Frank's outdoors...

So the black powder season started on Monday (1/3/2012) in Texas.  Pretty much you get one shot during the sit in the stand.  I went out on Monday evening, and had a pretty exciting sit.  I have my Thompson Center Pro Hunter that I got for Christmas last year.  Around 5:15pm, 3 does shot out from right beside my blind and went every which way in front of me.  Not sure if they caught my scent or heard me move from inside, but they blew out from beside me.  After a bit of snorting, they re-entered the field from all sides, and there were 5 in total.  I saw a doe (or yearling) that had an injured front hoof, and was waiting for an opportunity to take her. Unfortunately, it never presented a shot opportunity.  I had MANY other shots I could have taken, and in hindsight I probably should have.  Either way, it was an exciting evening hunt, with lots of deer activity on my food plot. After the hunt, I gathered my SD card from the camera, and ...

Sat in the stand on Saturday evening in the rain.  Saw some does right around 4pm.  It was the perfect evening to be sitting in the stand.  Picked up my SD cards on the way out, and saw this monster coyote on film!  Huge!

Below are some pictures of a couple bucks I have on camera... Nice buck 8 or 10 pt Spike, similar to other spikes we've seen on this property Another real nice buck And the coyotes...