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We have pictures of at least 15 bucks right now, 4-5 shooters, and one monster 10-point.  And I'm off all week to hunt!

I get so tired of these rebuilding years...

HJ 84 Kountze 72 Kountze will be a powerhouse this year, but i think the HJ press causes serious problems for Kountze's young starters.

and if it doesn't have to be saltwater, you can always chunk pieces of liver on treble hooks out into the canals around here and have a decent chance of catching a few channel or blue cats. 

[quote name="westend1" post="1330286" timestamp="1352912732"] [quote author=Cougar4Life link=topic=105990.msg1330252#msg1330252 date=1352910847] Im new to the duck business. Went this past weekend and killed a few. Anybody have any good methods on ways to prepare/cook duck, and how to get the gamey taste out? [/quote]  Soak the duck breat in milk overnight.  Then, wrap in bacon with a slice of jalepeno.  Place on an oak plank and put in oven for about an hour.  Take it out, throw away the duck and eat the plank.      ;) [/quote] heard a similar recipe for gasper goo :)

[quote name="tvc" post="1327832" timestamp="1352687989"] A basket rack 8 point is not B&C.  ;D [/quote] He swears up and down it was at least a 20 inch spread, tall, and heavy.

My dad got busted by a buck he swears was close to a B&C today..  I've hunted with him four years now, and he doesn't normally exaggerate.  We hunt in east Texas, so it's not some high fence ranch where they breed em big.  Wish he would've gotten a shot, but we had high winds today and it came out in just the right spot to smell him

[quote name="Buccaneer#3" post="1324040" timestamp="1352427896"] [quote]Anyone notice how the 1st weekend of gun season was warm and muggy? Forecast for this weekend is the same. That figures doesn't it. Nice cool mornings duringthe weekwhenI canthunt then by the weekend it warms up! We need to break that cycle!!![/quote] Would rather be hot than cold typically! But last weekend was miserably hot in the long sleeves and pants hunting [/quote]i hunted in short sleeves, shorts and tennis shoes :)

My dad just killed a 20 lb pig.  I'll be eating well tomorrow night when I get to the lease :)

[img][Hidden Content]] bacon wrapped backstrap kabobs!

[quote name="puddin tane" post="1323924" timestamp="1352418706"] I saw a  couple of cardinals and a butterfly on my p.o.s. clear cut lease in nac county cut the krapola outta of it 3 weeks before season.............got more trees at crystal beach............ [/quote] running into some of the same problem on my lease.  a lot of it burned during the wildfires last year, and the forestry service didn't come up with the survey until september.  so all of the cover that was burnt, is now pushed over and burned in piles.  fortunately we still have some woods here and there to hunt.

About to pull some bacon-wrapped back strap kabobs off the grill.  It's gonna taste horrible ;)

[quote name="westend1" post="1322774" timestamp="1352311231"] Just got back from Sabine.  Same story.  Lots of birds but very few keepers.  Only kept a couple of reds and a couple of trout. [/quote] you need to invest in an LA license.  everything's a keeper!

[quote name="rip2506" post="1322228" timestamp="1352252486"] [quote author=marshman link=topic=103777.msg1320538#msg1320538 date=1352125112] What Counties is everyone hunting? Just curious. I hunt in jasper and orange county. [/quote] Jasper just north of the city of Jasper .. friend killed a nice 8pt 15 1/4 inside and 158lbs on the hoof [/quote] I hunt in Marion County, just outside of Jefferson.

I went to a stand tonight where we were getting some pictures, and my dad hunted my stand on a whim and shot a 3-point 3 minutes before you can't legally shoot.  I saw a spike, a doe, and a button buck, by the spike came out in the only place at that stand where I can see but not logistically get a shot off.  We're not seeing big bucks, but we have seen 7 or 8 since Saturday, which is exciting because the last couple of years it's been almost entirely does out here

Saw nothing tonight

We saw two borderline 8-points today, a 3 or 4 point, and a couple of does.  No shots taken.

Missed a hog.  Pretty grumpy about it, but it was a tough shot.  He kept sticking his head out of the thick stuff and grabbing corn at about 70 yards.  It was getting dark so I tried to pop him when he stuck his head out

slow going out here today... three of us hunted.  one saw a doe and a button buck, one saw a doe and a yearling, and that was IT. 

I'm starting to get excited!  I took Monday and Tuesday off and I'm ready to get to the lease.  Not sure how many deer I'll see, but I like my odds off at least dropping a pig or two.

[quote name="643" post="1311838" timestamp="1351340237"] [quote author=Buccaneer#3 link=topic=103777.msg1286515#msg1286515 date=1348948719] I'm hunting in sour lake so I bet its a lot different than south or east or west texas [/quote]Where do ya hunt in SL, we hunt the property North of Little Pine Island Bayou from Bevil Oaks to Pinewood, we get to it off Hiway 421, we do good yearly but are very selective on who we let hunt and what we shoot... [/quote] i've got a buddy who hunts a similar situation out there, and i know he does well.  it's nice to have a big area without much hunting pressure at your disposal.

Silsbee is going to be scary good this year, i do believe.  the best 3A team in the state, possibly.  (i'm talking about real 3A programs, not ones that recruit players from places like New Jersey, not to mention having the greater Houston area at their disposal).

I was rooting for the Giants to beat the Cardinals, and now i'm rooting for the Tigers beat the Giants.  I'm ready to see the WS come back to the American league.

soccer forum is fairly dead these days, Bon.  I hope all is well for you!

havent been back to check my cameras since this was taken, but my uncle saw 20 on my feeder last night at 6.