I shot a spike late on opening day of gun season that I lost, though I did find a good portion of a rib and some other bone fragments. Chest high weeds everywhere, no blood trail,and four of us looked for a good while over two days. Would have been a management deer and wouldn't have cost me one of my tags because of the ranch I was hunting. Saw lots of good deer and one monster at first light that morning.

All of that was on a buddy's place I typically get to hunt a good bit. Unfortunately, timing hasn't worked out to where I've been able to get back down there so far this year and the only chance left this season may be a day or two between Christmas and New Years or possibly the first weekend in January.

On my place, I've yet to see a buck I'd shoot during daylight hours. Have two that I'm now considering based on my game cameras. I'll take 3 does before the end of the season, but will probably wait until late in the year.

We're blessed with a very long season here in Texas. Just in my part of the state, I can hunt for over 3 months with over 2 months of that being rifle season.