I hunted mule deer on the Cibolo Creek ranch between Marfa and Presidio in the Chinati Mountains about 20 years ago, they had Carmen Mtn whitetails also. Saw several of them, one that was big enough the ranch foreman was super excited - kind of looked like a little Hill Country whitetail but a...
Three western hunts lined up:
Late Sept-Early Oct muzzy Deer in NM (tag is just an excuse to hike around some NM state land that my wife and I love, outside chance of shooting a deer)
Third rifle CO elk hunt with my Dad
Late Season Cow Hunt in CO late December with my son
Sept-Feb pretty...
Why is that hard to believe? 12-17 year olds are eligible for the “kids” tags, 14-17 year olds do just fine in the mountains and shooting a muzzleloader or a bow is no big trick, just takes a little practice.
My daughter at 16 on a secondary draw muzzleloader hunt:
The “focus on hunting for meat” sounds good, I have some of that sentiment myself. But there isn’t enough wildlife to feed very many people as a % in the country. There is a very, very small contingent that actually “hunts to feed their family”, and anyone on this forum that hunts out of...
Things can get sideways when killing an animal, and this was handled poorly. Beyond stupid for them to have the video made public. When things go wrong, delete the video...that’s the #1 rule of the internet age. Buzz is being overly diplomatic with just a “clown” rating on this one.
It’s almost like the federal government should stop reckless spending, and dare I say, be more efficient. At the very least have the balls to fund annual spending/benefits. Shouldn’t be that hard; figure out income, make a budget.
If income and spending budget don’t align, make an...
Yes, two things eradicated and came back to us from across the border. I guess open borders aren’t good for people or flys. Although, the screw worm issue isn’t exacerbated by a bunch of anti-vaxxers. Still, only 6 official cases so far; the one in NM the dog was in Mexico last week...
No doubt it’s likely going to be a little rough in the short term, and there will be a run on spray and meds as panic sets in. So far the facts are there are only 5 reported cases, though it will surely increase rapidly as the summer progresses and monitoring increases exponentially. It could...
So there is 100 million/week available out of the Panama facility currently. Those are shipped to a dispersal facility in Edinburgh (Moore AFB) and will be used to spot treat as outbreaks are reported.
A facility in Metapa, Mexico will soon be capable of producing 100 million (perhaps...
The USDA completed a distribution facility for sterile flys in South Texas earlier this year, the production facility they are building (also at Moore AFB in Edinburgh, TX) will have the ability to produce 300 million sterile flys/week…in 2027. There will be huge wildlife losses before then...
I’ll give a listen. I was talking with a few old timers this afternoon that remembered when it was bad down here 65 years ago and telling about doctoring calves when they had infestations. Nasty stuff.
The New World screw worm has returned to the US after a 60 year absence. Two cases this week in South Texas, both in calves. Bad news as fawns will hit the ground in the region starting at the end of the month, and an untreated infestation is pretty much 100% fatal for the host animal...