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How long have you been hunting

I just left that area last night. I haven't had any luck in those woods

Def been there a whiel

Man, that's a great buck in anyone's woods. Tuff luck on that one.

Rudy’s woodsman-ship is crazy

Junk. They don't last more than a few months.

Got to see a fair amount of deer, that I agree friend, it a good day of hunting. I am hoping to get back out at least one more trip this season . Good luck to you friend. Keep up the fun videos. Dale

Best way to check old or new scrapes, Take your pocket knife and scrape above it see how fresh it looks and feels compared to your scrape

I’ve been asking myself the same questions lately, working a portion of the Sam thoroughly and only seeing does right now.

I've watched every video and podcast yall have done, but this one ruined the channel for me.

Ha, I am so used to using OnX in a very similar fashion as you , I just grabbed my mouse to drag the map a little to the west hahha, Nicely done on this video my friend. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us all, If you are still out in the woods, good luck out there friend. Dale

Amazing video and deer. Was this in SHNF? I’ve got some questions seeking some advice if you can spare some knowledge.

Is he's shooting and old Remington 7600 (pump action rifle)!?

You got some big kahones using that camera in the rain like that lol. Congrats!

You can get liquid fertilizer/ liquid lime in Mt. Vernon, Tx. From Grasshopper fertilizer. You can get seed from East Texas Seed Co. In Tyler, Tx. I use both of them.

Great buck brother, congrats! That spike is crazy!!

Awesome morning,great deer

That’s what it is all about…getting in the woods…great story…great deer! Really interesting looking spike.

I’ve been public hunting since I was 12. I’m 46 now and deer like this one excite me just as much as a symmetrical buck. Dedication and determination on not giving up after a missed shot 👍🏽 Nice buck!

Walmart sells those dock bumperss for $9.99 each, seen them yesterday, they are white though

Hello there! I realize this is a long time after this video was posted, but do you still use this 'sheet? Has it evolved? I just bought a chunk of private land in Ontario Canada and started logging data. You've got some additional columns I'll add. Eventually once I have more data, I plan on running pivot tables. For example, show me all the times the deer entered based on direction by time of day. Also, how many sightings on I had based on month. Adding the month in a column before your dates will allow that to happen. Very cool to have data. People may think it's geeky, but data can be powerful.

Got my first TPL doe this week. Recharged and pumped up to go after a buck.

Why would you even post this? that is completely embarrassing you would even take a shot that bad having known you weren't prepared to shoot at that distance. You should be ashamed of yourself.

Hunting East Texas is tougher than one might think.. I started hunting it this year and so far, I have been close, just not bow close. Hopefully that changes this month, Today marks the 1sta day of the second season, I am looking forward to it, May be hearing out in the morning if all goes well. Have church today. and teaching Sunday School. so wont be heading out until tomorrow. A good clean miss is always better in my mind that option b,. We have all been there friend, it happens. That's always fun, I love seeing them and you got some great footage of the deer moving through. If it helps ar all, I still get excited, I have some age on you, and I always said, when I dont get excited anymore I will stop hunting, and, well, 40 years since I started, I am still getting excited. I have always used a 4 or 5 pin sight, 38 is a tough range, lots of folks wouldn't even shoot at one the far with a bow. Good luck on the rest of your season. New sub and look forward to some more East Texas Hunts, That 2 am comes early doesn't it. Good Luck, and have a blessed week my friend, Dale

Glad to see your footage man, waiting for your part 2! I got one in the Sam on 11/26!

Smoked that green lmao

Rudy who lol..legend in his own mind .😂 jk

I gotta give credit where credits due. For Penny being a "greenhorn" in the hunting woods she's definitely got it! Give her another 2 or 3 seasons of trial and errors shes gonna be at the top of her game! You guys are awesome. keep grinding and bringing us fellow TX public hunters your great content! My hats off to all 3 of you 👊

That rifle at 5:58 looks like a Remington 700ADL. I have the same rifle although I gave it to my son back in the 90's. That buck you showed is as good as it gets in East Texas. I live in Tyler County just to your east, the other side of Livingston and we see deer like that sometimes.

