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1998 Texas Buck ---The Story:
My trip to Texas provided good
memories. I finally got to meet Paul Abat, also known as Venado Loco in Buck Talk chat room.
Paul is the person most responsible for me having a Home
Page. He has encouraged and tutored me with endless
patience in this regard. I did not have the pleasure of
hunting with Paul but he did take time to meet me at the
San Antonio Airport where we were able to sit and chat. I
hope that in the future Paul and I will be able to spend
some time together and hopefully share a hunt. An outfitted hunt in
Texas is a great opportunity to see lots of quality
animals. Those of us who are used to cold conditions in
rugged terrain may find the different style of hunting
hard to adjust to. Not only are the hunting methods
different but the relatively small body size of the deer
makes it more difficult to assess antler quality. My best
day was one where I did not pull the trigger but spent
the day with an expert guide doing rattling and stalk
hunting.For me personally that
seems like the most enjoyable way to hunt the terrain of
the type we were in. The buck pictured above was taken on
the last day of my hunt from an enclosed box blind as he
stood beneath an automated corn feeder waiting for
breakfast! He is a fine buck, but if I am fortunate
enough to hunt Texas again it will be in a more
traditional manner. If you are
contemplating a hunt in Texas it would pay to do some
research. Some areas, such as the one I was in, provide
large numbers of bucks with good quality antler
development. Other areas may not offer the numbers of
whitetails but are better known for higher caliber trophy
bucks. Dave's
Texas Buck Dave is an accomplished bird
hunter but had never hunted big game until seven weeks
prior to this trip when he and I went to Saskatchewan for
a bear hunt. This nice whitetail fell to a perfectly
placed shot on the second day of a four day hunt. Dave
then repeated the performance to put a doe in the
freezer. Since returning home it has become evident that
Dr. Frederick receives as much satisfaction from applying
his culinary skills to the wild game that we bring from
the ends of North America as he does from the actual
hunting. Dave's consciencious efforts have resulted in a
fine bear and two deer in his first attempts --- good job
my friend!
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