[wardaddy]

My family had a big lease near Burnet for over 10 years.

I also hunted the Palestine area of east Central Texas.

No one is compelled to hunt unless rather hungry but I can recall how on Friday late afternoons and Sunday evenings, the interstates in Texas would be full of hunter's pickups during deer season(mid 70s to mid 80s)....especially between Dallas and Waco and Austin and San Antonio.

Is it still like that?

[Melas]

Oh absolutely. I lived in Pineland for 6 years, and then Jasper for 2. Deer leases are full, and so are the roadsides, all season long.

Hunting is still very much a part of the culture in that part of Texas. Here in the DFW metroplex, I meet more people that don't hunt, than those that do. I don't really dislike hunting, but it's not even in my top 100 list of recreational activities.

[Eaker]

No one is compelled to hunt unless rather hungry but I can recall how on Friday late afternoons and Sunday evenings, the interstates in Texas would be full of hunter's pickups during deer season(mid 70s to mid 80s)....especially between Dallas and Waco and Austin and San Antonio.

Is it still like that?

Yes it is.

Humblegunner and I pack his 4x4 with plywood, 2x4's, all sorts of industrial power tools and a chainsaw so we could drive 7 hours to build his father "the Coronal" a new deer stand. We got in about 4 hours of work Saturday before a huge storm hit. So we will load up next month and do it again.

Both ways there were deer stands being transported and tons of trucks loaded with tools.

Nothing has changed!!!!