Okay, not really semi-live.
Today was day one of a management hunt at Choke Canyon South Shore State Park. Last week, as many of you saw his posts, FirefighterAG was on this same hunt, and got himself a doe.
I got the same blind he did, a pop up in right field in the old baseball field. Park staff corned it at about 10 a.m. Essentially there are two senderos that have been mowed on the high grass to third base and left center field. I ended up putting out some hog juice at the end of each sendero (both are about 80-100 yards long) and got into the pop up at 4. Pretty slow, rattled a little after 5 and nada. After 5:30 4 does came out and nervously started eating corn that was about 50-60 yards out. Note to self when I feed in the morning, put the corn towards the end of the senderos, not the middle as the park staffer did.
Did one last binocular check at 6 before exiting the popup and I think there were 2 javelina were down ond of the senderos. It was too dark to tell. I'm guessing that's what they were because when I got out of the pop up they were still there.
No shots fired...had I popped a doe I'd have to drive about 40 miles to Daugherty WMA to get it weighed, aged, and CED sampled. Then quarter it. Then drive back 30 or so miles to Calliham SP where I'm in a spartan cabin for the next two nights.
Oh and in addition to a doe we can take a buck with one unbranched antler or a 7 point or less with a minimum 12" spread. So hopefully a 140 class 7 point come out.
More tomorrow...
Today was day one of a management hunt at Choke Canyon South Shore State Park. Last week, as many of you saw his posts, FirefighterAG was on this same hunt, and got himself a doe.
I got the same blind he did, a pop up in right field in the old baseball field. Park staff corned it at about 10 a.m. Essentially there are two senderos that have been mowed on the high grass to third base and left center field. I ended up putting out some hog juice at the end of each sendero (both are about 80-100 yards long) and got into the pop up at 4. Pretty slow, rattled a little after 5 and nada. After 5:30 4 does came out and nervously started eating corn that was about 50-60 yards out. Note to self when I feed in the morning, put the corn towards the end of the senderos, not the middle as the park staffer did.
Did one last binocular check at 6 before exiting the popup and I think there were 2 javelina were down ond of the senderos. It was too dark to tell. I'm guessing that's what they were because when I got out of the pop up they were still there.
No shots fired...had I popped a doe I'd have to drive about 40 miles to Daugherty WMA to get it weighed, aged, and CED sampled. Then quarter it. Then drive back 30 or so miles to Calliham SP where I'm in a spartan cabin for the next two nights.
Oh and in addition to a doe we can take a buck with one unbranched antler or a 7 point or less with a minimum 12" spread. So hopefully a 140 class 7 point come out.
More tomorrow...