Posted By: jsh1904
How would you hunt this area - 01/04/12 12:32 AM
I figured I would throw this out there and see what everyone's thoughts are. This is part of the WMA that I hunt and I have focused a lot on hunting the Swamp Line. To the left you can see 500-800 yards of low lying swampland with a powerline in the middle. When we were scouting the area I saw some tracks, a few old scrapes and a lot of trails that deer/hogs have been using. I climb a tree in an ara that allows me to see about 70 yards into the swamp and also a fair distance uphill towards the high ground (to the right of the swamp line). I have seen a lot of does in this area and have jumped several deer when walking in as well.
The other area, Spot 2, is very high ground with oaks and pines. Not much deer sign other than some old scrapes but you can't see many tracks because of the terrain. There are a lot of palms but plenty of open area if you climb a tree.
To the north there is a lot of terrain similar to this but I don't hunt it much because the palms are so friggin thick. A lot of people tend to pull their boat up on the creek bank and hunt within 50 yards of their parked boat.
My question is this, if it were you where would you hunt and why? I figure that where there are does the bucks should follow (eventually) so I stay on that swamp line a lot but wonder if it would be better to move to the higher ground.
The other area, Spot 2, is very high ground with oaks and pines. Not much deer sign other than some old scrapes but you can't see many tracks because of the terrain. There are a lot of palms but plenty of open area if you climb a tree.
To the north there is a lot of terrain similar to this but I don't hunt it much because the palms are so friggin thick. A lot of people tend to pull their boat up on the creek bank and hunt within 50 yards of their parked boat.
My question is this, if it were you where would you hunt and why? I figure that where there are does the bucks should follow (eventually) so I stay on that swamp line a lot but wonder if it would be better to move to the higher ground.