Good luck to everyone in the stand. I'm gonna sit and enjoy the great view that Texas only sees once In a great while.

I'm hunting the Wise Denton line off 380 a ways. Been here since 3pm. Had 7 does walk up as I was walking to the stand. Needless to say they took off. Hope they bring a big boy back with them. Good luck to the fellow Wise county hunters. Beautiful day!

Man I'm jealous! Just wasn't willing to attempt 287 and getting stuck up there for the night, if I even made it.

Good luck guys, keep the updates coming.

Have heard 4 shots so far. Must be moving for everyone.

Kenny, it might be a little late to tell you this, but the roads were good. I drove 65 and 70 down 287 just fine. Had little cars passin me.

Have heard a couple shots here off of 730. Have not seen a deer yet tho.

I heard target shooting, but nothing that sounded like a "hunter". Any of you boys do any good?

Roads aren't too bad, not great but I think you can get around in a 2wd if you take it easy. Tomorrow morning is gonna be another story. Good luck Wise Co hunters.

Didn't see a animal one move this evening. Could see track in the ice and even seen a few spots of yellow ice. But no deer, hogs, squirrels, or cyotes.

Doe tags are full. Picked the biggest out of 6 at 5:15. Meat in the freezer. I didn't think anyone was dying to see a picture of a doe.

Hey guys there are some big ones there was a 1761/2 killed right here by my house yesterday

Where about is that at JJL?

North of Boyd and south of where you are hunting.

WOW, that's a beast for our county!! Did you see it in person? Great to know we have some of that caliber running around in Wise.

Doesn't surprise me, I have seen some Wise county toads near Runaway Bay on my way up to Young county or more than one occassion. Maybe not 176 but at least 150+.

Yeah I hunt right outside of Runawy bay and I have 150+ on cams, but all nocturnal because the pressure out there!

I've hunted Wise County much of my life and have seen two bucks ever that I thought would break 150. I know there are more big bucks near the lake though.

There have been a couple of bucks near me that have scored mid 160's and one that was almost 180.

They're out there, but rare.

I have a bad pic of one right now that will probably go 150-160 from south Wise Co.

Well run that dude over to my place where he will be safe!!! LOL

Kenny, that old spike will be a 160 if you dont pop him soon....160 young's,,, just say' LOL

JJL Flatwood area?

Just south of you in flatwood. I know there have been numerous bucks over 150 shot in this area this year and Mr. Dowdy told me there was a 193 shot in the county as well. I know of about 5 over 150 a 168 and a couple more over 160 that have been killed as well

JJL, don't forget your "recovered" horns........Great horns BTW.

Thanks for reminding me there DQ I almost forgot my recovered horns

I personally think Wise county is one of those close hunting jewels to the metromess. I often see dead or live deer off of 114 between Aurora and Bridgeport. Good looking country in there with the pecan orchards, watermelon patches and what not. Wish I had a lease that close to home honestly. If a lease were to come up, about how much would a guy expect to spend per gun?

I have lived here all my life and I know a lot of people as well as my family owns a few acres here so I hung for free but it will not be cheap. I know the landowners to every place within 6 miles or so of my house and you won't be able to lease in this area because they won't lease it. A few of them let me hunt because I've helped them on their farms over the years. They also know I won't shoot a young or small one. There is a few landowners here that don't allow hunting and this is the reason we have some big ones in this area. The places are small and if everyone shot a deer there wouldn't be any. 10 years ago you would be lucky to see a deer around here but the numbers have really grown the last few years.