Nathanael_Greene
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I went to the T - enCino Ranch near Brownwood, Texas, last weekend on a managment buck hunt; the owner, Jason, just got his Level 3 MLD permit, and I was his first early-season whitetail hunter. He's got about 1,000 acred under high fence, and has really worked hard to establish an excellent hunting ranch. (He's running a great special on management hunts, for anyone interested--check him out at www.tbarencino.com)
Saw some terrific bucks, and bagged a nice 10-pointer (scored 119-1/2 gross and weighed 135 pounds dressed out, Jason's biggest deer to date), plus a little 5-point cull buck (dressed at 72 pounds).
I took them with a Savage 110 (left-handed) in .30-06 with a Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40 scope, using Remington's Managed Recoil ammunition. I've now killed six deer with six shots using that combo, and I'm not changing a thing!
Really had a terrific time; enjoyed the food, lodging, company (Jason's a great guy, plus my wife came along to keep me in line). Lots o' fun, lots o' beautiful deer, and plenty of other critters to look at, too, like a great horned owl, a hog-nosed skunk (we didn't get too close), not to mention his exotics.
Here are photos of my deer. The 10-pointer is now at the taxidermist.
Saw some terrific bucks, and bagged a nice 10-pointer (scored 119-1/2 gross and weighed 135 pounds dressed out, Jason's biggest deer to date), plus a little 5-point cull buck (dressed at 72 pounds).
I took them with a Savage 110 (left-handed) in .30-06 with a Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40 scope, using Remington's Managed Recoil ammunition. I've now killed six deer with six shots using that combo, and I'm not changing a thing!
Really had a terrific time; enjoyed the food, lodging, company (Jason's a great guy, plus my wife came along to keep me in line). Lots o' fun, lots o' beautiful deer, and plenty of other critters to look at, too, like a great horned owl, a hog-nosed skunk (we didn't get too close), not to mention his exotics.
Here are photos of my deer. The 10-pointer is now at the taxidermist.