Monkeys

[trollx4]

We have monkeys on our lease in Dilley and I was wondering if you can shoot a monkey or not. Does anyone know the law?

[Bill M]

Feral animal, I say fire away.

[txhunter]

I would try and catch it and keep it as a pet.

[bustedassranch]

I would try and catch it and keep it as a pet.
I hope that was a joke...if it wasn't I'm still laughing

[txhunter]

I hope that was a joke...if it wasn't I'm still laughing


BAR, my wife lives to watch animal planet so I have seen some crazy, vicious monkeys. There is no way I would try and get close enough to catch them. :err:

[DoubleJ]

A Texas Monkey taken with a Bow - What a cool trophy!! Make sure if you get one you enter it in the TBBR records!

[BOBSTER]

trollX4, Like mentioned above, they would be consider exotics and can be taken as long as you have landowner consent. This is probably from those that escaped years ago from a research lab. Post pics, we want to see. Bob

[LostHawg]

Research Lab? Any have like 5 eyes and an extra tail?

[nagaranch]

bobster, when i go this weekend i'll try to get some pictures of the monkeys before i shot......we'll see how that works out...

[Chunky]

I caught this one on trail cam.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/chunky77/cuddygeorge1.jpg

He made a mistake and came out in daylight

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/chunky77/monkeyshot8.jpg

So of course I hunted him

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/chunky77/monkeyshot6.jpg

Made the shot of my life

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/chunky77/monkeyshot7.jpg

And that is that!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/chunky77/monkeyshot1.jpg

[BOBSTER]

Mark, I think that will be a new TBBR record, do not forget to have it entered. Bob

[Hot4huntin]

Chunky~rofl rofl rofl

I don't know about the Texas Snow Monkeys, but the couple of people in our group that went to South Africa that killed monkeys were changed by the experience. Apparently, they don't give up to easy.

[bustedassranch]

I find this thread interesting. The last time I was at the lease I was there by myself. The second week there I went to town to get more stuff I could not live without. While filling gas cans I started talking to an old timer filling his truck. He asked where I was hunting & I told him. He proceeded to tell my about a federal trapper that had sighted a pack of wild monkeys on our ranch. Before I left to go down there Carter Smith had told me about a confirmed "male bear cub sighting". I am on a ranch about an hour from the closest pavement & it is spooky at night out there alone. Now I have a pack of wild monkeys, wets, wild hogs, bears, & snakes. I like sitting around a fire at night & drinking an adult beverage or three..Makes it tough when your mind wanders in to a zoo with no fences. :D

[Tomme]

You guys need to stop monkeying around here.

Perhaps the monkeys on your lease have decided to get into bootlegging, in which case we're talking about "monkyshines".

[Bullrdr82]

Mark, That is great.....

Now, did you get that on video??? I am sure everyone would love to have an episode of the Buff and Chunky show when they hunt monkeys!!!

[Homecrafter]

Be careful! I know I guy that got into his stand one am and got tore up by the monkeys that were in his stand.. I guess they can be mean!!! I bio guy told me that @ one point many of these rural towns were doing expe. with them ... Back in the bomb shelter days. And when that all blew over they just let them go....

[biggen]

Not Curious George!!! :(

[delriowil]

They are called Japanese Snow Monkeys, They was and maybe still is a reserve in Dilly for the monkeys. I worked with a guy years ago that hunted the area and the land owner would pay the hunters if they shot one. apparently they would tear stuff up. They were not mean but could be if jacked with. Do a search on them it is intersting. I saw a documetary (sp) on them several years ago on TV.

[wiki]

I beleive I have seen a documentry about a ranch having a monkeys. googled it. http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A283057

[wiki]

Sorry should have read all post

[nagaranch]

was at the lease thur-sat and not a monkey sighted to get pictures.

[lonestarjwells@yahoo.com]

Way to go !!! You can save big $$$ on taxidermy co$ts, since it's already "stuffed" !

JW

[stan]

This is my first day here...and already I'm wondering about you guys!

[engine 11]

i think you stepped in some monkey poooo.