2022-2023 Hunting Thread

[Kennythetiger 9334]

aggy? 

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

Maybe he's Welsh?

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

I said grabass not grab arse. Or grab nuts. Both of you are depraved critters. Also, I laughed. Assholes.


Trying not to pop one of them and stuff it in my freezer. The big 12 looked like he was playing tag with the others for no shit at least fifteen minutes.

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

On 1/18/2023 at 10:57 AM, ImissWallyPryor said:

I recorded this huge herd of mule deer two weeks ago east of Rapid City. I missed the first ~50 getting my iPhone ready, and there were dozens more in the field just beyond the stubble that are hard to make out in the video. There were a good 250 total.

This is 2 miles from where I got stuck in a line of cars 10 years ago waiting for a big herd to cross the highway. A friend was close to the front of the line and saw most of the herd. He claimed to have stopped counting at 200, but he’s a Sooner, so I assumed he was lying. 

I was driving this same stretch of road as in my earlier video (above). The muleys in these two photos total a bit over 200, and there were at least another 100 in groups of 20-30. They were all within a mile of each other. The photos are shitty because the windows were closed and the deer were further from the road.

 

All of the dark pixelated specks in this one are deer.

Outside of this mass concentration of deer, all I saw was groups of 5-10 every so often. I have no explanation for this. I am befuddled. 

Edited February 4, 2023 by ImissWallyPryor

[deadshank 24651]

Foggy and cold this morning. 

[hookemATL 11602]

Ice storm make it down your way?  Curious what weather like that would do to mesquite. 

[fattyflattie 4636]

35 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

Ice storm make it down your way?  Curious what weather like that would do to mesquite. 

We didn’t see any severe effects from the ‘21 event.  Nothing lasting anyhow. 

[deadshank 24651]

55 minutes ago, hookemATL said:

Ice storm make it down your way?  Curious what weather like that would do to mesquite. 

No ice this year.   Ice and snow only piss off mesquite  and make it grow thicker and more thorns. 

[deadshank 24651]

[deadshank 24651]

[Lazarus Bocanegra 303]

Full tank, full heart

[deadshank 24651]

4 hours ago, Lazarus Bocanegra said:

Full tank, full heart

That’s what little water we have left in the Frio 

[Lazarus Bocanegra 303]

31 minutes ago, deadshank said:

That’s what little water we have left in the Frio 

empty rivers, empty hands 

[retsevlys 408]

Dallas County, Alabama. First pic taken with iphone.  The rest were taken with the iphone through some apparently dirty binoculars.

[deadshank 24651]

5 hours ago, retsevlys said:

Dallas County, Alabama. First pic taken with iphone.  The rest were taken with the iphone through some apparently dirty binoculars.

Pixels has left the chat. 
 

Nice shots.  What’s the green stuff on the ground?

[williemackgarza 1826]

Going to mexico ranch this weekend. Taking the boy. Pigs, javis, does and a good mgmt buck on the hit list.
Cowboy says theyre finally coming out to play with all the green dying off

[Dignan 355]

I have a sugar momma (not really, but kind of) that let's me hunt her land 10 min from my house. Finally got a chance to put up a game cam in one spot I saw a lot of sign. This big momma showed up not long ago. Haven't had a chance to go back out and get her. Looks pregnant to me. 

[retsevlys 408]

12 hours ago, deadshank said:

Pixels has left the chat. 
 

Nice shots.  What’s the green stuff on the ground?

Wheat, rapeseed, mustard, and clover.  Rape seed probably dead after freeze.

[Kennythetiger 9334]

13 hours ago, retsevlys said:

Wheat, rapeseed, mustard, and clover.  Rape seed probably dead after freeze.

You said “rape” twice. 

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

A few pages back, I posted Elk pics taken over a span of about one hour until some rambunctious young bulls decided they needed to fight my trail cams. I went to my land about a month later and reset the cams to almost 8’. This week I started getting pings that they were back, and sure enough, the cams were again of great interest.

Looks like I might have to raise them higher:

 

One of the boys took issue with a branch that I had left on the ground. He drug it off and placed it in front of the cam. Now, every time the wind picks up and a needle quivers, I get deluged with pings from pics being sent. I’ll just keep lowering the motion sensitivity until it takes a full grown ass elk dancing from 10’ away to set it off.

Edited February 13, 2023 by ImissWallyPryor

[Herbie Hancock 7303]

No telling how long ago this guy bit the dust, but damn….

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

Well, back to the drawing board. Before I raise them to 12’, I need to confirm that elk can’t climb trees.

