It was hot with no breeze Tuesday afternoon when we heading out to one of my favorite stands. We saw six bucks in a short period of time and then spotted a 10 point buck pawing the ground. Stopped the truck and, with the motor still running, stepped out and rattled the horns.

The buck didn't seem to notice the truck, 175 yards away, and began to walk in a circle. He had a wide, even rack, tall points, but not too massive, so continued to watch his antics, thinking he was just making a scrape; then we spotted the tips of another rack behind the brush. This rack looked more promising, so climbed up on the truck to get a better look. My hunting partner picked up the horns and began rattling as the 10 pointer faded into the brush.

We had watched a few minutes, thinking the bucks must have moved off when I spotted the tips of the second buck, still behind the same thick brush as before. He quickly took a couple of steps and stretched his neck to peer over a short bush, exposing about 10" of neck and a beatiful 12 point rack. Didn't take long to decide this was the one I was looking for.



Nothing like the rut in S. Texas brush country!

Have a blessed Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

Regards,
hm

hm
Awesome...I always wanted to try a South Texas hunt.
Merry Christmas to you and yours to.

Jeff

hm1996,

Very nice buck.

I hunt in Mexico, I hunted the 13th to the 20th or something of that nature. Anyway headed back on Sunday, my partner as seen a couple of small bucks running does, but I havent seen much. Hope they are cranked up when I get there.

The wife and I leave tomorrow for Matagorda (fishing) and Uvalde (hunting). Spending New Years at the ranch of a friend, and intend to enjoy the break from work.

He's a great buck. Very nice antlers!

Congratulations.

Gringo Casador & Blank:

Good luck on your respective hunts.....waiting for pics!

Sorry for late reply, just got back into town from Christmas w/family. Brought my grandson back with me and we leave tomorrow to see if we can find a deer or two for him.

Thanks for the compliments, Doc.

Regards,
hm