CalebFortner

Right on. That is a story and a buck to be proud of.

Congratulations man. I love the eyeguards.

What an absolutely great buck.

Beautiful deer my friend. Thanks for sharing!

Great story, and beautiful buck. Thanks for sharing

My first Coues Deer (or any Deer for that matter) was this guy in Unit 33, October 2010. Shot him with my Remington Sportsman in .270 at 105 yards. Mr. Jonathan is a friend and guide on this hunt. Quick Story: While Jonathan and I were trecking through the country, we spotted many does. After many miles of hiking and doe spotting, we decided to hike back to the truck. On the way back we thought it would be good to check out one last northern facing slope; and it turned out to be a great idea. Upon coming around the hill, I spotted what I thought to be a coyote. "Hey man I see a coyote" I whisper to Jonathan, excited. Jonathan thought to himself 'if you see a coyote, just shoot it', but decided to check it out first. "It's a deer. AND IT'S A BUCK" he whispered excitingly. "Is it a good buck for my first deer" I ask, hopefully. "It's a great buck for your first deer" he answer. I put the buck into my sights on my scope. I determined he was not more than 100 yards, and I am sighted in at 200. So I held accordingly. "Shoot when I tell you to shoot" Jonathan commands "Alright. Which was is he heading" I ask "Left... No right. Shoot!" BANG "Nice Fu***ng shot" The deer flipped over backward and died on the spot. My heart was racing and I was so excited to see my first buck. We waited about 5 minutes, then Jonathan stayed and directed me where to go. When I got to him I couldn't have been more please. We took some photos. Prayers of thanksgiving were given for the meat and the great hunt. And we packed him out the couple of miles back to the truck. All in all, it was a great day of learning and I am extremely excited to get back out and do it again this year. I will be Going for another Coues this year in 36a.

Put in for Elk for the first time this year. Got nothing! Along with the two others who put in with me.

I probably should've read page two of this post before posting the comment

Not sure if anyone else has heard anything like this yet, but I spoke to a G&F rep yesterday who told me Elk Draw results will be out the first week of April. I heard from another source that the delay in the results had something to do with the land closure in 19b on the Antelope hunts. Who knows. This is my first year putting in for Elk so I am excited to hear back soon!

Great looking cows buddy. Sorry to hear about the road hunters/ poachers.

That bull is amazing! Such a gorgeous animal. I love looking at the work you have done. Great job!

I love the bear, great room man!

Beautiful mount!

There was a cantaloupe size hole in the lung/back. So there wasn't much left at all. It was my first time skinning and I completely screw it up. So we tossed what was left of it to the birds. We didn't see any bear. We saw extremely fresh poo, and tons of ripe pears; but now bear. I'm excited to get out and do some more. I also have my first coues hunt in October. Can't wait for that either.

Went out scouting for some bear in 24a a few weekends ago. Saw some sign and decided to make a call. Had this little guy start bolting in right when we began calling. I didn't see him until he was about 2 yards away. His tail popped over the bush in front of me, then he was basically right on me. Once he saw me he turned and started to bolt. I drew my .270 to the hip, and took a blind shot. We called for another minute, and I got up to look. Died right on the other side of the bush. My first fox kill, and is also my first varmint kill! Nice looking guy, but small. Fox_1.bmp Fox_2.bmp Fox_3.bmp

Hello. I am very new to hunting, and very new to this site. So bear (get it) with me. Enough lame joking. I will be heading up to 24a this Thursday evening to set up camp, and scounting Friday morning for some bear. My father in law, a buddy of mine, and myself will all be scounting for our first bears. We went up on the 13th to check out the area, but found no sign of them. Saw plent of prickly pear with nice fruit, a pond and a few springs not too far north from Dripping Springs. I appreciated all of the comments on BuckFever's previous post, so there is no need to repeat yourself unless you want to. But if there is anything else you have that could help at all in our hunt, I would love to read it. Has anyone heard of many bears being harvested in 24a? Should we be looking for an ear twitching behing a prickly pear. When is their most active time? Should I be looking for them at 300 yards, or closer to 700 yards? Any and all advice would be much appreciated.