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Hunters
     
Ryan Bassham 
      

Location
   
Buck n' Boar Outfitters
    Grapeland, Texas

Dates
    October 5-7, 2001

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Saturday Evening

After updating this morning's hunt, we spent a little time shooting our bows.  Ryan laid back on the couch and watched an instructional hunting video starring Jeff Foxworthy.  We then packed up the ICE Blind that Kevin Johnson loaned me and headed to a spot at which Leo was certain we would see game.  At a spot 14 yards from a well used feeder, we began the process of brushing the blind into the surroundings.  Everyone was certain that this spot would be productive.  Ryan and I both agreed that this evening should be fun.


A view of the ICE Blind looking back from the feeder.

 

After spending a little time napping and getting caught up on the college football scores, Leo drove us out to a creek bottom and turned us loose.  Les had decided to climb a tree near our feeder in an attempt to video from a different angle.


Les and Ryan check out the tracks that a large deer had left in the road.


Ryan dons his game face while watching the feeder.

We sat watching the feeder diligently, hoping the game would cooperate.  About 30 minutes into our hunt, Ryan taps me and tells me he's got a doe at 10 yards out his side of the blind.  When I look out the window, I see nothing but antlers.  What Ryan had suspected was a doe, turned out to be a 6 point.  The deer hung up at our side and for whatever reason, decided against going into the feeder.

At 6:30, the feeder went off and we began to settle down in anticipation of a visit from a whitetail.  We heard several deer snort behind us, and felt quite certain they had winded us.  At about 6:45, a spike appears beyond the feeder on Les' side of the clearing.  We watch the spike ease up to the feeder, ever so nervous about the new "bush" on the west side of the clearing.  He feeds for what was probably a half an hour, all the while watching our blind and behind us, down the road.  We were certain that some deer or hogs were making their way up the road to us, but nothing materialized.  The spike gets his fill of corn and then makes his way out of the clearing.  When he reaches the clearing, he snorts loudly and dances off.  By this time, it is probably too dark to continue hunting.  With the Ultramatic feeder light glowing brightly on the feeder, we decided it wouldn't be a good idea to push our hunt, given the lights would give us an "edge".


This spike entertained us for most of the afternoon.

Once darkness had settled in, we signaled to Les and then assembled under the feeder.  Les informed us that he had only seen the spike and a lone hog that stayed in the area, at times, just 10 yards from our blind.  Ryan and I had heard something moving around  us, but had no idea the hog was that close.

We made the walk back to the cabin where we met up with Leo and Mr. Bassham.  Again, Mr. Bassham had sat on a stand to watch animals, and saw more than his share of hogs and deer.  Ryan and I have pretty much had it with his "hunting".  We feel quite certain that Leo finds it necessary to put the man in charge of the Bassham's finances where he will see game, thus assuring the ranch of a repeat customer.  We all gave Leo a good bit of grief over this and then started dinner preparations.  Ryan and I feel that the spot we hunted this evening will be productive in the morning, so we'll head back to the ICE Blind in hopes of putting some meat in the ice chest.

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