Official deer hunting thread

[BlackSnake]

Free public deer hunting areas in texas?! Just curious. The farther out/isolated the better. Any recommendations?! I found a lot of dove and archery spots for deer so far.

I have hunted tons of public land and have done pretty well. You need to be a good scouter and willing to share though. No spot on PL is your own area. Also be sure to get ALL the rules straight. Most of them have additional rules than what TPWD states in the book. I personally think that you can find a place for 5/6 hundred bucks a year if you look hard enough and do better. Most good hunting leases are 2k and better, but I know several friends that spend less than a thousand.

[Rafa]

I'm already getting pumped up...lol. Friend of mine let me borrow his camo clothing and sleeping bag. I'll probably go to store this weekend and pick some stuff up as well.

[MstangsBware]

I have hunted tons of public land and have done pretty well. You need to be a good scouter and willing to share though. No spot on PL is your own area. Also be sure to get ALL the rules straight. Most of them have additional rules than what TPWD states in the book. I personally think that you can find a place for 5/6 hundred bucks a year if you look hard enough and do better. Most good hunting leases are 2k and better, but I know several friends that spend less than a thousand.

This...You will also find that if there is say a 500 acre plot that is PL that only about 225 acres of it gets hunted....Most do make it that far into the land before finding a place to hunt. Of course without the use of a wheeler to haul your kill out you have to be ready for a trip when you kill something...

[2165 Turbo Rail]

you can find small places like we did... our lease is only 200 acres. There are only 4 hunters but my dad and another guy hardly ever go. we pay $350 a year each and we pitch another $50 each for electric (the electric is billed to my dad and is just over $200 a year normally)

[Badass2000GT]

This past weekend off my girlfriends fathers place I shot a 7 pointer and a doe. Here pretty soon I'll go to my buddies place and kill a nice looking buck.

[krazy kris]

This is my uncle with the 8 pointer I shot today. Just as I set up on this buck and go to pull the trigger a fucking bird comes flying out of the bushes and startled me. I hit it a little farther back then I was aiming well this happened at around 5 and he just found it about 2 hours ago.

damn angry birds

[MstangsBware]

I went today with no luck...This weather blows and needs to cool off....ready for some 40* days....Going ahain this weekend so hopefully the weather will be cooler...

[2165 Turbo Rail]

I haven't been since opening weekend. I'm hoping to go Monday am Tuesday next week

[GrayStangGT]

I've been running behind, but I'm finally going to get the blind finished tonight and down to the lease this weekend. Hopefully do some actual hunting after thanksgiving instead of just going down there, checking the feeders and getting drunk lol. This will be my first time to deer hunt so it should be exciting. Building the blind has taken much longer than I anticipated, but it went from simple to a completely insulated 8x4 building lol.

Here is a photo of it partially finished, Last night I added a side window and a back one all that is left is to install the track and sliding plexiglass. Don't ask about the roof edge, that was a poorly thought out plan lol. All I purchased for the build was 2x4's and some plywood for the inside the rest is scrap I already had.

[krazy kris]

leaving out now

[2165 Turbo Rail]

Don't ask about the roof edge, that was a poorly thought out plan lol.

after this happen... mine looks pretty much the same... but longer in front


I might build another one next year. I want something up off the ground more so I'll just have 2 stands

[2165 Turbo Rail]

leaving out now

good luck

[MstangsBware]

good luck

X2...good weather today unlike yesterday or from looking this weekend....

[GrayStangGT]

Headed out this morning and got the blind all set up and ready for hunting next weekend.



Inside is completely insulated and carpeted.


View to the feeder, I've also got another feeder on the other side of the draw to the right that I'll put a popup blind on until I get another one built. Got some big tracks around the feeders and lots of activity.

[MstangsBware]

Nothing big killed this morning but did cull out a little spike. First time I have used my 30-30 in years so was good to kill something with it...This evening my buddies wife killed an 8 point that was right at 13 inches...