2014-2015 season

Well the deer season is over and the pig season has begun followed shortly by the turkey season.  

The deer season has been a record year for antler growth.  Only twice since we started 14 years ago have we killed a deer that grossed over 200.  Once in 2012.  He scored 208.  The second was this season and he scored 254 6/8 green.  People always ask if I had seen the deer before or did I recognize the deer.   Both times the answer was no.  Mature bucks are some of the most elusive, secretive animals ever created.  It should not be shocking that the only 2 deer we've killed over 200 we're "surprises"!  The really BIG ones usually are!!!!

Rut Hunt

We just finished our first couples doe hunt. This was our first time to conduct a doe hunt during the rut. It proved to be quite successful! Deer were constantly moving which lead to 50 kills in 3 sets, 39 deer and 11 hogs!

Hogs

We just finished our February hog hunt. We only killed 11. Our January and February were both extremely low! I'm somewhat concerned that they (the pigs) have patterned us!!!! Time will tell.

Ladies

The ladies have done it again! After two different hunts, they managed to harvest 42 deer, some lady pigs and a coyote or two. Most of them filled their freezer for 2014 and will enjoy the fruits of their labor.

Headhunter Chronicles TV

Jason Bruce was here this past week filming for the 2014 season of Headhunter Chronicles. You never know what you're going to get when you meet someone from "TV" but, after four days in camp the true colors will usually show.

With Jason, what you see (on TV) is what you get! In a world filled with "recreates" of fist pumping high fives and "give me a minutes", it's refreshing to see something "real".

We had a great week and Jason is always welcome in our camp!

Feed patterns

Here in southern Oklahoma the rut has more or less run down. The bucks are back on a feed pattern trying to get themselves through winter after a vigorous rut. Recent inclement weather has magnified this need. This deer was taken during this time utilizing these facts. Remember the bucks have lost tremendous condition since October so aging them may be more difficult so, take your time and make sure they're mature! ONLY IF YOU WANT TO GETTEM BIG!!!

Rut

Time to abandon the feed pattern buck and shift more toward the does. Remember they can't get big if you kill them young. Here's a couple we killed recently. They were both very mature and weighed over 200lbs which is good for our country.