Howdy
12-07-2009, 10:04 AM
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 246
Howdy
First post, long time hunter. Just looking around for a place to shoot the breeze about one of my favorite hobbies.
I've taken a few seasons off for various reasons and this year, just getting back into it and taking my 8 year old daughter for the ride. Its been a rela hit and miss season thus far, more miss than hit, but the deer are there...on the game cam, at least.
I've taken a few seasons off for various reasons and this year, just getting back into it and taking my 8 year old daughter for the ride. Its been a rela hit and miss season thus far, more miss than hit, but the deer are there...on the game cam, at least.
12-07-2009, 10:23 AM
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,304
Hello Horacio!
Welcome to the forums here my TX hunting brother! It's great to hear you're taking your daughter out too. She'll cherish that come the days in her life when she has something to reflect on.. hunting with dad.
Best of luck!
iSnipe
Welcome to the forums here my TX hunting brother! It's great to hear you're taking your daughter out too. She'll cherish that come the days in her life when she has something to reflect on.. hunting with dad.
Best of luck!
iSnipe
12-07-2009, 10:28 AM
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Texas
Posts: 606
Its a nice place to pass the time and check out what everyone else is connecting on during the season. I cant wait to get my little girl out there with me. Welcome to the Forums - we needed a few more TX guys on here.
12-07-2009, 10:44 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 246
I was very pleasantly surprised at how well my daughter took to it. Technically, she turns 8 on Saturday and this is her first season. She's been super quiet, patient, and attentive every time seh's gone out with me. As expected, hunting with dad doesn't outrank her best friend's birthday party but still....she's been ready to go, even for the morning hunts.
The deal is that this season she had to sit with me patiently and earn her way toward being able to shoot next year...and I think she has at this point. She really seems to 'get it' and for that, I'm very lucky. Her 5 year old sister isn't so inclined and the one time she got to go with me, made all kinds of noise and was bored all evening long. Oh well, maybe in a few years.
For myself, I have hunted for the past 20 years but have taken the last few off. We have had a lease out by Hondo, TX for all that time and I am sitting in my office looking at my best buck from there hanging on the wall. There owner of the land passed away a few years ago and the division of his estate led to a few family members carving off their portion to build homes or section off as they saw fit and my pasture was part of that.
That said, for about 15 years we've owned 830 acres just west of San Antonio. We had already been established out in Hondo and there were alot of deer and plenty of room for everyone to hunt. We've had feeders going out on our place and have seen alot of deer but no one has ever hunted it very seriously.
Well, as it turns out, its 8 miles from my house and there are some GOOD bucks out there. The bad news is that they are all depressingly nocturnal. I'm not giving up but the new stand I set up for this season has alot of issues that need to be resolved...probably by completely relocating to another part of the ranch.
The bottom line is that I'm excited again about hunting and I spend alot of my time sitting in my blind daydreaming about how I'm going to be so much more prepared I'm going to be for next season. Its been fun and therapudic, even if I'm only seeing a few deer (but a ton on the game cam)
The deal is that this season she had to sit with me patiently and earn her way toward being able to shoot next year...and I think she has at this point. She really seems to 'get it' and for that, I'm very lucky. Her 5 year old sister isn't so inclined and the one time she got to go with me, made all kinds of noise and was bored all evening long. Oh well, maybe in a few years.
For myself, I have hunted for the past 20 years but have taken the last few off. We have had a lease out by Hondo, TX for all that time and I am sitting in my office looking at my best buck from there hanging on the wall. There owner of the land passed away a few years ago and the division of his estate led to a few family members carving off their portion to build homes or section off as they saw fit and my pasture was part of that.
That said, for about 15 years we've owned 830 acres just west of San Antonio. We had already been established out in Hondo and there were alot of deer and plenty of room for everyone to hunt. We've had feeders going out on our place and have seen alot of deer but no one has ever hunted it very seriously.
Well, as it turns out, its 8 miles from my house and there are some GOOD bucks out there. The bad news is that they are all depressingly nocturnal. I'm not giving up but the new stand I set up for this season has alot of issues that need to be resolved...probably by completely relocating to another part of the ranch.
The bottom line is that I'm excited again about hunting and I spend alot of my time sitting in my blind daydreaming about how I'm going to be so much more prepared I'm going to be for next season. Its been fun and therapudic, even if I'm only seeing a few deer (but a ton on the game cam)
12-07-2009, 11:02 AM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 1,304
iSnipe
12-15-2009, 11:18 AM
#10
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 246
If it wasn't apparent by now, I have a fair amount of free time on my hands during the day. I'm also obsessive about things and my renewed interest in hunting is just the latest. Previous to this, it was weight lifting and I'm glad to say I'm still hitting the gym regularly, but not feeling the need or desire to talk about it all the time.
So I post alot. Sorry, that's just me.
So I post alot. Sorry, that's just me.