Southern's (Southern By Choice) Journal- FLOODED!

[Southern by choice]

We had sunshine today but it was cold and everything is so wet.

Up most of the night with DD. I don't care how old they are I tend to check them every hour on the hour... they sleep through being sick... mom's don't! DD still has low grade fever.. 99.1 so no biggy not throwing up, but tired. DS had it earlier in the week but no vomit. Just low grade fever and tired for two days with a yucky tummy.
I am using BYH to keep me awake. Tough getting old.

Found PT IN the barn again this am. Oh well... it's all good. He has really become quite attached to his girls. Gonna break my heart when he leaves. I hope he adjusts to his new farm and livestock. They are not goats so that is a bit of a concern. Our goats adore the dogs.

Zephyr and Trouble were going at it again today... what is up with that! Zephyr is a first timer so I am thinking hormones... but geesh.. nt too smart to mess with Trouble. Trouble is Millie's doe... um nothing messes with Millie or her doe. Millie seems to be staying out of the way though.

DS got another deer! He had just headed out and 20 minutes later we get a ring to bring the truck!

He needs more tags now.

@Latestarter - this is what we give our dogs... along with legs etc.
This tasty treat went to Amy. She is alone in a field so no worries about any dogs getting into it.

There is a good bit of meat there!

And for all of you out there I thought I'd share this because it is so funny.
@Latestarter this may have helped you in the past.

@Baymule - I know you'll laugh!

 

[Poka_Doodle]

LOL Southern

 

[Latestarter]

How many deer are you allowed per season? Are there requirements for buck vs doe? or does it matter?

 

[Southern by choice]

Yeah, county by county has different limits for bucks and does. Here we can get more tags for does. Once the buck limit is reached it is reached... no more tags. It is actually "antlered"& "un-antlered".

 

[Latestarter]

So you buy a NC deer license and then tags for whatever county you'll be hunting in until those tags run out... so a dedicated hunter could get dozens of tags... no real limit aside for the # the state wants harvested in a particular county...

 

[Southern by choice]

Pretty much the jist of it. My boys know all the rules...
My boys all hunt...all take classes, all licensed and all follow the law.
My one son wants to hunt ELK! I've never had elk before...

 

[Latestarter]

OOOOOooooo elk............ Been many years since I last had it... Man I miss it.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Pretty much the jist of it. My boys know all the rules...
My boys all hunt...all take classes, all licensed and all follow the law.
My one son wants to hunt ELK! I've never had elk before...

Elk is delicious, of course that is said by someone who has been raised on Elk. There are many different things you can do with the meat too.

 

[Mike CHS]

We don't need a license when hunting on our own land but there are some forms you need to have with you that you can fill it out if asked by a TWRA officer or when checking in the game. You can get 3 anterless a day plus 3 antlered a season. My neighbors and I have worked it out that we only take the small bucks and leave the big guys. We are way overpopulated with does and they really need thinning.

 

[Latestarter]

Unlike some ("trophy" hunters), I have no problem shooting a female of the species (elk, deer, whatever). They generally way outnumber the males, are easier to come by, and taste a heckuva lot better! The bottom line really is in herd management... gotta better the herd... That's done by selective harvest. It's great that your neighbors will work together with you. TN/KY are potential places for me to move to aside from East TX... I've looked at several places there as well. The big things for me are crowds - I want to be removed from major concentrations of people, taxes - TX has no personal income tax, and liberal politics/cronyism - which is pretty much rampant everywhere I know...