Deer opener Saturday

[Pitchy]

Will be hittin the woods carrying a lever rifle and a SAA, gonna see if the 1895 Marlin 45-70 can make something of itself.
Or if one gets too close may try the Ruger 44 on one.
No snow yet so kinda noisy walking se raked a path to a couple hangouts so i can sneak in.

[kimwcook]

Good luck on bringing home the meat, brother.

[Pitchy]

Thanks Kim, i don`t get to excited about any more, i`m huntin for a buddy we don`t eat venison much anymore.

[2ndovc]

Best of luck Sir!!

Can't wait to go hunting!

jb

[RIHMFIRE]

ours opens this weekend to....on private land...
and on public land if you have a permit.....
I dont....until the 12th...

Good Luck! I just had some nice venison this evening...
cooked all afternoon in the crockpot....faaaantaaaaastic too!

[Mike D.]

Opener? All our seasons closed last weekend. In CA 'ya must hunt in temps between 80-110º. There will be NO deer huntin' in late fall when it cools a bit.

[.45colt]

Good Luck Ya old Coot....Boy do I wish I was going too.

[iceman]

Good luck. It opens here this weekend for black powder. Opened last weekend for rifle in another zone just a couple miles from my home. I have the week off and intend to hunt both zones. I didn't see any deer in the rifle zone but saw one near my house when I was looking for partridge on Sunday afternoon.

[J Miller]

Pitchy,

When you get one think of me. I'm envious as all get out.

Joe

[Borregos]

Our rifle season opens on Monday, heading off for the week clutching my Marlin 1895G

[BenT]

Fair weather hunters. Ours doesn't start for another two weeks. Good Luck!

[Pitchy]

Thanks guys and good luck to your hunt also, so far the weather sounds pretty nice but it could change any day.

[86er]

Good luck! The Texas bow season has just completed and our MLDP area has been open since Oct 1, but the regular rifle season in the Northern Zone opens this Saturday as well. I will be out there with a home-made .50 cal muzzleloader ... and if that doesn't smoke, a Rem 81 in 300 Sav.... and if it still has a clean bore, an 1886 in 45-70 will get a turn. I hope you score!

[Pitchy]

Thanks 86er, ya when i shot a doe at a 100 yards with my home made 54 cal. matchlock i was pretty proud.
Good luck to you too.

[Pitchy]

Headed out just after light and only made it to the edge of the lawn and there was a small doe eating acorns about 30 yards from me. She was facing me and the wind was at my back so she was alert, the brush was so thick i couldn`t find a hole to shoot through. She finally winded me and split and couldn`t get a good shot, must of stood there five minutes watching her but couldn`t move.
Oh well bigger and better out there.

[iceman]

As I tried to sneak into my sitting spot (was pretty hard, ground was frozen and crunchy) I put one off. I could see the outline of the body but not enough to tell exactly and there were a lot of branches in the way. It gave a snort and trotted off. I waited around for 10 or 15 minutes and and started off again. I had a general idea of where it went. It was getting easier to be quiet as the frost melted. Suddenly a partridge took off out of a tree over me and up ahead I saw a white flag and another snort. I left the area so as not to push it to someone else and go back this afternoon.
When I got home the wife left a note saying we had no water. The pump died. Just finished installing a new one. In another hour or so I'll go back to my spot and sit till dark. Really nice day sunny and 40 degrees and a light breeze blowing the right way for me to enter the bush with the wind in my face.

[Nath]

Sincere best of luck to every one this season, I am listening out for your shots fellers and to the archers listening for some crashing about

N.

[Bis]

Opening day in my part of Texas. All I saw was 2 cows and a racoon, but tomorrow is another day

[93marshooter]

Sad day in Runnels county. I took my Revelation 30-30 saw two nice deer at 300 yard so did not try a shot. I watched them for 30 minutes. Then I discovered that I had last years license and this years on the desk at home. Next week end Ill take the .308 and the correct current license. Or maybe some of that new Leverevolution ammo.

[Pitchy]

Not much shootin going on here either, good luck fellars.

[93marshooter]

I returned to my hunting place in Runnels county with the Leverevolution 30-30 ammo and the proper license. I got a nice doe at 150 yards Friday Morning. I observed that the hornady ammo made small entrance hole and small exit hole. The deer dropped DOA. I had expected big expansion and a large exit hole. It sure was deadly. finally got photo for you

[Pitchy]

I returned to my hunting place in Runnels county with the Leverevolution 30-30 ammo and the proper license. I got a nice doe at 150 yards Friday Morning. I observed that the hornady ammo made small entrance hole and small exit hole. The deer dropped DOA. I had expected big expansion and a large exit hole. It sure was deadly.

Sounds good, congrats.

[93marshooter]

In thinking about the doe in Runnels co tx. We hunt on a place of 700 acres mostly grass pasture. The pickup is our blind. The deer are not afraid of pickup. I was in passenger side and had to shoot using left side, left eye and less than stable hold. i had to twist to shoot to the right rear. It is good to practice shooting "weak side" and odd rest. Photos later.