| The big state of Texas is synonymous with white | | | | downside to Hunting in Texas. Temperature in the |
| tail deer hunting. Because it is so big there are | | | | 80s are sometimes the norm in this area.What I |
| different ways to hunt them in completely | | | | am beginning to see in Texas is a plan to gather |
| different landscapes.Hunting in south Texas is | | | | deer with good genes from all over the state and |
| usually done on big privately owned ranches. Most | | | | reintroduce quality deer to that specific area. |
| deer hunting in Texas is done on private land. The | | | | There are a great many ranches all over the |
| bigger the horns, the bigger the price tag. Usually | | | | state that offer high fences,quality deer, bunking |
| when you think of big deer and horns you think | | | | facilities.airport pick up service,quality |
| of south Texas. Hunting towards Abilene out west | | | | guides,carcass preparation and meat and |
| usually rewards you with good results. Going north | | | | taxidermy services. The culinary services at these |
| towards the red river involves trees and open | | | | places is usually quite good also.Deer feeders are |
| spaces. Hunting east towards Louisiana puts you in | | | | the norm in Texas. To be within the law you |
| a completely different geographic area. There you | | | | must have these feeders in operation for a |
| will find trees and more trees and forests beyond | | | | certain time period. Hunters on a restricted budget |
| comprehension.Out east the bag limits are usually | | | | can get a public hunting permit. There are not |
| smaller than the rest of the state, except in | | | | many things more relaxing than sitting at your |
| years of overpopulation when extra tags are | | | | favorite deer site and enjoying the moment. For |
| offered. In the past a limit of five deer was | | | | a more competitive hunt you can venture to |
| offered in Brown county. On one hunt in Brown | | | | some of the better ranches where management |
| county our hunting party spotted hundreds of | | | | practices are in effect. Some ranches that I have |
| deer in an hours worth of scouting on the ranch. | | | | hunted require the harvesting of only bucks that |
| On an area in the next county over a scouting | | | | are 8 points or better. You had better not |
| trip intense scouting revealed no tracks at all. The | | | | harvest anything smaller or you will pay for the |
| owner offered to let us hunt on his private ranch | | | | oversight out of your pocket book.Have a safe |
| down by the river if we did not connect on a | | | | and enjoyable hunting season putting your wits up |
| deer by the closing dates of the season. Down by | | | | against the master of the woods. The wily |
| Athens,Texas, the deer are big but become | | | | whitetail deer has made many of us seem like |
| nocturnal with little hunting pressure. we travel | | | | rank amateurs. Year after year we pursue this |
| down to Junction,Texas and the deer are easy to | | | | crafty veteran of camouflage and escape. For |
| see because they readily come to feeders | | | | those of us that are hooked , we never tire of |
| because generally the land is poor and food is | | | | the challenge and the time spent outdoors with |
| scarce. Out east during times of huge acorn | | | | one of the craftiest animals on earth. Hunt safe |
| production ,deer are hard to come by because | | | | and hunt hard and maybe this season you will be |
| they will not come to feeders during day light | | | | rewarded with new knowledge and a far greater |
| hours. All they have to do is travel a few yards | | | | respect for the white tailed deer. Adios |
| to get their nourishment from fallen acorns. Down | | | | amigosStephen Graham-Avid hunter and |
| south food plots are very advantageous. Baiting | | | | outdoorsman has years of experience hunting in |
| with corn down the senderos is a fixed | | | | Texas and other states. Other interests include |
| practice,with very good results. Heat is the | | | | fishing and Indian lore and artifacts. |