I love it when a plan comes together.

If you read my last post, which nobody reads this BS so why am I even asking???.... Anyhow, I explained that I had seen some big bucks around dark up on the North end of the ranch. I tossed out a 2 liter coke bottle and milk jug full of corn to see if I can snag them on camera. The plan worked and I was not really  surprised by what I saw.  There were six or seven smaller bucks, but it was the high racked 8pt and decent 9pt that really stuck out.

Early morning feeder filling

The three of us made it out to the lease early this morning to clear some shooting lanes and fill the feeders with about 800 pounds worth of corn. There is nothing worth noting on the camera except for a bunch of does and fawns milling around the feeder down in the creek bed. I counted about 8 big scraps down there...some pretty old and one that appears to be from last season. I went ahead and moved the camera to an area where I have seen some really big bucks late in the evening. Hopefully they will turn up...we will see?? On a side note, Keith claims that he can high jump the barbed wire fence gate at our airstrip pasture. I was worn out and hot at the time and did not feel like carrying him to the ER. That being said, I convinced him to hold off on his mad skills till next time. I will be sure to post the carnage on this blog. - Ryan

One of our tripod stands looking down the hill across the creek

Filling up out at Davidson Brothers farms back in June

Homestead stand looking toward the feeder below... 80 yds
 

8pt that might be on borrowed time....

I checked my cameras this evening and I am really shocked that the heat has not zapped the batteries. Anyhow, it looks like I got a few crappy shots of this 8pt that keeps showing up. Oh, by the way, that little 6 gallon feeder hanging from the tree is great if you have an area like this one that is tough to get to. I was skeptical, but it works like a champ.

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You can get a peek at him over the back of this doe up front...

   





There he is again waaaay in the back...

   

New lease here in Georgetown - Low Fence

In April, myself and a two other buddies leased 400 acres on the San Gabriel river here in Georgetown. Lucky for us, the property has a few springs and NO livestock. The cover is heavy cedar and oak with a gently rolling terrain... From what I can tell, there is very little cactus which is a huge upgrade from my previous lease out in Llano. Currently, we have about five feeders on four pastures with one down in an oak flat deep in the woods. There are a TON of deer and turkey! I have gotten some bucks with potential, a heavy 8pt and what appears to be a 9 or 10pt on my game camera. You can check them out on the slideshow listed over here to the right. Stay tuned for more pics and updates - Ryan