2016 Draw Hunts

[OleTomTalker]

I hunted compartment 5. Saw a ton of hogs in the sendero along the river. I was there for the "trophy" hunt. After they released us, I drove in and baited the sendero by the river for the night hunt. Had a few hours to burn, so I set up under a shade tree watching another sendero by an oil pump. Hit the rattling horns a few times and 15 mins into sitting in my chair out jumps a nice shooter buck and makes a bee line for me. I had him in the scope but didn't want to go home after only being there for less than an hour. Short time after that buck walks by, I see another bigger bodied buck with a floppy ear. Watched him for a bit, picked my gun up, didn't pull the trigger, cause I just got there. That night in the river sendero I baited I get covered up in hogs, see a few does, and a small 10 point that was inside his ears. Next morning I set up by the pump house, and had the big floppy eared buck in my scope with 2 mins until legal shooting light, then he disappears into the brush. Never saw him again. Later I would see several does, a few small bucks. Also saw a bunch of javelinas, and a few coyotes. Saw two javi's run off a young coyote. Pretty cool to watch that.



Compartments 1-5 were slow my week. Hunters in the compartments down near choke canyon (11-13) saw more deer. One guy had no less than 10 bucks every hunt in front of him. One buck was taken. While I was there.

Thanks! He's got trophy hunt too. In December, should be either in or just end of rut


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[GMG]

My son drew the "Youth gun deer" hunt at Lake MClellan WMA. Anyone know about the area? It sounds, from the description, like we will be hunting from a blind. So I guess it's pretty straight forward.
He will be stoked. Since we lost our lease this year I didn't know if we were going to get to do any deer hunting.

[fishanhunt]

There are some big deer around McClellan. A big fire came through there and killed all the big trees. It used to have some big cottonwood trees. I'm not sure where the blinds are but the lake has a bunch of bike and motorcycle trails around it and you always see big deer and lots of deer. Should be a pretty good hunt.

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[Archer156]

If you want to hunt try standby if they have any that is better than the draw for average!

[2050z]

0-3 on deer hunts. Maybe we will get drawn for a spring turkey hunt

[.270]

Lots of Not Selected on my draw hunt status.....got a couple more in the hopper but running out of chances.

[howabouttheiris]

Anyone know ..... Can the parent represent an youth at a standby draw so that the youth does not have to miss school in the event that they are not drawn?

[Sideler]

It is probably unit specific, but I don't think the chap allows it. Everyone must be present.


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[Huntindad]

Anyone know ..... Can the parent represent an youth at a standby draw so that the youth does not have to miss school in the event that they are not drawn?

I don't think so...but like what was said earlier. doesn't hurt to call the area to see.

But most, if not all youth hunts are when the kids are out of school.

[LuBowhunter]

2016 Draw Hunts

Yup 8 years zero draws for me. I'm done with Texas. I can draw prime areas in Montana and Wyoming every 2-3 years. My home state I can't draw anything.

[mhunter6]

Seems like they already drew the gun mule deer and general refuge hunts this morning. Seems early in the day for all mine to be pending second draw.

[Timemachine]

We struck out on TP&W draws. We did get doe permits for SHNF. We did get permits for two NWR hunts.

[Shane924]

Yup 8 years zero draws for me. I'm done with Texas. I can draw prime areas in Montana and Wyoming every 2-3 years. My home state I can't draw anything.

Spot on. Can't even draw doe hunts with the current system

[bossbowman]

Spot on. Can't even draw doe hunts with the current system

System is broke

[topduarte]

Pending for National Refuge General Deer Balcones Canyonlands NWR