I'd be crying too lol. It's called "huntin". Suck it up and move on to the next hunt. You got your whole life in front of you. I'm 78 and killed my first deer in 1957. Hunted most of my life here in Tyler County and grew up dog huntin, but hunt on my son's place outside Mason now. Not really huntin, but it's fun and plenty of deer. Talkin about not getting it right and screwing everything up, well that could be a lack of focus on what's important. If Christ is not your focus, then life is hard, but when Christ is first, then this stuff comes easy and is more enjoyable. I too have learned this the hard way. Hate to see you make that mistake because it seems you put too much importance on hunting. God bless.

Access..... learn to walk with toes first hitting ground. Not heel to toe, walk toe to heel. Try it and listen to the difference, makes similar sound as a deer walking.

Congratulations

Got my first doe on public land this weekend in east texas . The buck just never gave me a clear shot . Love this public land hunting .

Heck yeah,good job guys! I'm in mauriceville by orange on a lease. Would love to try public!

I just got one out of there as well. I gotta go across the street into walker county now. Can't wait

That's true passion there! Great job brother!

Deer keep getting the slip on me. They are always just one step ahead always. I have been hunting this buck all season. Today was the real day I actually got in his bedroom. I blew it. The pressure is inching in closer. I feel I may have missed my opportunity today. Going to wait on this cold front to come in and give it a week of rest. Hopefully Friday he slips. If I don’t connect. I am going to have to look for greener pastures. Before I blow the spot.

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Well done! Congratulations!

I’m creep around a little bit more might be able to put eyes on a buck

Got in the car ready go the second I get a chance

3 year hunting TX public First year hunting Sam got one sit in so far. Can’t wait to start seeing some deer here and accomplish my public land buck goal.

Awesome deer man!

Was that this year and if you don't mind me asking, where

I've been hunting in Sam for over 10 years now.. In that time I have only ever seen 1... ONE.. buck that met the antler restrictions.. I was able to shoot that buck and have mounted him... That was the HARDEST won buck in my entire hunting life.. Anyways.. Some things I've learned about hunting in Sam... The deer are SUPER amped up at all times due to the immense hunting pressure. The average age of deer I've seen (bucks) is about 1-3 years of age.. I know where several doe bedding areas are and could shoot a doe every year that I got a tag for one.. I could literally drive out 1 hour before sunset, kill a doe, gut her, and be on my way back to Houston within a couple hours... Bucks? Not so much. I've learned that in order to see/kill deer in Sam, you either have to do a lot of scouting, or just have dumb luck. Even when you scout during the summer there is no guarantee that once deer season starts-and the shooting begins-that deer will still be using those trails you identified earlier in the year. Game cameras show that as soon as the hunting season starts and more hunters are tromping through the woods the deer mostly go nocturnal. I've had my best luck hunting from a climbing stand. I find that going at minimum 15 feet up, and also picking a tree that is close in cover with other trees. If you pick a tree that is standing out on it's own with no natural cover-these deer WILL see you. The bad news.. These deer have the best eye-sight of any pack of deer I have ever seen. You must be mannequin/stone still in order for them to not see you. Even then, you better be blending into trees, bushes, grass, fallen tree, something around you... I've had doe walking towards my location and they never knew I was there.. One thing I've learned that has helped me immensely about knowing when a deer is close by.. If suddenly mosquitoes start bombing into your eyes, nose, and mouth when a few minutes before there were no mosquitoes-DO NOT MOVE to swat the mosquitoes as this is a dead give-a-way that there is a deer within shooting range... Seriously.. The # of times I've been frozen like a pop-sicle in my tree stand only to suddenly have 500 mosquitoes start flying directly into my eyes and I've used my hand to try and swat them away only to hear a deer blow like a freight train horn and run off... and it had been standing within spitting distance the whole time. If mosquitoes start flying in your face all of a sudden-you have a deer close by. It's like natures way of protecting the deer. I know it sounds crazy, but the next time you go to swat mosquitoes and a deer blows and runs away you will believe. I've hunted other properties for deer and find that Sam is by far the hardest place to hunt deer I have ever visited. It's close, and free, so I keep going.. But when I get desperate and need to kill a deer it's the LAST place I would think to go-unless I have a doe tag... You will trip over doe every where you go..

shit happens don't sweat it bro every one has bad days

Price point makes it a hard pass for me!!

Seems like no matter where I go in the national Forest the wind always swirls on me no matter what especially the closer you get to lake Conroe

THIS IS INSANE!!!!

picture bro