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wheeler county deer
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10/22/14 03:24 PM
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Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 45
casti
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Light Foot
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Light Foot
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Getting the chance to go out this weekend and hunt about 10 minutes from shamrock, wheeler county. Anybody hunted there before? How big are the deer and is the deer population any good??
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Re: wheeler county deer
[Re: casti]
#5374102
10/22/14 07:19 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
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Gigemags05
Tracker
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Tracker
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I hunt in Wheeler County. I haven't been up there in a little while and won't be back out there until opening day.
From my past experience, the deer are very big bodied. Huge. There are lots of good numbers and good deer out there.
Whether or not you will have a chance at a good buck will depend on the specific area you are hunting.
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Re: wheeler county deer
[Re: casti]
#5374116
10/22/14 07:21 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
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Phlash
Bird Dog
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Bird Dog
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The deer are good in this area of the panhandle. It is not unusual for the mature bucks to go over 180 lbs and score 150+. There are a lot of deer in Wheeler county. Mostly whitetails, but there are some mule deer in the river bottoms. I have hunted the eastern part of the county in the past. The issue you might have could be the oilfield activity. The place is jumping with service companies and drillers, so depending on where your hunting the deer may be highly alert.. Lodging is almost non-existant right now in the area. Good luck and give us a report when you get back.
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Re: wheeler county deer
[Re: casti]
#5374120
10/22/14 07:26 PM
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Joined: Feb 2011
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Satch
THF Trophy Hunter
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THF Trophy Hunter
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The ranch I hunted I liked windy days the best. Deer would congregate in the feeder creek draws to the river. Yes big bodied deer there and huge coyotes.
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Re: wheeler county deer
[Re: casti]
#5374178
10/22/14 07:57 PM
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Joined: Nov 2007
Posts: 96
spartanhunter
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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I hunted wheeler a few years back…never seen so many deer move in a one hour period…They were everywhere…very little cover but was amazing. Lots of stickers and thorny stuff..wear tall boots
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