hammerforged Posted February 1, 2018 Report Share Posted February 1, 2018 Headed for west Texas - going to try and reduce the Quail population while out there. Taking the southern route through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana any sights that are a MUST see along the way? Will be traveling via route 20 for most of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Good luck! I'm afraid I'm not help when it comes to those states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 Have a safe trip Ross. Sure you will have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted February 2, 2018 Report Share Posted February 2, 2018 I haven't quail hunted for years. Sounds like it should be a fun trip. Be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 Haha !!! Just stay OUT of Meridian Mississippi !!!! Years ago, went into Meridian for lunch. Pulled into the Waffle House parking lot and got more sideways looks and hairy eyeballs through the window that we went to McDonald's instead. Probably didn't help that we were in a brand new, loud Grand Cherokee Ltd with Pennsylvania plates. Whereabouts in west Tejas you gonna be ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted February 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 39 minutes ago, Strut10 said: Haha !!! Just stay OUT of Meridian Mississippi !!!! Years ago, went into Meridian for lunch. Pulled into the Waffle House parking lot and got more sideways looks and hairy eyeballs through the window that we went to McDonald's instead. Probably didn't help that we were in a brand new, loud Grand Cherokee Ltd with Pennsylvania plates. Whereabouts in west Tejas you gonna be ?? Headed to Abilene, was planning on stopping overnight in Meridian will push on to Jackson instead. Thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 You may do OK if your plates are from Dixie I didn't find out til later that the last major race riots we're in Meridian. Odd thing is..........we're a white family and all the hostile looks were coming from other white folks. Went over to McDonald's which was staffed 100% by black folks and got treated just fine......... Very strange occurrence. Hunted Rio gobblers a bit south of Abilene a couple times.......south of San Angelo. I just LOVE west Texas !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 18 hours ago, Strut10 said: Haha !!! Just stay OUT of Meridian Mississippi !!!! Years ago, went into Meridian for lunch. Pulled into the Waffle House parking lot and got more sideways looks and hairy eyeballs through the window that we went to McDonald's instead. Probably didn't help that we were in a brand new, loud Grand Cherokee Ltd with Pennsylvania plates. Whereabouts in west Tejas you gonna be ?? Heck I live in Mississippi and agree with Don 100%. If you push on to Jackson, considering stopping on the Pearl side of the river (same metropolitan area). I-20 goes through the south side of Jackson. The south side of Jackson is not a place where'd I'd find a motel. It's considered one of higher crime rate areas of the city. Just my $0.02. If you want to check out Bass Pro shops, it's in Pearl too just off the interstate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 The only time I was ever in Jackson, we went down to a nice little park along the river, right handy the bridge. I believe it was it was 97 degrees that day and the humidity was about 197% !!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 So you know what it's like during the summer months here Don. Break a sweat just going outside for a few minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted February 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 19 hours ago, Rhino said: Heck I live in Mississippi and agree with Don 100%. If you push on to Jackson, considering stopping on the Pearl side of the river (same metropolitan area). I-20 goes through the south side of Jackson. The south side of Jackson is not a place where'd I'd find a motel. It's considered one of higher crime rate areas of the city. Just my $0.02. If you want to check out Bass Pro shops, it's in Pearl too just off the interstate. Pearl it is then - Thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 4, 2018 Report Share Posted February 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Rhino said: So you know what it's like during the summer months here Don. Break a sweat just going outside for a few minutes. Oh, yeah............................ There's a story about that day in the park. Have to tell you sometime. HAHA !!! IMO.............the summer months THERE would be a small price to pay to avoid the WINTER months here.................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 2/4/2018 at 11:34 AM, Strut10 said: Oh, yeah............................ There's a story about that day in the park. Have to tell you sometime. HAHA !!! IMO.............the summer months THERE would be a small price to pay to avoid the WINTER months here.................... OH...I agree! That's why I still live this far south. Rarely get snow and when we do it's not usually too much at all. Bitter cold days aren't nearly as bad as yours and not nearly as many as you have to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Rhino said: OH...I agree! That's why I still live this far south. Rarely get snow and when we do it's not usually too much at all. Bitter cold days aren't nearly as bad as yours and not nearly as many as you have to deal with. Haha !!! What's "bitter cold" in Mississippi ??? Anything under 50 degrees ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 Texas happens to be my favorite state. Made that road trip myself last November from NY. San Antonio is a beautiful city and the food is great. Just be careful where you park. Many vehicle break ins. Maybe you can grab an Axis while your down there. Have fun Ross and hunt safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted February 6, 2018 Report Share Posted February 6, 2018 19 hours ago, Strut10 said: Haha !!! What's "bitter cold" in Mississippi ??? Anything under 50 degrees ?? What I consider bitter cold is when the chill factor gets below 10. We had a 3 day stretch of that in January. Several other days in January like that too. We don't get too much of that. Funny thing was, there were 117 city water lines busted when that 3 day stretch happened. They were able to fix 70 of them before we got low teens temps again. Then more to fix. Obviously, the city didn't bury water lines deep enough to handle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted February 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 6:51 AM, Adjam5 said: Texas happens to be my favorite state. Made that road trip myself last November from NY. San Antonio is a beautiful city and the food is great. Just be careful where you park. Many vehicle break ins. Maybe you can grab an Axis while your down there. Have fun Ross and hunt safe. Why for you tease me so, wish I could grab an Axis while down here but not enough time this trip. Thanks everyone for the good info, made it into Abilene and ready to start after those pesky Quail first light tomorrow morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted February 8, 2018 Report Share Posted February 8, 2018 Go get 'em Ross have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 Have a great time Ross!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerforged Posted February 9, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2018 Day one is done - 12 coveys flushed and 15 quail in the cooler. Tomorrow may be a hard day, temps in the upper 70's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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