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More big MLD bucks Continued from page 1
“When you look back six or seven years, we had a pretty good fawn crop, so there may be more deer to choose from,” Kunz said. “And our spring rainfall was good, which is really important for antler growth in South Texas.” Tompall Glaser with the Texas Buck Registry said a surprising amount of nice bucks were added to the registry over the first week of the MLD season. “I’d have thought the warm temps would have slowed everything down, but that didn’t seem to be the case,” he said. Gary Broach with Rhodes Bros. Taxidermy in Kerrville, said the shop is seeing a higher number of good deer coming through the doors. “We’re seeing more good deer early this year, both from MLD ranches and from archery hunters,” he said. “And they are coming from South Texas and from the Hill Country.” David Sunderland of Trinity Ranch, near Batesville, said he has noticed the uptick in
early big bucks. “Around here, it’s so dry that the big deer are hitting the feeders,” he said. “Especially on ranches that have exotics or cattle that put extra pressure on the natural food resources.” Sunderland said he noticed something else about all of the big deer. “I was pleasantly surprised to see all of the photos of youngsters and women with big bucks,” he said. “A lot of us are having trouble marketing all of our hunts this year, and people have these mature bucks, so maybe it’s a daughter or granddaughter sometimes. It’s good to see.” Dunks said one other factor could be in play. “We’ve really amped up our social media this season,” she said. “We’re posting pretty much every deer that comes in.” Sunderland agreed. “People also are a lot better at posting what’s happening,” he said.
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proud that he made an excellent shot.” Christian Robertson, 13, of Houston, harvested his first deer during his second to last sit of the trip. After not encountering any deer at all, a red deer hind showed up at the food plot he was overlooking right as the sun was setting. “It took her awhile to get into my comfortable shooting range,” Robertson said. “She came within about 80 yards of the blind and was facing us for what seemed like forever. She finally turned broadside and I took a shot.” The red deer kicked and then ran about 45 yards before piling into the brush, where he later recovered her. “I was pretty nervous while I was shoul-
dering my gun, and I was pumped up to harvest my first deer,” Roberston said. “It made it even more awesome that it was a red deer, because that’s a huge animal.” Robertson’s father, Chad Robertson, was in the blind with him and a guide when he harvested the deer, and said it was extremely special to share that moment with his son. “Christian has been asking me when we can go hunting again, every day, since the hunt,” Chad said. “I didn’t grow up hunting, but I am already looking into finding more opportunities to get him back out there. This is going to be something that we do together from now on, for many years to come.”
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