Big or Bust

Just filled my freezer up at my brothers place in Texas. Insane the amount of deer there. Every time I go I am blown away. Anyways, wanted to post this as I bet some of you guys are looking for meat. He has a few does hunts with cull bucks a very real possibility (see picture below) if anyone is looking for meat on a budget and a cool experience seeing boatloads of deer. Great for kids. This will be for like 5 deer a person and any hogs you see and maybe one of the 5 deer is a cull buck. Bring the ice chests! Here some pictures of what I was looking at all weekend. Just a very small sample. Call him at 325-347-7679 if interested.

If you are in those units and haven't seen any javelina in that timeframe you are doing things way wrong. They are literally everywhere. Find a cholla, prickly pear, ocotillo, and mixed desert scrub south or east facing slope, glass it from 8-11 and pigs will likely be on it. Rinse and repeat.

I installed a stove jack in my Kodiak too... Very very easy.... I also use a propane stove vented out the top. Peace of mind.

Please call him for costs and what you want to do.....

I'd shoot the barrel out and rechamber... Personally, I'm over anything that needs fireforming or doesn't say Norma, Nosler, Lapua, or Alpha on the casehead.... The 6.5 and 7mm bullet race is awesome. Can't go wrong with either... I shoot a .280 Ackley of it matters. If doing it, throat for the 175 eldx/180eldm...

I won't post publicly as it is not public info but it was an accident.... Super super kid. Hard working as anyone. Can't speak more highly of him. If you've dropped meat off at WGP in the last few years, he was the one receiving probably.

Correct. Great, super kid too. A true tragedy....

John from WGP got a call straight from Dickmans saying they are done with wild game after this year as of two days ago when I dropped meat off at WGP. Take it for what it's worth. This is the info I got. Ask Dickman's?

Dickmans is not doing wild game anymore per John. John said he turned away 30 elk in the last week. He's the best I've ever seen and I've seen a lot of them. I did my meat on my own for 15 years. John is worth it and then some re: time, quality, packaging, etc....

There are just better killing options without much of a recoil penalty in 6 or 6.5 that also give you more leeway in suboptimal hits due to wind, etc. along with increased wound channels, less wind drift, etc. I'm a huge fast .224" fan and I've shot a bunch of stuff with them but if we are maximizing our tools to optimize killing, there are just some better options IMO...

My first coues was with an 8" .22-250 Ackley and an 80 Berger at 3300. Bang flop at 500 yards or so.... Love the big 22's but that ship has sailed for me for a serious deer hunting rifle.

# fixed. Fat fingers...

He does but those have already happened or booked up....I think. Give him a ring..

From Tucson it's about 11-12 hours driving right down IH 10 in Mason, Texas.... These hunts are usually in December.... Generally 2-3 days, lodging provided onsite. Not sure on much else. Call him up fellas. He's a good guy...

Yeah..... I love chasing coues but it's really fun to sit and watch so much game so close.... Stress free hunting which is a nice at times...

If you're seriously glassing with a spotter, you're already behind the curve.... Only on rare occasions, 3+ miles away, should you spend any time on a spotter. If you are, change your glassing points or hunting tactics...

Being stupid should hurt or cost money, big time.... Looking at the video and where the explosion was with dry, wind, heat, etc. he deserved all he got and then some..... Idiot....

Barrett Fieldcraft no doubt for me.... Better throated and much better chance of an accurate rifle, bit no .280 Ackley....

Congrats on your deer...

Easy now... You're gonna get some mean PM's now....

I'm trying to enjoy it brother but reading a 10k novel about a few does and a spike is hard to get through. I appreciate the post but holy moly, it's like watching CNN covering Trump. Congrats on the OP's first coues...

No. It might be your misstatement on your suppressor but also I'm just guessing he's just wondering, as am I, why you are being overly dramatic with your hunt story. We all love seeing hunt successes but the look at me drama is a bit over the top. I know you are trying to be creative and whatever, but some of us get around a bit. Not trying to be negative, just saying. I could fill up an entire forum on this deal with stories like yours....

During the rut, big bucks will be where the does live, obviously. Prerut, most of the big bucks (i.e. the old bucks 6+ years of age), will be in the flats in the desert. This time of the year, their favorite food is barrel cactus fruits, followed by chain fruit Cholla...

Where is your location?

It varies buck to buck and obviously with resources but I've seen mature bucks have a home range of less than a square mile and some I'd say were over 5...