Team 6 Howdy from Texas! I am less than a week away from the Archery opener, September 30th. This year is going to be a little different because my second born son arrived last week! Luckily my in-laws live on 60 acres out in Austin county that is a text book rut property since it has a solid resident doe population so things don't really get exciting until the end of October into the beginning of November when rifle season opens. I have 4 hang on stands that I hunt from in my Cruzr XC. Unfortunately I don't have any intel on the current deer population due to trail camera issues and a baby on the way but I have had success on the property since I started hunting it 3 years ago. If I'm lucky I will also get to spend a few days in the Sam Houston National Forest hunting public land (which is how I found saddle hunting) but my scouting efforts have limited and so has my success outside of hogs.
Austin county doesn't have the muy grande bucks that South Texas has but they are larger than hill country deer. The last two bucks I've shot have dressed around #120. These are my last two saddle hunter contest deer. Glad to be on the team!
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