Archives for February 2015

I remember coming to Lampasas as a kid to go dove hunting at my grandfather's place just south of Nix.  There were three stock ponds on the place then and we would check them out to see which ones were drawing in the most dove and sit at that one for the afternoon hunt.  Back then the dove hunting was pretty good as there seemed to be more sunflowers and even a few fields of … [Read more...] about Texas Dove Season Right Around the Corner

Our small place in Lampasas is surrounded by tracts 200 acres or less with some as small as 28 acres.  I understand that people want to get a small place in the country and get out and hunt.  What I don't understand is putting four or five hunters on a small tract and killing all the bucks that come through. On one small tract you can hear four feeders go off within minutes of … [Read more...] about Game Cameras Give Preview of Season to Come

If you ever hunted Desert Mule Deer in Texas you know that is can be a really difficult hunt in wide open High Chihuahuan Desert country.  There are rough rugged mountains, remote canyons and Desert flats full of every kind of brush and cactus.  They have a saying that everything out there either Sticks, Stings or bites.  Hunting Desert Mule Deer usually meant you spent the … [Read more...] about Texas Desert Mule Deer a Thanksgiving Tradition

Left to Right Karl Oestreich, Ed Thomas and Tim Miller  About three months ago a friend of mine told me that he and his sons were planning a fall Tuna fishing trip out of Port Aransas.  I mentioned that I would like to go and pushed it to the back of my mind. Later he called and said they were going in mid October and I needed to call Dolphin Docks to reserve and pay for my … [Read more...] about A Texas Tuna Fishing Adventure