 

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

48 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said:

No telling how long ago this guy bit the dust, but damn….

Dry mount him just like that. Give your grandkids nightmares. 

[deadshank 24651]

Good night, sweet prince. 

[Kennythetiger 9334]

20 hours ago, ImissWallyPryor said:

Well, back to the drawing board. Before I raise them to 12’, I need to confirm that elk can’t climb trees.

 

I wish it was the same two, just fucking with you all the time. 

[deadshank 24651]

Good management buck to take. 

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

4 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

I wish it was the same two, just fucking with you all the time. 

No. The deer are in on it, too. There’s something about that damn branch. I was last out there almost 6 weeks ago - wearing gloves - so you’d think my scent would have faded by now. 

Edited February 12, 2023 by ImissWallyPryor
Cant spel

[williemackgarza 1826]

Back in Mexico. From yesterday, my boys 1st buck. Good 1 to take. 140 yds. .243 87g vld. Dropped it in his tracks.
He shot a doe the day before, same outcome, drt. Those vlds are deadly.
He was stoked and I was proud.
Hard year but ended on a great note.

[686 3404]

23 hens around the house feeder Sunday morning



My new apple trees are leafing out:




Dad and I worked out butts off Sunday, got more tree cages built and installed, watered all the new trees, did some equip maintenance, and welded up a new gate. Got a lot done.

[Lazarus Bocanegra 303]

On 2/13/2023 at 10:59 AM, 686 said:

23 hens around the house feeder Sunday morning


 

similar work ahead for me, though I think I will be doing small triangular enclosures with 2-4 bunces of Little Bluestem in each.  Driving T-posts is easily my least favorite chore

[CHIEF 5067]

36 minutes ago, Lazarus Bocanegra said:

similar work ahead for me, though I think I will be doing small triangular enclosures with 2-4 bunces of Little Bluestem in each.  Driving T-posts is easily my least favorite chore

I bought one of these last year. We move feeders and pens so much, works like a charm. I think I may have brought it up earlier in this thread, or the one from last year.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073DBLL29/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

CHIEF

[hookemATL 11602]

49 minutes ago, CHIEF said:

I bought one of these last year. We move feeders and pens so much, works like a charm. I think I may have brought it up earlier in this thread, or the one from last year.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073DBLL29/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

CHIEF

Worst.  Fleshlight.  Ever.  

[686 3404]

Worst.  Fleshlight.  Ever.  

Definitely will knock your dick in the dirt.

[CHIEF 5067]

1 hour ago, hookemATL said:

Worst.  Fleshlight.  Ever.  

See that feed pen? I built it with me own two hands, but do they call me CHIEF, the pen builder? No. But you fuck one post driver…

If you are in dirt with minimal rocks, it will drive a 6 ft. T-post over two and a half feet deep in about 10 seconds. 
 

CHIEF

[RMac5 1550]

Feral pig numbers by state. Obviously Texas is the big winner.

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/wild-hog-feral-hog-wild-boar-population-by-state/

[hookemATL 11602]

It’s surprising to me that there are actually states where these fuckers do not exist. I just assumed they were literally everywhere. 
 

doing my part at least 

 

[BabaYaga 15205]

15 hours ago, hookemATL said:

It’s surprising to me that there are actually states where these fuckers do not exist. I just assumed they were literally everywhere. 
 

doing my part at least 

 

Zero hogs on our place.  Never seen them.  In the northern part of Coleman county they have them as they have oaks, but where we are it's nothing but mesquites and cactus.  

[CHIEF 5067]

We have them in King County, but they are sparsely populated as there are no large wheat fields within 7-8 miles of our pasture. When we hunted at Aspermont, they were as thick as mosquitos. You would see 75 a day, mainly in the wheat fields.In the winters, that's where they concentrate as it is the only place to get grass with nutrients. If we see any in King County, it is big individuals, or small sounders that show up to the feeder.

CHIEF

[Lazarus Bocanegra 303]

they're around in Northwest Live Oak county, but I've only ever seen a sounder in the daylight once.  They're on the cameras fairly regularly, and we've got some big loners that pop up now and then, but they're definitely not a problem for us like they are for a lot of areas

[fattyflattie 4636]

They’re not a problem for us, yet. But it was rare to see them 3-4 years ago, now it’s not at all.  Need to up our efforts (futile, I know) at knocking them back down. Odd, and I doubt it’s related, but we used to be somewhat thick with Javies. I haven’t seen a single one in 2 years. 

