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4th_and_18

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  1. had the day off so I cleaned him up for the euro mount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  2. Been hunting this place in rocksprings for about 6 years now. Bow hunting the last few years. No bucks to speak of until last year and this year. We’ve spent six years managing does and culling some gnarly old spikes (multiple 12” spikes!). Many of the neighbors have done the same. We have seen the effect. We also started feeding protein and added more corn feeders this year. At least 5 deer with 8 points or more on camera. I sat in my blind Friday night. I saw 28 whitetail come within 50 yards(!!!) and 3 axis. The axis never came closer than 150 yds, but it was fun seeing them. Right about 31 minutes after sunset I saw this 8 point buck walk up to the pen and just stand there at about 15 yards. I could only make it out in my binoculars. Too dark for naked eye. Saturday night I sat in the same stand thinking he might come out again...maybe earlier this time. A spike came out and I spent way too much time trying to determine if he would be my therapy for Texas losing to OU or if I’d give him one more year to see if he develops more. I let him go. Not 15 minutes later a 9 point with all width and no height to him came out. I drew while I was blocked by a tree. As he walked into the open I just saw the 8 in the corner of my eye. I knew I would take him if I saw him again. I swung over and released with what felt like a great shot at a broadside deer. This is where things took a turn. As I was releasing the 9 had jumped the fence to the pen and the 8 reacted by jumping forward after him. Not sure what spooked them as I didn’t hear a thing. But maybe I was in the moment. The arrow hit far back and a “little” high. The deer took off straight away from me. The arrow looked like it was barely in and from my view it looked way back and high. We left him overnight just to be safe. I went out the next morning to find no blood. At all. It had rained a little the night before. This was gonna be tough. It took me two hours of crisscrossing to find the arrow and a couple of drops of blood. This scared me a bit. I was hoping to see more. I tried to remember where the runoff “creek” is on this section of property. I know that injured deer sometimes head to water and since it had rained there might have been some flowing. I made my way down to the bottom of the valley and crisscrossed again. After about 45 minutes I found one drop of blood. I bent down to take a look and see if I could find anything else. I looked up and he was staring at me about 25 yards ahead. I disposed of him with my knife and then spent quite a bit of time talking to my much more experienced friend about what I could’ve done better and what I’ll take from this to the next hunt. I was especially proud of my trusting my experience and instincts in finding him. We examined him a bit closer. Turns out the arrow just barely hit spine and barely nicked any artery there if at all. Very little blood inside even after all night. He would’ve died eventually but it would’ve been slow and probably from starving or dehydration. This made my finding him that much more important to me. I am very new to bow hunting and keep learning a ton every time I go out. Two years in a row with an 8 point. Plenty of misses and WTFs along the way the last few years. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  3. Good weekend in the hill country. How’s everyone else’s bow season going? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  4. There’s an online form. http://www.dontmesswithtexas.org/get-involved/report-a-litterer/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  5. the family has really enjoyed the hundreds of messages from longhorns. His wife Gina posted today and thanked everyone. Can really tell the impact Hal had on so many. Sharing this picture again because it is amazing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  6. Hal passed away this morning. #fuckcancer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  7. Done. Pm sent. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  8. $400 each. Willing to split if only one needed. Can meet at the stadium. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. They mix barrels before the second aging. Can’t call it single barrel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  10. Want to thank everyone for their support. He has really appreciated all of the support and well wishes. Unfortunately I don’t have good news. Hal is spending what time he has left with his family and watching his beloved Astros. If you’re the praying type please pray for him and his family. St. Peter better get that landscaping polished at the gate or he may not hear the end of it. A great friend, man, father, longhorn, and Texan. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Nice try assholes Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  12. Sipping on the Decades tonight. Love this stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  13. Do they have less challenging requirements to maintain eligibility there? if so, maybe Bru can join him there.
  14. Cross post from softball thread. Hal was the caretaker of the softball fields since it was literally a grass field and nothing else. He did other stuff to support football game days and at times baseball and track and field as needed. Now he’s fighting for his life. Please give if you can and share with other softball and longhorn fans who might be able to help. http://www.gofundme.com/helping-hal-mcclelland-fight-cancer Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  15. For those that knew Hal from his time taking care of the softball fields I share some sad news. He’s been going through hell but he’s fighting it like a champ. http://www.gofundme.com/helping-hal-mcclelland-fight-cancer?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fb_dn_cpgnstaticsmall_r Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  16. Use your TAAS skills. This shit ain’t even STAAR level. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  17. Not even curse. Dude did it to himself. Really not as complicated as everyone is making it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. 0 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  19. No. He’s not. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  20. This is the closest to reality any post has been so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  21. live look at the ncaa transfer portal administrator
  22. 9.95 bet on the junior college route is a lot better of a bet at this point than receiving quality updates from Chip
  23. at this point, my money is on some junior college program getting their best player ever
  24. takes a lot of good drugs to write something so full of shit this early in the morning. for the third time just on this thread....ask for a refund.
  25. Ehlinger is already there for camp, correct? so if that part of Anwar's source is bullshit how do we believe the rest of it? ask for another refund. still way off.
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