I had a guy talk me into rattling at night during the rut on the full moon. He said they did it down South, and it was very exciting.
Well, on a Mesquite flat that had a lot of rubs but was fairly open, one night we tried it.

All I can tell you is bring a large flashlight, and keep it turned on
We rattled up two bucks. The last one nearly ran us over.
So my tip to you'll is that before you go and do something dumb like that, ask me first. I've probably done it and would advise against it--
Have a Good Memorial Week-End.
You'll

Tom,

We're going to have to open a new forum section with your stories!!! :) Keep 'em coming!

Wait a minute! Wait a darn minute! Are telling me that was a "snipe hunting" story?

Dan "disillusioned" K.

Heh, Heh, Heh! You know them Texans, Dan! :D

Wait a minute! Wait a darn minute! Are telling me that was a "snipe hunting" story?

Dan "disillusioned" K.

No, that was a midnight hunt that I was talked into to see if it worked. I didn't think it would.
IT DID!!
But for safety reasons, I wouldn't recommend it.

When all you do in West Texas as a boy growing up is hunt, there are some interesting stories that develope over time. Heck, during high school, me and my friends would take our Friday night dates out varmint hunting after the football game.
I'll spare you'll those stories.
I'm sure Mike and Kdub have some hunting stories they don't want to discuss. Not every hunt has a successful ending, you know!

Have a great week-end
Tom

"When all you do in West Texas as a boy growing up is hunt, there are some interesting stories that develope over time. Heck, during high school, me and my friends would take our Friday night dates out varmint hunting after the football game."

Well, that sure sounds a lot better than sitting around and watching corn grow (as in Iowa farm boy).

Dan

"When all you do in West Texas as a boy growing up is hunt, there are some interesting stories that develope over time. Heck, during high school, me and my friends would take our Friday night dates out varmint hunting after the football game."

Well, that sure sounds a lot better than sitting around and watching corn grow (as in Iowa farm boy).

Dan
You mean you couldn't find some young lady to sit with you and watch the corn grow???

You mean you couldn't find some young lady to sit with you and watch the corn grow???

Well, I found the young lady, but you can be assured her tastes tended towards more expensive entertainment. And 42 years later, it's still "tending" in those directions.

Dan

TPV...
In that they run over you in the daytime, I can only imagine it under a full moon!

This story reminds me of an older gentleman from Mexico that worked for me. A great hand but once in a while he would say... "we are going to do it like we did in the old country" I quickly learned all heck was fix'n to break loose!

Michael

Well, I found the young lady, but you can be assured her tastes tended towards more expensive entertainment. And 42 years later, it's still "tending" in those directions.

Dan
Yep,
Mine is going on 34 years. I met her a few years later after all of the "varmint hunts" were finished.

TPV...
In that they run over you in the daytime, I can only imagine it under a full moon!

This story reminds me of an older gentleman from Mexico that worked for me. A great hand but once in a while he would say... "we are going to do it like we did in the old country" I quickly learned all heck was fix'n to break loose!

Michael

Mike,

I don't know if you've ever met "Muy" Garza in your many travels.
He's the guy that started the Muy Grande Deer Contest down in Freer, Texas.

One morning, I stopped in his small gas station/ beer joint to just ask him a few questions on how to improve our deer herd.

There were three old Mexican gentlemen sitting there nursing a beer at 10:00 in the morning. But once I mentioned deer, they perked up and talked for three hours.

Very sharp and very savvy about deer. I learned a lot in those three hours. They even took me out on one guys place to show me what they had done.

One of the seniors had grown a 186 B&C on 180 acres.

Anyway, I never heard so many great hunting stories sitting around that table.

When I read the title the first thing I thought was you should nail the headboard to the wall :p :p


I might try rattling at night. I have called coyotes and coons at night and it is a blast.

TPV...

Yeap... been down there a number of time! This old fellow of mine really knew the deer and hogs.

Michael

Been through Freer but haven't talked to that guy. Know another guy who can grow some amazing deer on very few acres - have seen the racks to prove it.

Every successful hunting trip has a good story behind it. Might not get a critter, but if you come home with a good story it was a success.

May try to clean up a few for the forum!

My father-in-law has a good story about calling in moose at night, from a canoe. Apparently it's legal to shoot them at that point, because it gets to be self-defense in a hurry!!! :D

Up here the big thing was to take the girls out onto the rocks by the ocean to watch the submarine races...

HI TVP, I'm using your thread to say hi to all as I've been away from this forum for over 2 years as my wife and family been down here in Michigan as she finished her schooling. I posted earlier as Kootz. We're from Juneau Alaska and will be returing home in a few weeks. Can hardly wait to get back to paradise. Back to your thread , where we come from this could get interesting. One of the guys I knew growing up was using a deer call just at dark on Admiralty Island also known by the klinget tribe that live there as Kootznowoo ( fortress of the bears ). His hunting partners heard a bear roaring and him screaming. They found him the next day with a search party. They found his boots first with his feet in them and then tracked the bear and found his remains inside of it. Needless to say I'll take your advice an pass on this type of calling. Goldbelt :( .

HI TVP, I'm using your thread to say hi to all as I've been away from this forum for over 2 years as my wife and family been down here in Michigan as she finished her schooling. I posted earlier as Kootz. We're from Juneau Alaska and will be returing home in a few weeks. Can hardly wait to get back to paradise. Back to your thread , where we come from this could get interesting. One of the guys I knew growing up was using a deer call just at dark on Admiralty Island also known by the klinget tribe that live there as Kootznowoo ( fortress of the bears ). His hunting partners heard a bear roaring and him screaming. They found him the next day with a search party. They found his boots first with his feet in them and then tracked the bear and found his remains inside of it. Needless to say I'll take your advice an pass on this type of calling. Goldbelt :( .

I think you could just about have a seperate thread with a heading of hunting accidents. Here in North Texas, besides the snakes, hogs and an occasional irate badger, there is not much to fear.
However, a buck in full rut can be a dangerous animal, especially if he thinks you are a rival. Once we called those two bucks up at night, it was time to quit. It just wasn't safe.

I can only imagine what it must be like where you guys are from. A friend of mine gave me a book on Bear Attacks,and that would be a terrible way to die.

We all have responsibilities, and we can't forget those duties just because its the week-end and we want to blow off a little steam on a hunting trip.

Glad to have you back on the forum. I have been on the forum since last fall. I've learned a lot from it. I now know not to use a deer call in the North Woods.

Good Luck
Tom

I've been chased twice by rutt'n bucks while I was jogging. The most recent was two years ago as I jogged down the runway at the airport in Cuero. A large 10 pointer came out of some cane and I knew I was in trouble. His ears were laid back and he meant business. Luckly the Ranch Dog wasn't far behind and she figured she would make a good necklace hanging from his neck. He wasn't too keen on the dog jewlery and gave up his position. Without the RD, I would have been in a fix.

Michael

TPV , Thanks for the welcome. I suppose it's all in what yor used to I know more about bears than I do about snakes. At least on what not to do. I had a buck charge me once. We hunt off of large crab boat we use as a movable camp with skiffs to get to the beach. I saw a doe and two bucks on the beach and tried to land without spooking them. Not hard to do as they were interested in the doe. But when I got out of the skiff in rough water trying to push the skiff off so it wouldn't get beat up on the rocks the bucks saw me and I'll be danged it didn't put his head down and come straight for me . I shot it about 10 ft away. Seems like a tall story but true. The other deer just stood there for a minute than took off for the trees. One of the most easy packing jobs I've had. I can't imagine trying to deal with one in the dark.