deer hunting opening weekend in Texas

plthijinx · 11-05-2005, 09:52 AM

well i guess my weekend could've started off a little better. not 5 miles from my farm i got pulled over by a state trooper for doing 74 in a 65 on hwy tx 80. he told me that he was going to write me a warning for speeding and my license plate cover, apparently they've been illeagal for about 2 years now. anyway, here's the fucked up part. "sir, have you been drinking?" me: "uhh, yeah. i've had two beers" so i got to do the sobriety dance on the side of the road. i had actually had only 1-3/4 beers so i knew i wasn't leagally drunk. in fact i blew for the first time and it was .02 so that was a relief. i actually thought he was going to arrest me right before he administered the breath test when he asked me to step over to his car. i gave out an "awwww MAN!?!" and he laughed and said i'm not arresting you.....during the pen test, the walk the line and the hold your leg up tests i was so nervous i was visibly shaking. he asked me "how the hell do you fly an airplane as nervous as you are?" i said "one, i'm comfortable in an airplane and when something goes wrong you don't have time to think about it. you just do it and worry later. and two, it's not every day that i have to do something like this!" my buddy that i met up at the farm told me i should of said "eh, i don't fly very well either" lol. anyway i got a citation for open container. i'll take that over lawyers and jail. i talked to my g/f this morning and she held back but i could tell she wanted to come unglued on my ass. anyway, back to hunting. woke up this morning and saw nothing. i hopped in the jeep and went to the shed to see if there was anything that needed to be done. after a little bit nature called and i was driving back to the house and murphy's law kicked in. i saw a very nice buck but was going too fast in the jeep to stop in time and throw up the old weatherby mark V 30-06 on him. why is it that when you have to shit is when you see the nicest buck in the county and can't do anything about it? well, there is this evening and tomorrow morning. until then, everyone have a great saturday!

zippyt · 11-05-2005, 07:15 PM

why is it that when you have to shit is when you see the nicest buck in the county and can't do anything about it?

Same thing in duck hunting , you peel down your waders , then your pants , then the thermal under wear , then your skivies , look up and your decoys are covered up in ducks !!! it NEVER fails !!!

Tonchi · 11-05-2005, 08:22 PM

It could have been worse, you could have lost your license, your rifle, AND your buck if you had been so anxious that you shot him from the car

Or don't they have that law in Texas?

Troubleshooter · 11-05-2005, 09:11 PM

[channeling garnet]Bambi killer...[/garnet]

The only thing worse than a bambi killer is a failed bambi killer with his drawers around his ankles...

I mean seriously.

busterb · 11-06-2005, 09:28 AM

Texas deer hunter?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-06-2005, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Troubleshooter

snip~~bambi killer with his drawers around his ankles....

Sneaky way to attract a rutting buck.

Nothing But Net · 11-06-2005, 12:38 PM

Fred, your Guardian Angel called. She's getting tired of all the overtime.

plthijinx · 11-06-2005, 01:05 PM

no deer this weekend. but i did see several nice bucks. i'm out for spikes though, not tropheys. i did see across the river probably the biggest buck i've ever seen there. the antler spread was wide and about 6 points, maybe 8.
yeah, tonchi, you can't hunt from a moving vehicle but when i was pulled over i was on my way to the farm. not quite there yet. the trooper did ask to see my weatherby though, not to inspect it but to admire it.
bruce: ya figured out the secret!
and buster, where'd you get that pic of me from yesterday evenings hunt?

plthijinx · 11-06-2005, 01:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nothing But Net

Fred, your Guardian Angel called. She's getting tired of all the overtime.

ok, she can have the next 2 weeks off.......

seakdivers · 11-06-2005, 01:45 PM

My daughter is out hunting with my Dad this morning - it's a beautiful day for it!

Selfishly, I am hoping she doesn't get one, because I want to be there for her first deer..... and I want to be hunting too.

richlevy · 11-06-2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plthijinx

i had actually had only 1-3/4 beers so i knew i wasn't leagally drunk. in fact i blew for the first time and it was .02 so that was a relief.

And here I thought that in Texas, a DUI was mandatory in politics, and if you score high enough, they make you governor.

plthijinx · 11-06-2005, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by richlevy

And here I thought that in Texas, a DUI was mandatory in politics, and if you score high enough, they make you governor.

well, yeah, that's true. unfortunately (or fortunately) for me Buba blew a much higher number!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-06-2005, 11:19 PM

East Coast they count the points on one side.
West Coast they count the total on both sides.
What do they count in Texas?

Sun_Sparkz · 11-07-2005, 12:30 AM

Do you eat deer? What do you mean by your hunting for spikes?

Tonchi · 11-07-2005, 01:05 AM

I agree with Sparkz. You can't eat the points, it's the tenderloin you should be going for. When you are honest about it, trying to take home the biggest rack is just another form of comparing dicks for bragging rights. How many heads are you going to have mounted on the wall, anyway? The best deer I ever ate was one which my boyfriend found swimming across a lake in New Mexico to get away from some other hunters. They had to actually "escort" the deer ashore before they could kill it, and there was some discussion in the group as to whether it was even old enough to take because it just had prongs. But it definitely was delicious.

