12.1.23 Deer lease

Came down on Friday night,  I drove my car and Morgan, Kaitlyn and boys came down in truck. It is 38 degrees, little to no non wind with overcast skies.

Nothing was seen Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon we moved the maverick blind so we could utilize it.

Saturday evening i seen 4 does at dusk. Morgan shot a doe.

Sunday morning it is crisp.

Amtrak California Zephyr

I took some time off from hunting to ride a train. The wife and I were gone from 11/15/2023 to 11/22/2023. This was our first Amtrak ride and it was great. Lots of beautiful scenery and nice people. We went from Dallas to Springfield Illinois, got a bus to Galesburg Illinois where we got on the California Zephyr to Emeryville California. We stayed in the Hyatt House, we went out to eat with her California cousins at the Left Bank in Jack London Square then Sunday we were back on the train. 

Texas 23-24 archery season

Sitting here in my pop up as the dawn is breaking. I got here about 40 minutes prior to shooting light, wind was from north now from the south which is good for me if any deer show up at feeder

2nd Saturday 23-24

We just came down for the Saturday hunt. Saturday morning I had 3 shooters come in on my right, the leader was the crab claw buck. He sensed something wasn't good as he just stood and watched me and the other 2 came walking up. They never presented a shot.

Opening bow season weekend 23-24

Sunday 10/1/23. 64 degrees, 3 mph se winds, a few high clouds in the sky. I have not seen anything except for doves and cardinals,  lots of morning sounds

Bow Season 23-24

Opening weekend we are doing the evening hunt, charlie is at the field stand and i am here at the other feeder. We dropped a 16' tripod in some trees last week. We spooked a nice buck on the way to the stands and seen tails of at least 3 more. It is in mid 90 se wind at 10 mph and sunny

England March 25 2023

My sister and myself came to England in March of 2023 to put my mother's ashes in mine brothers grave, who has been deceased since 1965. Her wish was to have her ashes put in the grave and the North Sea, so this is what we did. Two days later I put them in the North Sea behind the Pakefield church

my crossbow

I have a Barnett Whitetail Hunter STR with a Hawke XB1 scope, the scope has a speed dial so after the 20 yd pin is good you step back to 30 and when that has been sighted in you are good up to 100 yds if you can see that good.

last 2022 weekend

Last weekend of 2022 season, in fact it is new years eve. We got here yesterday in mid afternoon and hunted til dark, seen nothing which is unusual for this stand. After the hunt we corned out at 3 places and have one more to do after this morning hunt.

12.31.22 it is 41 degrees, 3 mph se wind with high clouds. First light was at 708 with sunrise 735. Feeder is set to go off at 800 am and 4 pm



38 yds to feeder from blind.

Crossbow

 I got to go hunting with my friend Charlie the last couple of weeks, we would take off after lunch. His lease is about 85 miles northwest of Dallas. There are pigs and deer and since i am a guest i can only hunt pigs. Got a few pigs on camera but i have not seen any.

My son and his coworker went diwn to Crockett to hunt this weeked and iiint 



2018-2019 Crockett archery hunt

Here we are hunting in DCNF in October the weekend before gun season. We brought  down Randy, a coworker of Morgan's who has never been hunting before.
It has been raining down here so much that there is standing water where none should be, this is youth weekend and i have not heard one gunshot all day nor have i seen any trucks with kids in them.
Joe, Dale, Randy, Morgan and myself are here at this camp. Great food, fellowship and times.

Bow hunting Crockett National Forest

Here we are hunting in DCNF in October the weekend before gun season. We brought  down Randy, a coworker of Morgan's who has never been hunting before.
It has been raining down here so much that there is standing water where none should be, this is youth weekend and i have not heard one gunshot all day nor have i seen any trucks with kids in them.
Joe, Dale, Randy, Morgan and myself are here at this camp. Great food, fellowship and times.

2017 October archery hunt

Hunted down in Crockett 10/26 thru 10/30/17. There were 3 of us here. We did not kill anything but we ate really well. Matter of fact I don't recall seeing any deer hanging in any camps.

Bowhunting

This is the 4th weekend 10.22.16. Wind gusting up to 3 mph from the south, it is truly a beautiful morning to be in the woods. I am at Green acres and Morgan is at the hilltop. I have not seen anything moving.
So I read when I am in my stand it helps me pass the time. I came across a very interesting article.

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/acorn-facts-zmaz03onzgoe

As a hunter I learned about the trees that produce acorns which helps me when I go to a different place to hunt.

We spent the afternoon scouting at Hagerman, we found several trees to hang stands in but didn't get to go to the area where I had hunted previous.

This evening hunt is great, 74 degrees 8 pmh see wind. Now it would be even better to kill something.

Pig hunt

So I was pig hunting 8.27.16 sitting in my tree when the neighbors to the south came by on there gas powered golf cart. Now I had heard this thing a hour or so earlier and knew it was close to Morgans stand then I heard it crank up and next thing I know it parked itself just on the other side of the fence. I don't think they ever saw me but they just kept looking towards the camera and after about 15 minutes they left.
   I figured my Hunt was doomed at that point when I heard grunts coming from the woods on my right ( west), they didn't wind me and there was about 12 pigs all in the 75 lb range. I let them all get up to the corn and I have a big tree trunk shielding me from them so I stood up and and drew my bow waiting for a good broadside shot, it happened a let the arrow fly and missed. My glasses were full of sweat and my vision was blurred a bit from my face mask. Well the pigs scattered and my arrow was stuck in the dirt. Now this all took place around 7:55 with still plenty of daylight left so I waited till dark hoping more pigs would show up but they didn't. It got dark so i lowered my gear, climbed down and retrieved my arrow and upon walking back to my gear, 18 yards or so I hear grunting in the woods 10 yards away and all I have is a arrow with a broadhead. I shine my light and there are 2 150 lb or so pigs now I know they are mad cause I am between them and the corn. I get back to my backpack and get my 8" bowie Knife and I see the run across the pasture. Now walking back to my truck which is 500 yds across that pasture in a different direction I keep hearing the pigs grunting and I walk forward 10 steps and turn around. What a scary hunt.

Texas deer season 2016 - 2017

We are about 6 weeks away from the Texas Archery deer season and I guess the best way to get ready for it is to sit in a tree and wait for a pig to walk by and stick it. They have been on camera's in the hours before sunset and that's what time it is. We fed out this afternoon so we have stunk up the place too much...who knows.
  It is 90 degrees with a real feel of 94 and a 8 mph east wind.

First am hunt 2015 -2016

Got here in plenty if time to spare sunrise is at 7:28. It is good to be settled in and still have 30 or so minutes to spare before first light, it lets the woods settle down. These critters are not needing the corn by seeing all the acorns on the ground and they are plump looking.

Crockett 2014

We went bow hunting in Crockett National Forest later in the month than usual hoping o catch the rut and hoping that it would be cooler. We were down there Wednesday thru Sunday, Joe, Charlie, Morgan and I, Greg showed up Friday night. We all seen deer but no deer were taken. The weather was perfect up until Saturday when it got hotter.
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