Yes and no. I got back into serious hunting only 4 years ago (when I was 35). We hunt just south of Doss, NW of Fredericksburg, and the deer there are much like those by Camp Wood. Oddly enough, the lease my Dad had (seemingly forever) where I shot my first deer wasn't far from you - on the east side of the Nueces river in sight of Montell.lawrnk wrote:You sure are right. I got to shaking when I scoped him, never remember hearing the shot, the rush...pbwalker wrote:Very nice lawrnk! I still remember my first whitetail and it's a rush that cannot be explained! Congrats good sir!
Does it change after the first?
Back On Topic: After the first few kills, you know what's coming and you can prepare for it, but the rush is still there. I had to take 3 deer on the closing weekend of the season this year, too. NOTHING came out during bow season, and I got a nice buck on opening weekend of rifle season (http://www.texaschlforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=78&t=29346" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;), but it was pitiful from there on out. I got lucky when this one came out, because there was such a short window of opportunity to shoot. I saw horns, and that I had 15 seconds to shoot before he wandered into the trees, never to be seen again, so it wasn't until I walked up on him and saw the big rack that the adrenaline really kicked in!
Congratulations and welcome to the ranks of the hunters!