Wife and I drew Colorado Bend management deer. 1st draw in a decade of applying in TX for us.
Anyone hunt Colorado Bend? Are compartments assigned via a draw at check-in?
After many years of applying my wife and I drew our first Texas draw hunt. Just curious if anyone has hunted/been to Colorado Bend SP?
Looks like a beautiful place, just curious what we are getting into and how the compartment hunting works. December hunt dates, so should be cooler I hope...
Attended the Iowa Taxidermy Association Convention over the weekend. Had a great time and picked up some more knowledge. Never ceases to amaze me how much there is to learn!
Plenty of 10 acre food plots in Missouri, and the same BS. Although we couldn't ever bait during season(luckily.) No mineral allowed outside of season now to to CWD management.
The biggest problem with CWD management is the amount of government money that's involved.
Let's do something even...
I'm not necessarily saying work for a taxidermist.
I paid for 2 weeks of 1 on 1 with a taxidermist that has been in business for 30 years. It cost me a third of the school you mentioned above.
I've seen 1 case locally where a guy went to one of those schools that teach birds, gameheads...
Just my 2 cents.
I would find someone to get 1 on 1 training with. That is the route I took.
Those schools seem to cram in too much too fast IMO. Find a master taxidermist and go train with them. It really speeds up the learning curve.
Start in 1 area like game heads for example. Join your...
Apparently he looked at the ballistics for the 270 Lazer beam.
Playing catch up on this thread.
I'm posting from the Sandhills. So far it's not been quite as frustrating as I anticipated.
We're overrun with them as well.
Caught several in cat sets last winter. We skinned and put up the first one just to show the Boyd how it's done. The rest fed the coyotes(which need thinned out too.)
Talked to a buddy that traps a lot of cats and coyotes. Asked him what he does and he says...
Did a bit of finish work today. Last customer cat and only 7 more deer after this one.
5 more days til archery season here in MO. Hopefully they'll start rolling back in!