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Some tag holders don’t seem to line up private land to hunt on. Also, season dates interfere with deer hunting on private property.

IST 1/8/26

Posted by 257WBY on 1/8/26 at 6:47 am
Madison Parish
Tripod on lane in thick CRP
257 WBY

IST 1/7/26

Posted by 257WBY on 1/7/26 at 6:36 am
Madison Parish
Shooting house on long lanes.
300 WBY
There are some from nurseries that drop later in the fall.

re: IST 1/6/25

Posted by 257WBY on 1/6/26 at 3:27 pm to
Madison Parish
Shooting house on long lanes
257 WBY

re: Car search for my son

Posted by 257WBY on 1/5/26 at 6:20 pm to
Drop the 70s idea. Get the newest Tacoma or 4Runner you can find. Forget working on a car all the time.
“want to go out West and kill something that I have to work for. That or Alaska.”

I skin one side of elk, cut meat off the bone, then roll it over and do the same.
“But it’s mostly not bringing people out early. Start with quail and move to bucks”

Hard to find quail these days

IST 1/4/26

Posted by 257WBY on 1/4/26 at 6:37 am
Madison Parish
Shooting house on long lanes
300 WBY
Hang deer up. Skin. Cut meat off bone. Reach in and get sweet meat. Haul off carcass with guts in it.

re: IST 1/3/26

Posted by 257WBY on 1/3/26 at 9:26 am to
Congrats on your buck. It’s a rare situation where I gut deer. I haul them back to camp, skin, then debone meat while it’s hanging up.

re: IST 1/3/26

Posted by 257WBY on 1/3/26 at 6:45 am to
Madison Parish
Shooting House watching lanes
300 WBY

re: IST 1/2

Posted by 257WBY on 1/2/26 at 3:22 pm to
Madison Parish
Millinium Buck Hut on edge of field
257 WBY

re: IST NYE 2025

Posted by 257WBY on 12/31/25 at 10:22 pm to
Quesa, we’ve got a solid ten days of rut, if not more, left for us.
“Contrary to popular sentiments, hunter numbers aren’t lower in every state. Most states have slightly fewer hunters today than 20 to 30 years ago, but many actually have more sportsmen and women going afield.

“Pennsylvania had 1 million in 2001 and around 850,000 today,” Adams said. “Conversely, Florida had 226,000 in 2001 and 351,000 today. Most have fewer hunters today, though.”

Georgia, Idaho, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and others have experienced increases in hunter numbers, too. In short, the hunter number discussion looks different in each state and should be addressed accordingly.”
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There was a small time frame where deer had returned to the countryside and a person could hunt wherever they wanted. Probably about ten to fifteen years. Not surprising that landowners don’t want strangers shooting high powered rifles on their property.
I didn’t allow the Western state draws hinder me. I have public lands bighorn ram, elk, mule deer, and pronghorn to show for it. It isn’t that hard but does take time and research.

re: IST NYE 2025

Posted by 257WBY on 12/31/25 at 6:33 am to
Madison Parish
Tripod on long east - west lane parallel a small slough
257 WBY

Son in shoot house 257 WBY

re: Recent Norfork Trip

Posted by 257WBY on 12/30/25 at 8:32 pm to
Great trip

re: IST 12.30.25

Posted by 257WBY on 12/30/25 at 4:02 pm to
That’s a good one. Congrats.

Wish this site had a better way to post images.