how bout acorns???  do yall have oaks loaded with them like we do in some places?? in fredricksburg, the big ten i was havin on my game cam stoppd comin, nobody on our place bow hunts so im hoping he is just layed up in the woods eating acorns.

ya know ive had this happen before and the deer will pattern you if your not careful been there done that.im a guide and have had hunters see deer and see deer and all of a sudden bam nothing almost like the stand is shot out.....something to think about

No the drought killed the acorns here.  Really we didn't have anything for the deer here except some protien blocks and corn.  Not until recently did we start greening up from the rain.  Which in all honesty I think has something to do with the slow of activity at my stand.  And I did think that maybe the deer were getting smart to my hunting.  I have only been hunting the evenings and never in the mornings, so I will see if I can trick them up.  Or I might just give bow hunting a break and wait till rifle season and start fresh.  Hopefully by then the deer will need come in again.  Otherwise I will be scouting spots for a pop up to try seek and destroy.

I have been seeing the deer on my camera in the mornings.  I also work on back roads and have been seeing alot of deer movement from 8 to 9:30 in the morning so a morning hunt may be your best bet.

Message from: John Call: I am trying to find out if does can be shot during bow season in Bastrop County? Can you please clarify this for me.

The answer is at this link. I read it as "yes" but I am not a Game Warden if you have been told different by local law enforcement.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/hunt/season/county_listing/details/?county=Bastrop

If you are asking me about shooting does in Bastrop with a bow the answer is yes.  It is written in the outdoor annual from parks and wildlife that does may be taken in any county durring archery season only, except on MLD properties. They must be tagged accordingly of course, but as long as it is bow season you are good to go on does. 

Heath is right...you can take two does in Bastrop County with a bow. Where do you hunt Heath?

Nathan.  I was going to ask you the same.  I saw you got that Buck in rockne?  I Hunt in Cedar Creek.  I have 22 acres that back up to 500 acres of woods and pasture land so I get a little back yard action as well as the occasional big boy.  I actually had a nice ten pointer back there up until last week.  Now I have not seen hide nor hair of him.