These are pictures of the mount of this deer that I just got back this weekend. Although they're not very good pictures they give a better idea of the size and character of this buck. 1-18-10
This deer is a 140-class, 22 in. wide, 11 pt. estimated at 4.5 years old. He's a main frame 10 pt. w/ a crab claw on the rt. side. He chased a doe over me at about 10:30 that AM. Pretty solid evidence that good habitat and healthy herds can be obtained w/o high priced food plots or feeders.
I'm not saying that food plots are bad... just not altogether necessary. They provide food, but native grasses and forbs do as well w/o the high costs involved w/ food plots. Feeders? I'm not a fan of feeders because they concentrate game and propagate disease. They can be useful in late summer droughts or hard cold winters to help wildlife through tough times. Otherwise, their use is simply to make animals more easily visible...
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Wow! That is a great buck for public land. I drive right by there every time I go to my lease. Maybe I should give it a try out there sometime. Did you shoot that deer with a rifle or a bow?
30-06... overkill, I know...
Where's your lease, Rob?
I love the grasslands, but you have to pattern the hunters AND the animals because of the pressure at times. Also it's a WMA so you need the $48 permit too.
Sometime when you're over this way give me a shout, I'd be glad to meet you somewhere. I live in Clarksville, an hour east of the grasslands, but I'm always looking for an excuse to go over there.
I had the Caddo National Grasslands confused with the LBJ National Grasslands. I drive by it on my way to my lease in Jack County, west of Jacksboro. Completely opposite direction. Sorry 'bout that.
I got drawn for a hunt in East Texas on a WMA last year. It was over at the Old Sabine Bottom. I saw a real unique buck that had an extra main-beam, but his spread wasn't wide enough to meet the antler restrictions.
Actually they are both NFS land, but TP&W leases the Caddo as a WMA. The FS map has the Caddo on 1 side and the LBJ on the other, but you only need the permit for the Caddo.
I hunt the LBJ as well for turkeys, but I haven't hunted it yet for deer. There is a large deer herd there as well, but they don't allow centerfire rifles, just muzzleloaders and slug guns. The LBJ is much more open, but there's too many hunters and too many houses nearby for centerfire rifles, I guess.
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