December 1, 2016

East Texas 10 point

Deer was harvested on Boyd Lake Hunting Club in Jasper County @ 10:30 a.m on 11/23/16.

November 29, 2016

Hey Buddy That’s My Deer

It’s not often disputes over who shot a deer occur but occur they do. Many years ago I lived in Ashley county Arkansas in the small town of Hamburg. I worked at a lumber yard and […]

November 25, 2016

Dayton’s Heavyweight

12 year old Dayton Walters of New Braunfels, Texas shot this buck on November 19, 2016 on a ranch near Spofford, Texas. The 9 pointer field dressed 160 lbs. He shot the buck with a .270 […]

November 24, 2016

Hunter’s “Swamp Donkey”

My 13 year old son Hunter shot this monster opening morning 11/5/16 in Newton County on Big Marsh Hunting Club. He scored 153 2/8. A once in a lifetime buck for the woods of East Texas! […]

November 23, 2016

It’s rut time in the Texas Hill Country according to the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department (TPWD). “Conception dates for this region ranged from as early as October 9 to a late date of January 30. […]

November 15, 2016

Texas Hotshots – Old 6 Pointer

I harvested this old 6 point buck on the Foster Ranch in Willow City Texas on opening weekend. This is the first animal taken with my new Mossberg .270 using a 135 grain balistic tip “gold […]

November 15, 2016

Texas Hotshots – East Texas 8 point

I shot this buck Sunday morning, 11/13/16. It is an 8 point with a 18 inch spread. Killed in Freestone County.

November 14, 2016

Last Minute Barney’s

Seems like every year the week before opening day I get inundated with dozens of guys who have waited until the very last minute to get a scope mounted or a rifle sighted in. I call […]

November 8, 2016

Should We Hunt Rubs or Scrapes?

When I wore a younger man’s clothes, the question of the best place to hunt for deer often came to my mind. I can remember hours spent pondering this very thought while waiting for a whitetail […]

November 7, 2016

Opening Day

That first day of deer season is about as much anticipated and looked forward to as is Christmas day or Thanksgiving. Opening day has a special place in a hunters heart that nonhunters will never understand. […]

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