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A little medallion wrapped with cream cheese and jalapeño and bacon grilled, can’t beat it.
Armadillos down here in south Ga
I credit an armadillo saving me. Driving East from Valdosta to Statenville late at night, well the road is so straight it is hard to stay awake. Running over that armadillo was like running over a basketball and woke me up.
Deer here are more of a road hazard than pushy PA drivers.
Old law partner of mine (in S. Ga.) used to set an alarm for 2am, grab his varmint rifle with a night vision scope, and do his part to contribute to the local armadillo population control. I think he enjoyed that as much as real hunting.
A pic just for you @TuckyDawg....cleaning real wild quail.
In my quail hunting days we used to drop off our bags with an old woman named Cora. She lived in a tiny yellow house on the other side of the railroad tracks. You could hang them on her door knob if she wasn't home. Pick them up the next day. 50 cents a bird.
Great post , hope you and your son have many more great hunts together. Never hunted Texas , it is on the bucket list. I just finished making venison chili for tomorrow's game and I will grill some backstrap to go with it. Love combo hunts , I used to hunt on Lake Oconee we would deer hunt in the morning and afternoon and fish midday .... great fun.
Have done the alarm and rifle thing myself, for the yard and my job.. Got a friend that’s used a stake, fishing line with hook, and cans as his alarm. Then came the rifle
Just got to my deer blind. Its dark and I'm bored. So writing on dawgnation.
What is this a pic of?
The Abilene skyline at 6:30am.
Abilene is about 10 miles away.
For those of you that have not been to west Texas....it's not Georgia......or any place else in the deep south. If you get high enough off the ground you can see for miles
Mesquite trees are great cover for deer....but they aren't very tall.
Mesquite wood is really neat. Makes great furniture....but it is very hard and tough on your saw blades.
Mesquites are a bit of a nuisance because they require so much water. About 20 gallons a day. So it's difficult to grow grass in pastures unless ranchers clear out mesquite.
On a side note.....west Texas cedars are worse. If you see a ranch with a lot of cedars then it probably isn't well kept. Cedars require over 30 gallons of water a day....and are a huge fire hazard.
Mesquite....and definitely Cedars....aren't great for an area that avg about 26 inches of rain per year.....and is known for significant droughts.
But west Texas isn't treeless. The towns have moderately big trees because they were planted by settlers. And the river bottoms always have huge trees.
Abilene is neat because it's a huge ranching area....cowboying the old fashion way....sorta.
This whole area was comanche territory. Lots of history with indian raids. The comanche winter home was in the Palo Duro Canyon. Only 200 miles north.....just outside of Amarillo. (The palo duro canyon is spectacular)
Many of the small towns in this area have at least one significant indian raid in it's history.
Fort Worth was established to help protect settlers from the Comanches and other indians.
The Comanches were brutal.....but they were only doing what we all would do......protecting their home and families.
But that's a topic for another hunt.
It's getting daylight.
Time for huntin.
I'll post a pic later of what area looks like in daylight.
Side note.....if you are interested in Texas history....read Larry Mcmurtry.....amd start with Lonesome Dove.
West Texas as the sun is rising.......it has it's own kind of beauty.
It is really awesome when the blue bonnets and indian paints are in full bloom.
Keep an eye out for Zach.😉
I have been. Nothing so far.
Where in Colorado. I don't recognize the name of that ski run. Family had a house in Steamboat for years.
@texdawg —— “ I gawd Woodrow ... it’s been a hellava party ain’t it “ Cap Augustas McCrae .....
“ You ride with outlaws - you die with outlaws ..... This time you crossed the line “
Gus to his friend Jake Spoon before he hanged him
Best Book and Best Thing ever put on film .... Lonesome Dove
my buddies and I , all fans repeat the lines to each other all the time