Jeff Appelman
Jeff Appelman
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West Texas Public Mule Deer - Solo Hunt - Caprock Canyon
2023 TPWD Drawn Hunt, Mule Deer in Caprock Canyon State Park, Solo Hunt
Music credits:
Sunrise - Keanler
Moonrise - Zimmer
Truth - Shallou
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  • @mikewaite4002
    @mikewaite4002 Před měsícem

    You gave up 11 years worth of points to draw a mule deer hunt in December and your leaving early for a bird hunt ?

  • @mthefireman
    @mthefireman Před 2 měsíci

    Hey Jeff, it’s Matt..the hunter that met you and drew the yellow unit on this Caprock hunt. I really enjoyed your video. It brought back memories of how rough this hunt was. Plenty of Aoudad sign in the yellow unit, but never saw a deer after glassing from elevation for 3 days. That’s why they call it hunting! Deep, rough canyons back there with thick cedar. I had 15 preference points when I drew this hunt. As beautiful as Caprock Canyon was, and seeing the Bison, I don’t plan to put in for it again. It didn’t seem like it was geared for the hunters, but more for the hiking crowd that enjoys the park. It was disappointing when the hunt manager couldn’t even answer the simple question if there were any water sources in my 1200 acre unit, that was a mile+ hike just to get into.. We knew that the father/son that drew the unit across from the private wheatfield would have the best luck. I ran into them on the last morning of the hunt as they were bringing in a nice mature 5 x 5 buck. Sure enough, he had been crossing that county road into the winter wheat and back from the park. Overall, a tough hunt but absolutely beautiful country to be in. Just rough when you don’t see any game at all in your unit for three days. I’ll give you a call the next time I’m up around Dallas and we’ll catch a beer. Thanks again for the great video.

  • @salth2o3234
    @salth2o3234 Před 4 měsíci

    Great video. We put in for this hunt each year, but have yet to be selected.

  • @joshmatty1077
    @joshmatty1077 Před 5 měsíci

    So it sounds like it's not really public.

  • @alanjaded8015
    @alanjaded8015 Před 6 měsíci

    Probably a good idea to be able to identify a mule deer before you go on a hunt like this.

  • @toddschultz7477
    @toddschultz7477 Před 6 měsíci

    Good stuff

  • @6xflowerranch890
    @6xflowerranch890 Před 6 měsíci

    I’ve been hunting West Texas and own some west Texas land and mule deer population has drastically decreased. We Went hunting 2 weeks ago and we only saw 2 does and 1- 4 point buck. I’ve literally seen the population decrease because of the CWD. (Zombie Disease).

    • @jeffappelman5340
      @jeffappelman5340 Před 6 měsíci

      That's unfortunate to hear. It's a real problem with CWD. I was hopeful that with the short general season that TX has in place, along with the antler restrictions, that we'd see better results with the small Mule Deer population we have.

  • @steveeastwood9272
    @steveeastwood9272 Před 6 měsíci

    I feel like they should do the baited hunt after your walk and stalk hunt. 59:10

  • @steveeastwood9272
    @steveeastwood9272 Před 6 měsíci

    Look’s like a great hunt. Put some more vids like this up.

  • @texcoast44
    @texcoast44 Před 6 měsíci

    Great vid. enjoyed the watch.