How was your opening weekend of gun season?

[ST413]

Just wondering how your opening weekend went?  I only got to hunt sunday and monday and only saw 4 does,  none of our hunters saw more than a few.

[tvc184]

Saw two does and one is now in the freezer.

[643]

We had 3 deer n 1 hog taken west of Lumberton, all were personal best, 18"8pt, 16"8pt, my 7y/o nephew got his first deer (doe) I had 9 in food plot at the same time along with a 17" 9pt, another legal buck showed at the feeder a little later, we had 6 hunters Sat morn all but 1 saw deer and IMO the 1 that didn't was in the best stand, I'm thinking the hogs have taken it over the last week... 

[tvc184]

I wish that I could take out about 100 hogs on our lease. About the only way to keep them out of an area is to fence off the feeders and they will move to another area without fencing.

[Guest happyhour4]

i saw 2 does and killed a nice little buck

[bullets13]

my season opens this weekend.  it's my first time to hunt since i was 10.  i'm hoping to get a shot at something, but last year i sat in a stand for a few times with my dad and really just enjoyed being out and watching what walked past.

[tvc184]

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my season opens this weekend.  it's my first time to hunt since i was 10.  i'm hoping to get a shot at something, [size=11pt][b]but last year i sat in a stand for a few times with my dad and really just enjoyed being out and watching what walked past[/b][/size].
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That right there sounds like a great hunt. Anything else is just a bonus.

[bullets13]

my thoughts exactly, tvc.  it's hard to beat a weekend of barbecue, poker, hunting, and the great outdoors (plus satellite tv to catch some college football).

[bronco1]

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my thoughts exactly, tvc.  it's hard to beat a weekend of barbecue, poker, hunting, and the great outdoors (plus satellite tv to catch some college football).
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I think you just described heaven.  ;D

[bullets13]

i'll let ya'll know how it goes. 

[big_buck_hunter]

I broke the silence in the creek bottom @ 6:20 AM, Barely light enough to see clearly. 1 shot. Clean kill! No backstrap though.... killed a darned ole coyote. Oh well. The wind was out of the East and I figure it was worth the bullet. I haven't fired a shot since.  ;D

[bronco1]

I am on a new lease around Alto and I saw a doe, my son saw a 4 point and a doe. We are the only ones on the lease and we didn't have time to get up there before opening weekend. So opening day we put up a couple of tree stands and a tripod. Threw out a little corn and saw deer that Sunday morning, I was pretty encouraged. We also put out 2 old game cams we checked them 7 days later. I reluctantly put out some Deercane at the request of my 13 year old, the doe is pawing at a spot on the ground where we poured it.

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[Mr.Green Jeans]

Lots of doe's.  No bucks.

[tvc184]

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Lots of doe's.  No bucks.
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Sounds like plenty of good eating.

[outanup]

Still toooooo many acorns and way too green in W. Texas  (Menard). Deer not coming to feeders like normal but, this will all change when acorns are gone. Leaving in the morning to try my luck again. Good luck to all.  On a side note we have killed 9 hogs and seen adequate deer, just no mature bucks.

[bullets13]

i'm going back tonight to try my luck again.  i gotta new gun to play with, so that's going to make the trip good whether i see anything or not :)

[tvc184]

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i'm going back tonight to try my luck again.  i gotta new gun to play with, so that's going to make the trip good whether i see anything or not :)
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What is the new gun/setup?

[bullets13]

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i'm going back tonight to try my luck again.  i gotta new gun to play with, so that's going to make the trip good whether i see anything or not :)
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What is the new gun/setup?
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i got a thompson-center encore.  i have a 25-06 barrel on it right now. 

[643]

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i got a thompson-center encore.  i have a 25-06 barrel on it right now. 
[/quote]Mmmm I love me some Encore, mines got a 280Rem barell with a 204Ruger barell sittn in the closet waitn...