Anybody heard how the first weekend of SOA's went?

I'm supposed to got to Stimpson Friday and the weather looks great especially for a predawn 3.5hr drive!

Let me know how Stimpson goes. Where are you staying down there? I go in two weeks.

The weather wasn't the best for two of the days but we managed to get one off Little River. The only bird killed for the weekend to my knowledge.

Wife and I hunted Uchee creek unit 1 and 2 last weekend.

Walked the whole place and never heard a gobble or saw a bird. Which was very surprising to me. The property looked really promising at first. Frustrating

I'm staying in my pickup at the camp site. Can't hunt Sunday so I'm driving down Friday morning and if needed sleeping in the cab of my truck and hunting Sat. and heading back home.

Congrats! Little River near Escambia and Monroe County?

Do they have a camp site on property? I have emailed the biologist and haven't heard anything back. I will be doing something similar.

Thanks! Yes, that's it.

He's been very responsive to me. Hmmm. The word I got is there's a primitive campsite at the headquarters.

What section did you have?

We've deer-hunted Stimpson before and were allowed to camp at the headquarters. It was primitive.

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How did y’all do at Stimpson?

I was able to find one early Friday morning (4/7) and he did right. Killed him about 7:10 in section 14. Left the property by 8:30. Sort of regret leaving so early and not seeing more of the place but I knew my trip was going to be only Fri/Sat with Easter on Sunday so it was just me hunting without a guest. From the little bit I saw of it, it was a beautiful piece of Southern Alabama dirt and my first time hunting South of Fayette Co. Saw a half dozen alligators probably in the dusky dawn slide in the slough I walked by on Salt Well Rd which sped my blood flow up and one big black hog also. Oh and the Gnats in the openings were unlike the Gnats in the North half of the state. Never anything like it in my life.

Only heard the one turkey and only saw one other, but the weather was not ideal either with heavy clouds and wind, coupled with the short time I was there. I feel like a cool mid late March morning would be loud in that area? I had sections 13 and 14 but only stepped on 14. I will register again for these.

Thanks sharp spur. I have sections 4&5 this weekend

How did you do at Stimpson? We heard shots, but didn't see anything reported. We were Units 13 & 14