Hello from Katy TX
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I don't recall the name of the establishment. My native guide taught me. It was after the rodeo and might have even been on the rodeo grounds. I'm not much of a dancer but was told it was not optional if I wanted that Republic of Texas naturalization and passport. You must know the drill; say and pronounce y'all and use it correctly, do a respectable Yeeha, learn the Texas Two Step and baptism in the Brazos River.
The baptism was funny and almost got me disqualified. She said "There's the river." It was nighttime. The river was as black as ink.
"Not a chance!" I told her, reminding her that just the day before we had seen 15-18 foot gators at the state park.
"Chicken!" she said. "They don't come this far upriver, " and went to the water, dipped her fingers, sprinkled it on me and pronounced me baptized and a newly naturalized citizen of Texas.
The very next day, what do you suppose was sunning itself right next to the clubhouse pool. "Oh, that's just a little one," she said.
Y'all Texans have a funny definition of little. Big enough to eat my leg in one bite is little. Does not little mean it can eat you in one bite without chewing?
We have whacked them at Brazos Bend St Park. I had tags from a neighborhood adjacent to the park. We caught 6 in 24 hours between 6-11'. We also have whacked them at our duck hunting pond, that we wade into 300yds in waist deep water. If we leave decoys in the water overnight, we typically have 1 in the spread at 5am. My son shot a 10'. Its the little ones (3-6')that will get you. Big ones typically get your dogs. The one in the crappy picture is 10', shot in the duck pond 2 months after duck season was over. Texas we have a non-core county season, where it cost you about $21 per gator, only 1 gator per year per hunting license with this program.
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I'm likely moving to TX this coming year - going to check out some areas at the end of the 1st quarter. Planning to check out places near Dallas and San Antonio hill country. Looking for a horse property - hunting / fishing my own land would be a plus but not necessary - plenty of properties to see online, but tough to get a feel for a place without being there. Any comments on TX life and regions much appreciated.
