Lavaca County 2011

Seems really quiet this year. Obviously we always rut early, but I have never heard so few gunshots on opening weekend (gun season) as we did this year. We are near Sweet Home. Anyone else from the area having a better experience? Think it is drought-related and we might get more late-season activity than usual?

The rains we got later on this year have really greened things up. The deer are not having to move as much and this full moon has them moving at night. When the rut starts they will move.

Thanks. Good point on the recent rains. Moonlight is what I am thinking too- in terms of what the problem is right now. Our rut is early unless the drought alters it this year so I am not sure we can still count on that. Any bow hunters out there? Do you feel like he rut happened in October as usual, and was it as strong as most years?

In the same area and haven't seen anything legal to shoot. I'm only seeing movement at around 740 am and again about 6 pm and later in the night. Most of what I have seen have been does and a 4 pointer over and over. I shot an armadillo Friday about 4 pm other than that with this moon I don't even see much hog movement until 3&4 am.

Sounds very familiar. We had a couple of nice bucks running around in October, but not seeing them now. Hoping for better luck near Thanksgiving and a new moon. Thought the drought (lack of food supply) would keep them coming to the feeders this year but I guess that recent rain hurt- like stxrancher said. Thanks

I had good movement just over the line in DeWitt County the week BEFORE rifle season opened... Saw a nice tall 8 point yesterday morning, but by the time I was able to confirm the width he had moved close enough that I had to freeze (hunting from an open ground blind). He looked straight at me as he went by, figured I didn't belong (even if I wasn't moving), and then he bolted off. I'm now in the market for a better set of optics...

I hunt around Mont have only seen a 6 and few does in four weeks.

Off topic but in this area there's a group of about 14 hogs I got one about 3 weeks ago. I checked the cam today when I got home there'sa small 8 point that's illegal but I'm waiting now for the hogs if I can't shoot a buck I'm shooting something. I'm sure they must hit your feeders too.

i am headed out this weekend to Cuero. I will be reporting live from the stand.

I haven't seen any hogs at my place nor my cousin's ranch on the other side of Yoakum. But if one shows up it's down.

Got another sow last night they are hitting the feeder around 10:30 pm. Have a pic but no idea how to post also I have noticed another buck looks like a 6 pointer but AR once again makes it a nogo. It's a decent sized buck but like all of them in this area that I have seen the rack is tall and narrow.