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REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
#1855309
09/24/16 04:11 PM
09/24/16 04:11 PM
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Posts: 11 Alabama
silent_warrior
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Does anyone on here hunt restone arsenal? Is there anything I need to know as far as does and donts?
Last edited by silent_warrior; 09/24/16 04:11 PM.
Live for something bigger.
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#1855334
09/24/16 04:22 PM
09/24/16 04:22 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 16,984 Madison
BowtechDan
Old Mossy Horns
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Start with contacting outdoor rec and attend their safety orientation meeting.
Nathan Carl Goff 19 Sept 2016 - 14 Jan 2017.
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#1857926
09/26/16 05:38 PM
09/26/16 05:38 PM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 11 Alabama
silent_warrior
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I know all of the requirements and have already started the process. I guess I was just wondering about the things that may not be obvious to someone who has never hunted there.
Live for something bigger.
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: N_AL_Slugger]
#1857943
09/26/16 05:54 PM
09/26/16 05:54 PM
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 17,206 Huntsville, AL
Claims Rep.
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Deer hunting can be tough out there. You'll need skill, patience, and luck.
VERY well said. It will require ALL THREE to be successful on RSA. Some thoughts on RSA hunting: 1. You can't outwalk someone to the back 40 because the place ain't big enough for that. 2. You can do everything right, and then someone will walk in on you (even if they know you are there). 3. There are soooo many areas you can't hunt, and the older bucks know it. Restricted areas on RSA = buck sanctuaries, and those bucks usually NEVER come out until after dark. 4. RSA is OVERRUN with coyotes. Seriously. You need to kill every coyote you get in your crosshairs. 5. This year alone we are losing four hunting areas... but hey, it's an active Army installation and not a game preserve, so that's just the way it is. 6. Get a game cart. No 4 wheelers or trucks off-road. Game carts will be your best friend out there. Trust me on this one. 7. Best thing you can do is get out there and start walking, figure out where you want to hunt, and learn those areas. It'll take time (like any place will), but you'll figure it out.
Jesus... I hope you know Him personally like I do.
Si vis pacem, para bellum.
Proud crossbow hunter!
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#1858868
09/27/16 02:55 PM
09/27/16 02:55 PM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,673 Madison, AL
wmd
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Unfortunately, you are about 10 years too late to the RSA hunting scene, but to add to what has been said -
1. Have a backup place to hunt that is not on RSA because at some point during the season you will probably need it. 2. There are folks that have been hunting out there for 40+ years; there are no secret places out there. 3. Map reading is apparently a lost art. 4. If the rumors are true, they are losing probably 8-10 areas with half of those being bow-only areas. 5. There are a lot of bow-only (or bow-preferred) hunters on RSA so losing the bow-only areas will really hurt. 6. The previous Garrison Commander was an advocate for hunters and hunting on post; I guess we will soon learn how the new Garrison Commander feels about hunting and how he will impact the quality of the hunting experience on post. 7. Less than 100 deer were killed out there last year which is the lowest number that I have seen killed since I started hunting out there in 2006 (probably the lowest number killed in the last 30 or more years). 8. If you are active-duty you can sign in to areas before the rest of us commoners, but beyond that it won't mitigate the issues that come with hunting on post. If they keep losing areas and adding soldiers on RSA, I would not be surprised if it eventually goes to something like Rucker where non-military only get to hunt a limited number/specific days during the season.
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" - D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: wmd]
#1859324
09/28/16 04:13 AM
09/28/16 04:13 AM
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Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 11,784 Huntsville
JUGHEAD
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Unfortunately, you are about 10 years too late to the RSA hunting scene, but to add to what has been said -
1. Have a backup place to hunt that is not on RSA because at some point during the season you will probably need it. 4. If the rumors are true, they are losing probably 8-10 areas with half of those being bow-only areas. I couldn't agree more with all of them, but these two require special attention. I truly feel sorry for people who love hunting and this screwed up place is the only place they have to hunt. These latest lost areas are a JOKE. Period.
"The only reason I shoot a 3.5" shell for turkeys is because they don't make a 4" one." - t123winters
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#1859458
09/28/16 05:56 AM
09/28/16 05:56 AM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,390 By the River
antlerhunter
8 point
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$50 dollars is cheap for so many acres, but trust me, it isn't worth the $50. I've been here for 17 yrs, know almost every tree, and I don't buy the permit if that tells you anything.
Mission controls the availability of hunting areas, and the mission has evolved so much, there just isn't much available land to hunt. It's called progress, as we get more money and missions to keep this place a leader in the DOD, the availability of land decreases.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.... (Seuss)
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#1859900
09/28/16 02:47 PM
09/28/16 02:47 PM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 2,390 By the River
antlerhunter
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All dead or sick deer should be reported to us at the Garrison or the GW Kelly. That wouldn't be the first one this summer.
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.... (Seuss)
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
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09/29/16 10:25 AM
09/29/16 10:25 AM
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Posts: 2,390 By the River
antlerhunter
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Another 7pt was found this morning dead as a hammer in his bed. If you find one, please report it!
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go.... (Seuss)
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#1860854
09/29/16 11:50 AM
09/29/16 11:50 AM
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Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,673 Madison, AL
wmd
10 point
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10 point
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Sounds like it is shaping up to be another banner year on RSA ...
"Any way you look at it, most of the problems facing baboons can be expressed in two words: other baboons" - D.L. Cheney and R.M. Seyfarth
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Re: REDSTONE ARSENAL HUNTING
[Re: silent_warrior]
#3708865
07/15/22 10:45 AM
07/15/22 10:45 AM
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Posts: 51,987 Round ‘bout there
Clem
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Driving on 565 Tuesday past the new road dev at Zierdt, I'll bet there were 20 deer out in that dirt eating the new growth. Didn't detect any antlers but that's hard to do at 78 mph.
Dead deer right now sounds weird. IMO it's probably EHD but with both being bucks (and possibly older ones) that's not good.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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