Just spent 5 days in 36a, never saw a deer while hunting. Saw a few does and one group of four small bucks down in the farmers field. Talked to one group of guys at the trailhead who were coming out, they did not see a deer either.
^^This...my dad has an old pre-64 model 70 .270 that my brother and I love to fight over that shoots these cheap old bullets better than anything else. They straight up work on game too
i see youre in springfield. if you guys aren't dead set on texas for a pig hunt, california could be something to consider as well, some great pig hunting and would obviously be a much easier drive
i have some experience with spotting scopes, though am not by any means an expert, but since no one has replied i'll throw in my two cents. I would say that looking at animals 5-10 miles away is a pretty damn long way and that to even be able to judge general age/quality you'd be best off with...
Been lurking around here for a while, decided to finally introduce myself. Grew up chasing blacktails, hogs, ducks, upland etc. in northern california, now living in the eugene area. really excited to try to get into backpack hunting and have already learned a lot from the guys on here and...