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GENERAL CATEGORY => HUNTING AND FISHING => Topic started by: Mike on November 16, 2008, 06:43:20 pm



Title: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Mike on November 16, 2008, 06:43:20 pm
I went down for my annual hunt with one of our vendors at work. This is a brand new ranch out of Dilley that they traded their old ranch in Brackettville for. It is 2,500 acres, high-fenced and loaded with some awesome whitetail and axis deer. All the bucks were brought 4 years ago. They are ear-tagged and all 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 years old now... you should see all their offspring running around with 8 or more points on their first set off horns. :o

Being this is their first year to own, the goal is to take out about 50 whitetail does and about 20 axis does. I had my heart set on an axis, and was covered up with axis bucks. After reviewing my video, they decided there was two cull axis I could shoot... one was big as a horse. Unfortunately, the axis didn't show this morning so I got a nice whitetail doe to put in the freezer. I took a lot of video and only a few pics... here's a couple.

25 deer eating the golden nuggets...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/DEERHUNTER280/Dilley1.jpg)

A big 8-point that will be culled next year...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/DEERHUNTER280/Dilley2.jpg)

1 of 4 brand new rangers, completely decked-out to get around the ranch on...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/DEERHUNTER280/Dilley3.jpg)


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: matt_aggie04 on November 16, 2008, 06:50:33 pm
That place looks awesome bro!!! That Ranger is ridiculous hahah it has attachments attached to attachments hahahha. Really neat looking place, I have only hunted one place that had axis and it was in the Hill Country around Vance and man it sure was neat to see them and hear them bugle.
Matt


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Clay on November 16, 2008, 08:59:20 pm
I wander how long them shocks gonna last?  ??? Looks a little front heavy


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Circle C on November 17, 2008, 06:37:23 am
Sure wish I had vendors like that!


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: elliscountyhog on November 17, 2008, 10:29:57 am
Mike what are them golden nuggets like, i am thinking of starting to feed hand thrown feed and thought of that or the acorn rage nuggets or straight corn...


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Flatbroke on November 17, 2008, 08:25:12 pm
Thats a lot of deer in that picture. 


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: mley1 on November 26, 2008, 08:25:19 pm
Man, what a neat hunt Mike! I bet it was fun seeing all them deer!! ;D


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: clint on November 27, 2008, 08:14:30 am
thats a nice ranch


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: younghogdogger. on November 30, 2008, 06:56:52 pm
thats a lot of deer in one pic


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Bryant on December 01, 2008, 11:12:10 pm
Looks like a really nice place.

What does your vendor vend?  I may need to start buying some...


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Mike on December 01, 2008, 11:55:51 pm
Industrial cutting tools... with over 30 machinists in our shop, we buy a lot of carbide every year. ;D


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Jasonmac on December 12, 2008, 10:12:40 am
Boy Howdy thats what i am talking about deer,deer,and more deer. Looks like deer haven i want to go. ;D


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: cpavliska on December 14, 2008, 06:09:30 pm
that ranch looks very familiar do you know who use to own it ????


Title: Re: South Texas Hunt
Post by: Mike on December 14, 2008, 06:21:47 pm
No, I sure don't. It's right in between Dilley and Cotulla.