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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 04:42 PM
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Gone to Texas it has been almost exactly the same for me. My set up should be the "kill zone". What I do know is that I have had inconsistent pics of different deer. That means along with not seeing anything, scents not working, only pics of deer at night and barely even touching the feeders that the rut is in full swing. It will seem like the deer have all but moved outta town. After the rut you will get deer during the day and more consistent pics. I am set up fairly close to their bedding area too. This is my 3rd day straight of hunting. After this season is over I will be setting up just inside the bedding area. Try so buck grunts along with some rattling. And I hunt just off of 3265 not too far from 206. I am staying in Cross Plains at the only hotel and drive a black Chevy 2013. I can bring you to my place and show you what I mean. Or you can get away for an afternoon and come hunt with me. Call me, 936-465-7022. Frank Thanks Frank, I tried some rattling yesterday but nothing. I'll be out to hunt this evening so hopefully I see something. I think you may be right about the rut though, maybe they are held up in thick areas. Hopefully they will start poking their heads out soon!
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 04:57 PM
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Yeah I just checked my camera and the big 8 I have been getting pics of day and night was at my feeder around 4:45am this morning. So yeah...
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 04:58 PM
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 05:20 PM
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No Erathkid, you can smell deer. Their musk is unmistakable. I have always been able to smell them, even a doe. No one ever believes me so it doesn't surprise me that you don't either. Lol. I believe you. I've smelled them before too. Stinky stuff.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 05:29 PM
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Deerslayer, my FIL and I hunted near Canyon lake this morning and didn't see a single deer, first time that I can ever remember in 14 years. I did shoot a gobbler. Deer all around his house in Gruene though, even a really nice 8 point that was gorgeous. Have y'all got acorns? Maybe that's where the deer are.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 05:42 PM
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Erathkid idk about the deer around Canyon Lake. I'd sure like to get on a lease closer to home though, lol. We don't have any acorns here as far as I can tell. Still eating corn, just not moving through the day.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 05:51 PM
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Well fellas time to crawl outta here and go get a bite to eat. Will resume at 2pm. No movement here at all.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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Good luck man. Keep after them. Just remember the longer you go without seeing one means your just that much closer to seeing one.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 08:17 PM
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Yeah I hear ya Erathkid. Lmao. I just jumped the fence by the road to get to my blind rather than ride the atv in. I immediately noticed 2 rubs on 2 trees and a scrape no more than 5 feet from one of the trees. I had a truck go by this morning about 9:30-0am and he honked his horn twice, but never stopped so I didn't pay attention to it. I am guessing he saw the buck and was trying to warn me? I saw what appeared to be tracks from last night or today so... I can think of every bad word to say right now!!!
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 08:32 PM
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Ok just got back in the blind again. I walked back with a long piece of red rag soaked in doe estrus and drug it all the way back to a spot near my blind so it will hopefully lure him this way should he come in before dark. I drug it around both trees then on the ground the whole way back to my blind. And i stopped the drag about 30-40 yards from my blind. Hopefully that'll do something.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 08:38 PM
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And I chatted with a few guys in Cross Plains and around at the local feed stores and what not. One guy at the hardware store said he spotlighted last night to see if the deer were out at night or what and he said that in 1 grain field alone he counted 65 deer. A lot of the other fellas said that they were not seeing much if anything at all. Most werr miserable as I am. Lol.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 08:51 PM
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Y'all keep me updated. I'm headed to Forsan for the weekend. I know, I know: there aren't any deer out west but I've got a hunch.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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Here we go with the hunches, lol. Gotta be better than Eastland county at present.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 09:30 PM
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....I know a guy who knows a guy who has a place out that way.... Surely I'll post several inches and a couple sets of back straps by Sunday.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 10:13 PM
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LUCKY... It's not nice to keep secrets Novemberyet.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/29/13 11:19 PM
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Heading out tomorrow morning, I'll let y'all know if I see anything!
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/30/13 01:48 PM
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/30/13 03:01 PM
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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I didn't see anything yesterday at all.
As I was typing that last sentence I saw a small doe way out near a fence line. She was moving quickly and I never saw her again. It is too small of an opening for a clear shot and she most likely jumped the fence behind the brush. So deer sighting #1 is on the books for today. And if I were to move my blind there I would be right on the trails which I do not want to do.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/30/13 05:28 PM
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Viciously looked for the doe to walk down the fence line, but as I thought she would do she jumped the fence somewhere behind the brush. Figures...
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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11/30/13 08:34 PM
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Well no sign of deer or anything else for that matter. Calling it a day. Good luck to all the hunters.
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Re: And we are live from Eastland county...
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Hey Erathkid give me a call. 936-465-7022
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