Texas Hunt

[Desert Fox]

We've just got here yesterday and my buddy Frank scored with his 257 Weatherby on a big bodied 8 pointer. I have no luck so far. Spotted some eye popper this morning but their very weary. My 6.5 - 284 will get her chance. I'll try my luck again this afternoon.

 

[.280 Remington]

Best of luck!

 

[DrMike]

Good luck on your hunt, Rommel. You're sure to score shortly.

 

[Desert Fox]

It was 23 degrees this AM. Not sure what the wind chill factor was, but we were freezing our arse. Too cold for the Cali boys.

 

[.280 Remington]

16 degrees here! Felt just right! LOL!

 

[DrMike]

Ah, to be on the Texas high plains again. It was -16 and snowing today. That should keep the deer moving.

 

[sask boy]

Thanks for the update. I think the temp here this morning is around minus 20.
Look forward to hearing how that 6.5 x 284 knocked down the BB.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[Woodycreek]

Congrats to Frank and good luck with the 6.5x284

 

[Elkman]

Keep after them Mike, a nice one will pop up soon.

 

[FOTIS]

16 degrees here! Felt just right! LOL!

Ditto!

 

[JD338]

Good luck Rommel.

JD338

 

[Guy Miner]

Looking forward to the photos and am glad you were able to get to Texas for some hunting!

Best of luck!

Guy

 

[Charlie-NY]

Just curious - where in Texas are you hunting and what is the best time of the year to hunt there? When is the rut?

 

[Desert Fox]

Just curious - where in Texas are you hunting and what is the best time of the year to hunt there? When is the rut?

Charlie, I think we came a week early. It such a long season. I believed it start the 2nd week o November and last until the 2nd week of January. We're hunting the Panhandle area around Quail, south of Amarillo.

 

[Desert Fox]

I'm back home now guys... no luck. It's a combination of warm weather, full moon and bad timing. I was hoping to shoot a nice one. As a matter of fact, I did see one that would have been a shooter but he did not gave me a chance. He turned tail before I can put a bead on him. Frank missed on a very large buck but able to shoot a descent 8 pointer. All in all, it's still a very nice hunt.

Here's some of the picture of the hunt.

I was hoping to encounter anyone of these.

 

[DrMike]

So now they're ear tagging those Texas deer! Man, those black ones don't have much for head gear, but they are certainly large enough. :mrgreen: My hunting partner, a native fellow, calls them "slow elk." :grin: Rommel, glad you made it back and had a good time. The Panhandle was one of my favourite places. I worked as a pipe fitter out of Pampa after getting out of the Corps. I worked the aqueduct from Lake Meredith that runs down to west Texas and then on a sewage disposal system for Borger. I sure did come to think highly of that country. Those pictures are some fine looking deer.

 

[Guy Miner]

Well heck, you got to hunt Texas which is pretty neat. Am glad your buddy Frank got a buck.

Perhaps next year for you?

Guy