tvc184

Yep. I've caught them in February moving up to spawn and if the temperature doesn't warm up very fast, they can spawn into May. This year we have had some cool spells fairly late so some of the bass probably have yet to spawn. A lot of bass will spawn more than once but once it gets past mid-May or so, I think that it is over. Water temp is everything.

[quote name="bullets13000" post="793392" timestamp="1271942422"] [quote author=chosen1 link=topic=61867.msg791975#msg791975 date=1271694570] i like to use my knife. better adrenaline rush... jmo [/quote] whatever, nancy-boy.  use your hands like a real man. [/quote] I tried to head butt the last one that I killed but I slipped and when he almost had me, I had to bite through his neck but it worked.

[quote name="westend1" post="791985" timestamp="1271695788"] Well. i got a new Bowtech destroyer 340.  Has a slightly larger brace height than the 350 and it will allow a draw length over 30".  If you are thinking of buying a bow. you need to shoot one of these. [/quote] I was thinking of selling my Diamond Marquis and getting the 350.

[quote name="chosen1" post="791975" timestamp="1271694570"] i like to use my knife. better adrenaline rush... jmo [/quote] So how many deer have you killed with your knife?

I've never heard of any schools not charging admission.

[quote][b][size=10pt]Q: When it comes to hurricane track forecasting, I'm always asked what computer model to trust. What do you say? A: Actually, the real answer is that the model [color=red]I would trust is the final product put out by the hurricane center specialists.[/color] Because that will take into account, on any given run, their assessment of whether there was an initialization problem with one or more of the models that might be put into that. Trying to, on your own from your couch at home, unless you're trained in model analysis, trying to guess which one of the models on the so-called “spaghetti plot” at best is folly. These guys are trained to do that.[/[/size]b][/quote] Why? They have no more than an educated guess which is usually wrong.

Wow, from secret stocking programs to serpents in the Bible and the state paying for damage from wild animals. Let's see............ The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has made statements about these stories of stocking bears and rattlesnakes are myths. I guess someone could believe in a government cover up to hide stocking programs but I don't believe. I think they are nothing but urban myths. As far as the bobcats, coyotes, foxes and such, they are definitely plentiful and in some areas the coyotes are getting out of hand. That isn't from stocking though and I know that a lot of hunters love to kill varmints but it still hard to keep up with them. Good luck on the state paying for damages from wild animals. They are owned by the people of the state but not by anyone (even the government) in reality. When they are on your property then only you have access to them legally so they are yours (assuming it is in a legal season or it is an unprotected species) until they walk off of your property onto the property owned by a different person. There simply is no ownership per se and financial responsibility for wild animals.

[quote name="GTBaseball47" post="780047" timestamp="1269221063"] [quote author=Walk-off link=topic=67597.msg780041#msg780041 date=1269219828] By the time LCM approaches the Veterans bridge down by 3 [/quote] Nederland will 10 run rule LCM (12-2). The Dogs will take it out on LCM after getting man handled by PNG. Someone has to be the whipping boy. [/quote] Pretty good call.

I caught my biggest speck ever (a little over 6 pounds) bouncing a 6 inch purple worm with a white tail off of the shell about this time of the year. It was a slow wind and we just drifted letting the Texas rigged worm do its magic.

[quote name="SATCHEL" post="777999" timestamp="1268838104"] Yep z7 next year [/quote] That's okay if you are a Mathews snob.  ;D I was thinking more like the Destroyer 350 from Bowtech.  :D

The DXT is yesterday's news......  ;D

I thought that if I put a smiley face, the sarcasm would be too easy to spot.  :D

[quote name="bullets13000" post="777659" timestamp="1268763800"] [quote author=tvc184 link=topic=40917.msg777596#msg777596 date=1268752582] The panthers are in the woods with sasquatch as they watch over their herd of chupacabras. [/quote] chupacabras are real!  my friend's dad's uncle's sister-in-law had a friend who's daughter's fiancee had pictures of one, but they were stolen... [/quote] Did you think that I was making a joke??

The panthers are in the woods with sasquatch as they watch over their herd of chupacabras.

I think that is Johnson and Madam Johnson bayous.

[quote name="ST413" post="773526" timestamp="1268098973"] [quote author=dugout6 link=topic=64676.msg773082#msg773082 date=1268031058] The last time we had a fish kill due to cold weather in the Sabine Lake and Pass area it was obvious.  The fish could be seen floating on the surface or struggling near the surface.  Due to the prop wash of the large ships in our area the lethargic or dead fish are pushed up to the surface and are easily seen.  Just as reminder, it is illegal to boat fish that have succumbed to extreme weather conditions.          [/quote] Why is this even a law?  First if its already dead who would want it? And if you did you would still have to follow bag limits so it would only limimt what you could catch. [/quote] There is no specific law that mentions injured or dead fish floating but the state law says that legal means for the taking of a game fish is with a line and pole. Basically, legal means says that you have to hook the fish in a line and bring him in however snagging and jerking a line with hooks on it is illegal.

