"Droopy" the Giant

Rifle season for deer is off to a great start. On opening morning, Georgia hunter Ernest Gilbert shot a new ranch record Whitetail buck. And a very unusual one at that.

Last year, we had seen this buck and got some pictures of him on the trail camera. He was impressive then. We were confident with another year of growth he would be a monster.

That was definitely the case. It seems that, while in early antler development in velvet some type of trauma caused this disruption in the growth of his left side. He certainly made an impression when we saw this picture of him on the trail camera this year.
"Droopy" he was dubbed and categorized as definitely a shooter. When Ernest arrived the day before, the buck was rutting hard and several miles from where he had been living. By the next morning, he had moved again and was intent on a doe. Ernest was able to shoot him from about 150 yards.

He measured 187 4/8" making him the largest whitetail harvested off the ranch.

Antelope Season Wrap Up

We had an excellent pronghorn season. We acquired a couple of new ranches this year that proved to be great hunting. We had 8 hunters this year and all 8 got their antelope. The average score for all 8 was 77 and the average height was 14 7/8 inches. The smallest buck scored 72 6/8 and the biggest scored a whopping 84 1/8 and was 16.5 inches tall. This antelope is the largest buck we have ever killed on the ranch. I will let the pictures do the rest of the talking.

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2010 Antelope Season: Part I

The cow is a success!

On opening day of antelope season in Texas, our first four hunters were all successful. Jeremy had recently purchased the Outfoxed Zebu Cow Blind designed to make it easier to stalk up on the antelope and despite some skepticism it worked well. Three of the four antelope were shot with the aid of this blind.

The next four hunters will be here at the end of the week. Hopefully the streak continues.

Shipping Day

Cattle are shipped!

Check out my blog on Working Ranch on this topic.

High Water

Last night we got a hard and fast rain. On the north west corner of the ranch it rained 2 3/4" accompanied by a lot of small hail. It caused the normally dry creek above the spring to fill with fast-moving water. Consequently it filled our creek and ran into the pond. The pond (above) was completely dry but is now full to the brim. In the four summers we've lived here, we've never even seen so much as a trickle in the creek above the spring, so it was quite the sight. A true blessing!Above is the where the Felt Road curves at the state line. Hopefully no one needed to get down that road!
Here's a creek coming from the north across our fence line.
Jeremy holding the hail. Behind him is the creek right before it comes into the spring. It was full of dead grass and hail.
Here's the screen Jeremy's grandfather Earl designed to catch trash and limbs to keep stuff from clogging the pipeline in the spring. This is the first time it' s been put to use.

Out Scoutin' Around

Jeremy and I got a chance to do some antelope scouting and while he looks through the scope I like to look through the camera lens. I got a few pictures of some bucks. Enjoy! This guy was a bit preoccupied.