[RMac5 1550]

We are in NE Mills County and I don’t ever see them there either, I know they are around but I don’t ever see em. I wish we had Axis, I know they are close but not on our place.

[Spaulding Smails 1551]

The pigs ebb and flow for us in Kimble County.  We don't have any live water other than two cisterns, but we have two dry creeks that will hold some water when it's wet.  That's when we typically see an influx.  My dad took two little guys Thursday morning.  He waited for mama and she never showed.  These were about 10 lb each.  

From a hunting standpoint, I like having them out there in small numbers, but holy crap I've seen how destructive they can be.  The place I hunted in Live Oak County 15 years ago had two big pastures that were completely lost because the hogs rooted them up so much that the rancher couldn't even harvest the coastal.  We do our best to keep them at bay!

  

[JCHIL 414]

Against all of what little good  judgement and common sense he has left, Deadshank had a few of his ol buddies out to his place including me this past weekend for a management hunt and some good ol fashion lying, eating and drinking contests.  2 doe and 1 mgmt Buck and 1 cull Buck were taken and several brain cells and keto diets were killed.  Great time and a great place and  setup you have Deadshank!  Frio River needs some rain badly but enjoyed exploring the dry riverbanks post hunt!

 

[kegman 187]

My brother and I are planning a public lands pronghorn hunt in Wyoming this fall.  I thought I would check the hive mind to see if any of y'all have any pointers.  We are not looking for trophies but to add a little variety to the freezer.  I am thinking that we will camp near the truck and day hike.  If we are lucky, we will bring home the meat and process it ourselves.  We have three years of preference points.  We are looking at driving with a stopover in Colorado. 

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

This poorly written article might explain why the distribution maps of feral hogs show an area in north central North Dakota. Thanks for the brilliant idea, Canada. 
 

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/20/us-threat-canada-super-pig-boar?CMP=share_btn_tw

Edited February 22, 2023 by ImissWallyPryor

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

On 2/16/2023 at 5:55 PM, hookemATL said:

It’s surprising to me that there are actually states where these fuckers do not exist. I just assumed they were literally everywhere.

Meant to quote this. We don’t have them in SD, but we’ll probably get the Canadian Super Pigs someday. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by ImissWallyPryor

[ImissWallyPryor 9045]

3 hours ago, kegman said:

My brother and I are planning a public lands pronghorn hunt in Wyoming this fall.  I thought I would check the hive mind to see if any of y'all have any pointers.  We are not looking for trophies but to add a little variety to the freezer.  I am thinking that we will camp near the truck and day hike.  If we are lucky, we will bring home the meat and process it ourselves.  We have three years of preference points.  We are looking at driving with a stopover in Colorado. 

Pronghorn are surprisingly tasty, considering what they have to eat. You might not have to add sage to your breakfast sausage. 

Edited February 22, 2023 by ImissWallyPryor

[CHIEF 5067]

I had a Great-Great Uncle that went pronghorn hunting back in the 1950's. The rancher was his guide, and simply hung his coat on a fencepost next to a water trough. Pronghorns are extremely curious, and after a while the whole herd had to come see what it was that was hanging on the fencepost. He picked out the biggest buck and shot him.

CHIEF

[davidg 4025]

Got this in an email from the TAMU Agrilife extension. The survey covers the economic impact of a Texas whitetail deer hunting and the effect CWD could have in state economy.




Good Morning Texas Hunters,

We have had an awesome response to the white-tailed deer survey. If you have not taken the survey, we would really appreciate your help. This is an important topic, and I want to make sure you're included in the discussion. My contact information is in the survey if you have any questions or comments. Also, don't forget to enter your email at the last question of the survey for your chance to win a Yeti Hopper Flip 18 Soft Cooler.

Thank you!

Jacob Dykes
Assistant Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist
Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Texas A&M University


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[deadshank 24651]

13 minutes ago, davidg said:

Got this in an email from the TAMU Agrilife extension. The survey covers the economic impact of a Texas whitetail deer hunting and the effect CWD could have in state economy.




Good Morning Texas Hunters,

We have had an awesome response to the white-tailed deer survey. If you have not taken the survey, we would really appreciate your help. This is an important topic, and I want to make sure you're included in the discussion. My contact information is in the survey if you have any questions or comments. Also, don't forget to enter your email at the last question of the survey for your chance to win a Yeti Hopper Flip 18 Soft Cooler.

Thank you!

Jacob Dykes
Assistant Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist
Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management | Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Texas A&M University


Follow this link to the Survey:
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I received that, as well.

Knowing it was aggy that sent it out, using crayons I drew stick figure images so they would understand my answers.