[quote name="dugout6" post="773082" timestamp="1268031058"] The last time we had a fish kill due to cold weather in the Sabine Lake and Pass area it was obvious.  The fish could be seen floating on the surface or struggling near the surface.  Due to the prop wash of the large ships in our area the lethargic or dead fish are pushed up to the surface and are easily seen.  Just as reminder, it is illegal to boat fish that have succumbed to extreme weather conditions.          [/quote] I am not sure that I would want to boat a floating fish, I don't care what caused it. It is a law without a purpose as far as I am concerned.

[quote name="thetragichippy" post="765295" timestamp="1266983967"] when the weather gets above say 60 degrees........I'm plannin a trip with you and TVC........should make for some awesome conversation! [/quote] I think that he is trying to say that I talk too much.....  :D

I was thinking about maybe getting a .17HM2. Both the .17HMR and the .17HM2 are basically replacements for the .22 in its various versions. I have not shot one but have talked to a few people and read a lot of personal reviews and they are a bit more accurate than the .22LR with better range. Their accuracy will reach out past 100 yards and they hit harder for small game. The .22 has the advantage of readily available ammo at half the price of the .17's. If you plink a lot then the .22 is probably a more go to gun (not an issue since you already have the .17). If a person is actually hunting squirrels, rabbits or varmints then the .17 is likely a better option. As far as the fun factor and plinking, the .17's don't come in semi-autos. Most people know how fun the .22 autos are to shoot and within their plinking range, they are great. As for cheaper scopes, after doing a lot of research a couple of years ago and wanting a cheap scope for my Marlin 1894c .357 magnum rifle, I went with a Simmons. I have Leupold and Nikons on my other deer rifles and they are fairly pricey. The Simmons scope has been on the rifle through two seasons and has not had a problem. It is probably the best $35 that I have spent on a hunting item.

[quote name="rip2506" post="751132" timestamp="1264718356"] Wow all this Beautiful .25-06 Glory. Short Story: My Grandfather was an astute and avid deer hunter who ran into some bad luck. Some heathen wiped out his entire gun collection. He replaced All of a dozen or more of those stolen rifles with One bull barrelled Ruger M77 in .25-06.  When I got it I was a little disappointed it was not a more popular .270. Now several deer later, I am a Happy camper and realize the old guy knew what he was doing. So much so I bought my nephew one. [/quote] But what can the 25-06 do that can't be done with .260, .264, .270, .280, .308, 7mm-08, 30-06.......... ? Again, is one head and shoulders above the others for taking of whitetails?

[quote name="BMTSoulja1" post="750914" timestamp="1264695927"] I can honestly say that Central playing in Vidor now 4 years since comming in this district have never been a problem.   People are nice there.  But they are pationate about their football, as any fan is supposed to. [/quote] And it's not like it is one trip every other year for football. Central has traveled to Vidor several times a year for basketball, baseball, volleyball, softball, soccer, etc. Out of the many of trips to Vidor in the last few years since Vidor has been in the district, has there ever been any problems? If so they sure kept it quiet.

[quote name="westend1" post="750355" timestamp="1264608939"] Just curious.  Did anybody get ticketed this year for one of the 12 3'4" bucks, or the spike with hidden kickers?  Just wondering how lenient(or strict) the wardens were this year.  I haven't heard anything about it. [/quote] Looking at some hunting forums, it is according to where you were, according to the warden and "probably" according to the situation/attitude of the violator. I did hear of some people being ticketed and others being warned.

[quote name="643" post="750292" timestamp="1264603909"] [quote author=injun link=topic=61122.msg750105#msg750105 date=1264563058] [quote author=westend1 link=topic=61122.msg750088#msg750088 date=1264562500] Chill chief,   The whole point of the new regs was to stop the killing of young bucks.   I hope it is working.  If it is, the deer processing business should drop for a couple of years.   If it didn't drop some, then the regs aren't working.  Get my drift?          ::) ::) [/quote]I do get your drift , but try to understand mine..I've shot my share of really nice bucks with rifles and archery equipment (not crossbows either) my point is if I'm not intrested in getting another trophy  for my wall why limit me to a spike or a 13" buck..Let me make the choice... [/quote]Well shoot a cpl of Does then, besides some are smarter than most bucks... [/quote] The problem with that is that does are not generally allowed on public land. I disagree with those rules but they are the rules. The does there probably need to be managed and I have thought that they should have a public drawing or maybe give limited ones out on the actual days of the hunt in a national or state park/forest. Much like you check in at duck/goose hunting locations. Have state biologists hand doe permits out the day of the hunts so that they can somewhat control the taking of does and not have a wholesale slaughter of basically unregulated land. I also think that to do such a program would not only help the herd but lighten up a lot of the pressure on the buck population for people that want to see a result of their time hunting. For people that say they are on a meat hunt and could care less about horns, I have no problem with that but the state hurts their own cause by not letting does be taken as that meat.

[quote name="injun" post="750105" timestamp="1264563058"] I do get your drift , but try to understand mine..I've shot my share of really nice bucks with rifles and archery equipment (not crossbows either) my point is if I'm not intrested in getting another trophy  for my wall why limit me to a spike or a 13" buck..[b][size=12pt]Let me make the choice...[/size][/b] [/quote] If that is an argument, I guess you want to make your own rules for everything. Let me make my own choice.

[quote name="injun" post="750060" timestamp="1264560848"] You also might want to check with the local deer processing markets and ask them if this new law affected their buisnesses this year [/quote] My processor said that he was down about 30 or more deer from last year.