Why so many Threads? DWHO?
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October 31, 2010 10:40 AM
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DWHO
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Harrison county
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If you guys are wondering. I am not some spam or salesmen of any type. I was raised in the woods and on the lakes. As I grew older, like a lot of youngsters you start distancing yourself away from your parents. I focused on College, then a family and raising kids. I focused a lot of my time on my work. I had not a lot of time for anything else. Well enough about that.
My father past away recently from liver cancer. It was fast and he did not have to suffer. He kept it from most everyone, so his death caught everyone by surprise, even me. BUT.......before he died, he did make me promise that I would slow down and spend more time with my kids, and get them in the outdoors more and back to our roots, and our GOD given right to hunt/fish! So, that is what I did .... and I am in the process of doing, right now. I just bought 112 acres in Northeast Texas.
So if you are wondering why I post so many childish questions.....I am learning to ride the bike again(so to speak) and I need some advice. I am trying to get the cell phones/I-pod's out of my kids hands and put a bow or a rifle/shotgun in their place. I have retained a lot, but with today's new age hunting, I can tell I have a lot to learn. I am trying to research as much as possible. I dont want to get them out in a stand and never see a deer or a hog. This property I bought is full of deer. I am hoping that I can get them hooked. My dad always said,"take your kids hunting and fishing, and you never have to hunt your kids"!
I work overseas, so I am away from home a lot, but then again I am home alot......28 days on and 28 days off......yayaya good and bad benifits! Any advice you guys can give will be appreciated! I will be home November 18th.....I cant wait.
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RE: Why so many Threads? DWHO?
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October 31, 2010 07:42 PM
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wohalliburton
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David,
If you're in NE Texas the rut will probably be over by the time you get on days off. The first thing I'd do when I got home is to try to see if you can see any buck sign out on your property...especially rubs and scrapes. Then, I'd set-up a couple of feeders on the best-looking areas, whether you find buck sign or just well-worn trails. You don't have to spend a lot of money on a feeder - check out how you can make bucket feeders with a hydraulic oil bucket (link here), or a tube feeder made with PVC (link here). I've used both and in the right they work. Give these things about 2-3 weeks for the deer to come in before you hunt them. I suspect there might be a secondary rut in your area that would start some time the first or second week in December, so the timing might work out well.
One thing of note: I hunted a 130+ acre parcel for a couple of years in that area, and one of the funniest things we encountered is that with only one entrance onto the place the deer began to attern us instead of the other way around! That is, they'd bed by the gate and would spook the minute we can onto the property. Maybe that was coincidence, but I'd be careful how I entered my once I started hunting it. Also, be careful about scent. I would recommend that you use rubber boots or some other hunting footwear that would minimize what you leave on the ground. And, I would never wear those boots/footwear in my truck - I'd put them in a bag and keep them away from oils, food, and the like.
One other thing - be careful because you probably have a points/spread limit in your county, and may have some doe tag limts as well (its been a while since I hunted NE TX), so make sure you check-out the hunting rules and regs carefully. You can do that on TPWD's site by clicking here. You can also find out the TPWD's biologist for your county - these guys are usually pretty helpful.
Hope this helps.
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