11-05-2005, 09:52 AM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	deer hunting opening weekend in Texas well i guess my weekend could've started off a little better. not 5 miles from my farm i got pulled over by a state trooper for doing 74 in a 65 on hwy tx 80. he told me that he was going to write me a warning for speeding and my license plate cover, apparently they've been illeagal for about 2 years now. anyway, here's the fucked up part. "sir, have you been drinking?" me: "uhh, yeah. i've had two beers" so i got to do the sobriety dance on the side of the road. i had actually had only 1-3/4 beers so i knew i wasn't leagally drunk. in fact i blew for the first time and it was .02 so that was a relief. i actually thought he was going to arrest me right before he administered the breath test when he asked me to step over to his car. i gave out an "awwww MAN!?!" and he laughed and said i'm not arresting you.....during the pen test, the walk the line and the hold your leg up tests i was so nervous i was visibly shaking. he asked me "how the hell do you fly an airplane as nervous as you are?" i said "one, i'm comfortable in an airplane and when something goes wrong you don't have time to think about it. you just do it and worry later. and two, it's not every day that i have to do something like this!" my buddy that i met up at the farm told me i should of said "eh, i don't fly very well either" lol. anyway i got a citation for open container. i'll take that over lawyers and jail. i talked to my g/f this morning and she held back but i could tell she wanted to come unglued on my ass. anyway, back to hunting. woke up this morning and saw nothing. i hopped in the jeep and went to the shed to see if there was anything that needed to be done. after a little bit nature called and i was driving back to the house and murphy's law kicked in. i saw a very nice buck but was going too fast in the jeep to stop in time and throw up the old weatherby mark V 30-06 on him. why is it that when you have to shit is when you see the nicest buck in the county and can't do anything about it? well, there is this evening and tomorrow morning. until then, everyone have a great saturday! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

11-05-2005, 07:15 PM	#2
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	why is it that when you have to shit is when you see the nicest buck in the county and can't do anything about it? Same thing in duck hunting , you peel down your waders , then your pants , then the thermal under wear , then your skivies , look up and your decoys are covered up in ducks !!! it NEVER fails !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

11-05-2005, 08:22 PM	#3
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	It could have been worse, you could have lost your license, your rifle, AND your buck if you had been so anxious that you shot him from the car Or don't they have that law in Texas? __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

11-05-2005, 09:11 PM	#4
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	[channeling garnet]Bambi killer...[/garnet] The only thing worse than a bambi killer is a failed bambi killer with his drawers around his ankles... I mean seriously. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

11-06-2005, 09:28 AM	#5
busterb NSABFD Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: MS. usa Posts: 3,908	Texas deer hunter? Attached Images __________________ I've haven't left very deep footprints in the sands of time. But, boy I've left a bunch.

11-06-2005, 12:38 PM	#7
Nothing But Net Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Spring, Texas Posts: 1,481	Fred, your Guardian Angel called. She's getting tired of all the overtime.

11-06-2005, 01:05 PM	#8
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	no deer this weekend. but i did see several nice bucks. i'm out for spikes though, not tropheys. i did see across the river probably the biggest buck i've ever seen there. the antler spread was wide and about 6 points, maybe 8. yeah, tonchi, you can't hunt from a moving vehicle but when i was pulled over i was on my way to the farm. not quite there yet. the trooper did ask to see my weatherby though, not to inspect it but to admire it. bruce: ya figured out the secret! and buster, where'd you get that pic of me from yesterday evenings hunt? __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

11-06-2005, 01:45 PM	#10
seakdivers Icy Queen Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southeast Alaska Posts: 700	My daughter is out hunting with my Dad this morning - it's a beautiful day for it! Selfishly, I am hoping she doesn't get one, because I want to be there for her first deer..... and I want to be hunting too.

11-06-2005, 11:19 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	East Coast they count the points on one side. West Coast they count the total on both sides. What do they count in Texas? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-07-2005, 12:30 AM	#14
Sun_Sparkz Has Body Temperature Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: I come from a land downunder Posts: 1,105	Do you eat deer? What do you mean by your hunting for spikes? __________________ We'll never be as young as we are right now

11-07-2005, 01:05 AM	#15
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	I agree with Sparkz. You can't eat the points, it's the tenderloin you should be going for. When you are honest about it, trying to take home the biggest rack is just another form of comparing dicks for bragging rights. How many heads are you going to have mounted on the wall, anyway? The best deer I ever ate was one which my boyfriend found swimming across a lake in New Mexico to get away from some other hunters. They had to actually "escort" the deer ashore before they could kill it, and there was some discussion in the group as to whether it was even old enough to take because it just had prongs. But it definitely was delicious. __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.

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