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Post by DCS on Nov 29, 2019 19:56:11 GMT -6
So, I took this 12 year old kid hunting and it was so slow. Late on Saturday evening we finally had a sika buck walk up and he shot and missed. He was so upset he quit talking and after we stopped looking for a blood trail due to darkness he started crying. So, we had a lot of consoling to do. I felt really bad for him. I told him might as well just get used to it, it happens to best of us.
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Post by sallysue on Nov 30, 2019 14:52:21 GMT -6
That was super nice of you to take him hunting
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Post by TXHuntress on Dec 4, 2019 9:19:43 GMT -6
Dang, poor kid. That’s one of the tough parts of hunting, you don’t always get one, and a missed shot on a first hunt had to be really tough. Hope he still wants to try again.
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Post by DCS on Dec 4, 2019 13:19:07 GMT -6
Dang, poor kid. That’s one of the tough parts of hunting, you don’t always get one, and a missed shot on a first hunt had to be really tough. Hope he still wants to try again. I think he may come back in Jan or Feb with the deer will be hitting the feeders a little harder. There were a ton of acorns this year, not that much activity at the feeders at this time. |
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Post by TXHuntress on Dec 5, 2019 13:21:13 GMT -6
The place we sold apparently got hit by anthrax, most folks we talked to out there said they weren’t seeing many, if any, deer. Even the axis have been hit 😵
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Post by DCS on Dec 8, 2019 14:35:36 GMT -6
The place we sold apparently got hit by anthrax, most folks we talked to out there said they weren’t seeing many, if any, deer. Even the axis have been hit 😵 How was that determined? |
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Post by TXHuntress on Dec 15, 2019 11:02:34 GMT -6
I guess just based on nobody seeing anything. I don’t think there have been lots of carcasses found, but that could be due to all the hogs and predators.
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Post by DCS on Dec 17, 2019 10:24:22 GMT -6
I guess just based on nobody seeing anything. I don’t think there have been lots of carcasses found, but that could be due to all the hogs and predators. We haven't been seeing a lot of movement either, I think it is because we have had such a huge acorn crop this year. They are every where. I have watched deer walk right past the feeders. |
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Post by TXHuntress on Dec 18, 2019 9:02:13 GMT -6
It would be great if that’s all it is, as opposed to anthrax wiping them out.
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Post by TXHuntress on Dec 18, 2019 9:09:33 GMT -6
In the past couple weeks I’ve found 2 dead whitetail fawns, and one good sized whitetail buck. None looked poor or sickly, nor did I see any obvious wounds. 🤷♀️🤔 The buck had been eaten on from the hind quarters, so it’s possible he was gut shot by someone and made it onto our place. We have done no hunting for whitetail out here yet, so I know it wasn’t from anyone hunting on our place.
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