Alpine/Marfa Texas

[chaos]

made my first trip to the area today. It's the most beautiful place on earth. Will be moving There before i'm done. That is all...........

[Ranch Dog]

I hunt between Marathon and Alpine and know what you mean. Next time you are out there, take a drive that starts at Fort Davis and head westbound on FM2424 past the McDonald Observatory and toward Kent. Take FM 505 south and TX 606 back to Fort Davis. This is some of highest and prettiest country in Texas. The drive will take a couple of hours and is best done early or late in the day because of the wildlife you will see. Both species of deer, pronghorn, elk, bear, and just about any kind of critter you can think of.

A great place to stay is Indian Lodge (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/indian_lodge/) and stay in the old part of the Lodge. I will get some pictures up a bit later of IL and my hunting ground.

I pay a high price to hunt the place I do but my last penny will be spent doing it. It is unbelievable country which the public never gets to see.

[gon2shoot]

Yep, that was one of my favorite drives when I lived in Ft. Stockton.

[longhorn]

I almost took a job in Alpine in '94 or so.....think long and hard about living in that sort of isolation before you move....I love the area, but my family just couldn't live there.

[chaos]

I hunt between Marathon and Alpine and know what you mean. Next time you are out there, take a drive that starts at Fort Davis and head westbound on FM2424 past the McDonald Observatory and toward Kent. Take FM 505 south and TX 606 back to Fort Davis. This is some of highest and prettiest country in Texas. The drive will take a couple of hours and is best done early or late in the day because of the wildlife you will see. Both species of deer, pronghorn, elk, bear, and just about any kind of critter you can think of.

A great place to stay is Indian Lodge (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/indian_lodge/) and stay in the old part of the Lodge. I will get some pictures up a bit later of IL and my hunting ground.

I pay a high price to hunt the place I do but my last penny will be spent doing it. It is unbelievable country which the public never gets to see.



I came in on hoghway 67 out of San Angelo and went back home taking 17 to the north. I left about 3:30 in the afternoon and saw both pronghorn and Mulies in the middle of the day.

Longhorn: I moved out south of Abilene (FROM DFW) to get some Isolation about 2 years ago. Me no scared. The family would love it

[Scrounger]

In passing through San Angelo, did you by chance see CarpetMan in one of his favorite pursuits, stalking cats, or err... stalking sheep?

[Bad Water Bill]

Carpetmann found an army surplus store. To save the sheeps delicate feet He put combat boots (WW2 type) on them. They are easy to approach now and no sore feet.

[chaos]

In passing through San Angelo, did you by chance see CarpetMan in one of his favorite pursuits, stalking cats, or err... stalking sheep?

Carpetman IS the great and Almighty sheep herder. I am in training, but wish to aspire to such greatness one day.

[carpetman]

Scrounger practices safe sex----he paints an X on the back of ewes that kick.

[Scrounger]

Scrounger practices safe sex----he paints an X on the back of ewes that kick.

That X is for your benefit; it's on the back of the rams you nearsighted Neanderthal...

[10-x]

Does the "X" mean he likes the kicking ewes or not???And are his knee boots steel toe?[smilie=1: