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midland area
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12/09/09 05:26 AM
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Cohunter22-250
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well im headed down to a buddys place down by midland. The town is Garden City and im gunna be doin some deer hunting just wondering how the rut is doin?
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Re: midland area
[Re: Cohunter22-250]
#1092850
12/09/09 01:53 PM
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Ox190
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I have a friend who hunts west of Garden City close to 158 and they were rutting pretty hard a week ago.
"There has never been an occasion where a people gave up their weapons in the interest of peace that didn't end in their massacre." Louis L'Amour
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Re: midland area
[Re: Ox190]
#1092910
12/09/09 02:27 PM
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ACKHNTR
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hit and miss, Been a weird year. I think a few are chasing still. Never really did see all the big boys getting after it, so maybe its not over... Good luck bud, G-C has lots of deer!!
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Re: midland area
[Re: ACKHNTR]
#1094692
12/10/09 01:41 AM
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RockinU
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I'm not far from Garden City, and the primary rut is pretty much finished...they are still looking for receptive doe though, and responding to rattling/calling pretty well...good luck. Do you know what ranch you are going to be hunting?
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Re: midland area
[Re: RockinU]
#1094989
12/10/09 03:32 AM
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Cohunter22-250
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hahaha wouldnt ya know the luck. well im sure it will still be good and fun. I dont know the ranches name I just know its east of garden city some
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Re: midland area
[Re: Cohunter22-250]
#1095446
12/10/09 01:21 PM
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RockinU
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Believe it or not, the hunting is much easier now that the rut is over. That country is wide open, and it's hard to hunt any particular deer when they are running since there is a good chance they will travel so far in a short period of time. Let us know how it goes.
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Re: midland area
[Re: RockinU]
#1096991
12/11/09 01:17 AM
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bigharge
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Saw a guy in town with a 168 buck he took last week in garden city, definitely some big deer around there!
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Re: midland area
[Re: bigharge]
#1097032
12/11/09 01:38 AM
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RockinU
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You are mistaken sir...there are not big bucks in that area...hardly more than spikes...probably need antler restrictions...now stop talking and move along, nothing to see here.
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Re: midland area
[Re: RockinU]
#1097213
12/11/09 02:45 AM
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HWY_MAN
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You are mistaken sir...there are not big bucks in that area...hardly more than spikes...probably need antler restrictions...now stop talking and move along, nothing to see here. That is correct, there are no deer in West Texas.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: midland area
[Re: HWY_MAN]
#1097267
12/11/09 03:00 AM
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fishonthemove
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You are mistaken sir...there are not big bucks in that area...hardly more than spikes...probably need antler restrictions...now stop talking and move along, nothing to see here. That is correct, there are no deer in West Texas. +1
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Re: midland area
[Re: fishonthemove]
#1099804
12/12/09 12:32 AM
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wesleyc
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There are good deer in this area you just have to be on a well managed ranch, most hunters in this area are (if it's brown it's down).
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Re: midland area
[Re: wesleyc]
#1099827
12/12/09 12:39 AM
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HWY_MAN
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There are good deer in this area you just have to be on a well managed ranch, most hunters in this area are (if it's brown it's down). Thats right, it's shot out I wouldn't even consider hunting out this way.
Yes! A Weatherby does kill them deader.
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Re: midland area
[Re: HWY_MAN]
#1099904
12/12/09 01:19 AM
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7mag
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There are good deer in this area you just have to be on a well managed ranch, most hunters in this area are (if it's brown it's down). Thats right, it's shot out I wouldn't even consider hunting out this way. Really???
"Laugh with many, but don't trust any"
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Re: midland area
[Re: 7mag]
#1101595
12/13/09 01:46 AM
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Geoff927
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Nope no deer west of HWY 87 theys been gone for years please look to the east of I-45.
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Re: midland area
[Re: Geoff927]
#1101836
12/13/09 03:50 AM
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tx270
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LMAO.
I've hunted a little in that area, the deer are tiny.....
That area is (was, grin) a real sleeper area for BIG bucks. Next to S. Texas I think that area is a man's best chance for taking a 150+ deer.
Bill
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Re: midland area
[Re: tx270]
#1101874
12/13/09 04:04 AM
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Buckskin
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I live and hunt south of Colorado City and the rut has just about finished for the first run it seems. There are still a few receptive does but seems the little bucks are chasing them at least south of Loraine...We usually see another flare up of the rut though right before Christmas it seems...Good luck at Garden City there are some good deer there shoot a lot and chase em east to C. City.....lol
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