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| Written by Staff Reports | |
| Saturday, 10 November 2007 | |
 Photo by David J. Sams Johnny Pospech was celebrating Sunday night at his DeWitt County lease, but just barely. First he had to contend with foggy mornings and sweltering afternoons. “On Saturday morning, it wasn’t until about 11:30 before you could see anything,” Pospech said of the fog. “Right now it’s dry and there’s lots of acorns, so the deer aren’t coming real good to the corn. “They’re pretty much staying in the brush.” And the brush, like everywhere else in Texas, was jungle-thick from the heavy summer rains. “You have to be an elephant to see anything, even in a sendero,” Pospech said. But things changed right around sundown on Sunday. “I had seen a total of six deer out in the open,” Pospech said. “There were two does, some yearlings and a couple of nubbin bucks.” And then he saw a big-bodied 10-pointer, probably as big a deer as anyone has seen on this property west of Cuero. “I just got done skinning him,” Pospech said. “I was the only one who got a shot this weekend; we had five hunters out here.” A group of hunters at their lease in Coleman County had a tough opener, with lots of acorns and pecans on the ground and not much deer movement. One of the hunters speculated that the bright clear skies may have caused the deer to do all their feeding at night. But Bob Lowry hunted with a group in Blanco County and said the deer were moving well both mornings. Three of the hunters on the Fish Hook Ranch brought in nice bucks, with Lacey Lowry’s 10-pointer getting the bragging rights. If the deer processing operations are any indication, deer season got off to a good start. At Meyer’s Elgin Sausage, John Altmiller said more deer were brought in than in past seasons. “We have about 75,” he said. “Usually we get 40 to 50 on opening weekend, but Thanksgiving weekend is the busiest for us.” Terry Jackson at Jackson Deer Processing in Crosby had nearly identical numbers. “We had 70 to 75 brought in, and last year it was 45 to 50 on opening weekend,” he said. “The animals are quite a bit larger this year, and they have better racks.” Stanley Radke at Radke’s Table Ready Meats in Willow City had similar numbers brought in as well. “The deer are in real good shape this year,” he said. “They are larger and the horns are above-average. “Last year was real bad,” he said. “This year is already better than the past two or three years.” — From staff reports. |
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