ground blind and two 4' like yours.  We did just move one this summer.  I'm assuming you laid it on its side?  How did you stand it upright?  Did you have some help?  Seems like a winch or come-a-long would be the way to go.

We were able to move ours upright on my 16' trailer.  Just tilted it back, backed the trailer under one side, then shimmied it on the trailer.  We only had to go about 200 yds, so it wasn't a huge chore.  

I built a wood jig to support it on the flat bed, then cut six steel pipe rollers and jacked up the blind with a floor jack and inserted the rollers.  I tied the blind off to another truck and then moved the flatbed forward.  Then I installed two legs on the blind and kept moving on the rollers. Finally I flipped the jig around and had my boys stand on it to lever it while installed the other two legs.  My stand is 3 miles down a tough to access road, but even then I can’t recommend this unless you absolutely have to do it. 

[fattyflattie 4,639]