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06-24-2002, 11:03 PM

We just returned to (June 1st or 2nd, 2002) Brazos Bend after a 12 year absence, and found a lot has changed. Our visit was a little different than yours, and the others responding. We saw a lot of deer, but had the forsight (from previous experience) to bring a bag of feed corn. The deer love it, and will come out of nowhere if you put a little out on the ground. After they come, if you stand outside the car, and put some about a foot away from you, they will come right up to you. If you take a pan (frying or pie tin), put some corn in it and shake it a little, then hold it still, and they will come right up and eat it. I do NOT recommend that you attempt to feed them from your hand, or have small children in the area, they are still wild. It was very hot while we were there, and we did not see many gators (only 2). The big thrill of this visit was on the handicap path, just a few yards from the split between the two lakes we encountered a mother Coatimundi, and four young offspring, this is a rare event in the wild, and especially rare inthat that area is a couple hundred miles outside their normal range. My wife and I are both over 70, and this is the first time I have seen Coatimundi in the wild.

Our big disappointment on this trip, was the overgrown condition of the lakes. I would not want the Parks Dept. to mess up the ecology, but there must be a way to cleanup, and reduce some of this over growth. Also the area around the fishing pier, has been abused by the park users, with plastic bottles and cans and other trash. Let learn "if you bring it in...pack it out" "Don't mess with Texas" and "lets not leave nature the way we found it, lets leave it in better shape"

06-24-2002, 11:03 PM	#4
jphilson Posts: n/a	Visit to Brazos Bend State Park We just returned to (June 1st or 2nd, 2002) Brazos Bend after a 12 year absence, and found a lot has changed. Our visit was a little different than yours, and the others responding. We saw a lot of deer, but had the forsight (from previous experience) to bring a bag of feed corn. The deer love it, and will come out of nowhere if you put a little out on the ground. After they come, if you stand outside the car, and put some about a foot away from you, they will come right up to you. If you take a pan (frying or pie tin), put some corn in it and shake it a little, then hold it still, and they will come right up and eat it. I do NOT recommend that you attempt to feed them from your hand, or have small children in the area, they are still wild. It was very hot while we were there, and we did not see many gators (only 2). The big thrill of this visit was on the handicap path, just a few yards from the split between the two lakes we encountered a mother Coatimundi, and four young offspring, this is a rare event in the wild, and especially rare inthat that area is a couple hundred miles outside their normal range. My wife and I are both over 70, and this is the first time I have seen Coatimundi in the wild. Our big disappointment on this trip, was the overgrown condition of the lakes. I would not want the Parks Dept. to mess up the ecology, but there must be a way to cleanup, and reduce some of this over growth. Also the area around the fishing pier, has been abused by the park users, with plastic bottles and cans and other trash. Let learn "if you bring it in...pack it out" "Don't mess with Texas" and "lets not leave nature the way we found it, lets leave it in better shape"