Well, I got to my spot in the AM just before dawn on Monday with a little frost and 10 degree wind chill. This is Texas.....I ain't used to it OK! Saw a little spike and 2 does. Went and took a warm nap after that. Then in the afternoon I went back out. Things were a BIT more icy now and the freezing rain was doing it's thing making everything look all white and crunchy...LOL! I nestled in a Cedar and sat perfectly still for 2 hours (I did have to knock some ice off my arrow).
Then a small 8 point came in the wheat about 12-15 yards and I started to smile *crackle*. Had a weird rack, lots of broken tines. Then a 2 year old 6 point got within 6-7 yards from me and he wasn't big enough to shoot either. Plus the little guy wouldn't let the nice fat doe come in. He kept running her off. I wanted some meat! Doesn't he understand!?? So I watched them with the wind blowing ice everywhere....perfectly still. After they left I got out of the Cedar and walked back to my car crunching the whole way. I got back to camp and told what I had seen and left for home trying to beat the storm........no dice!
Now I'm stuck on I-20 on the side of an iced over interstate sleeping in my car with no heater (gas issue) overnight. It can be done, but I don't recommend it.
What a great trip! I've never had so much fun sitting perfectly still for 2 hours watching deer I can't shoot in an ice storm and then being stranded on the side of the road overnight. I wouldn't have given it up for anything! It was one of the best times I've ever had as a new hunter.
Topic: Hunting in the TEXAS Ice Storm. (Read 428 times)
