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Have fun. Y’all bow hunting or muzzleloader?

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Y’all be safe and have fun! That’s a beautiful area of Florida.


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Looks like an awesome trip, good luck!


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Originally Posted by Atoler
Have fun. Y’all bow hunting or muzzleloader?


Two of us have muzzleloaders and one is hunting with a bow.

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Are y'all allowed to hunt all game....?? Is your group the only one there...??


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Originally Posted by top cat
Are y'all allowed to hunt all game....?? Is your group the only one there...??


Just deer, hogs, and raccoons. There’s probably 25-30 people in our camp. The other camp at the far end of the island is 9 miles away and I’m not sure how many are in it. Probably a good bit less though because it’s a haul to get to that camp by boat.

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That’s awesome. Been trying to get a group together for a trip for a couple years now. I want to make it down there one of these days. Good luck.

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Does the island have Keys deer......??


Sambar are big deer 300lbs. Couple of google photos of Sambar Deer from the island.

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Do they do the hunts by units or just free range?

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In the tree this morning after a 2.5 mile bike ride that almost killed me. Haven’t seen a deer yet but I’m overlooking a big trail that parallels this main road. It’s about 46° with a low wind so they should move this morning.


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Looks like an adventure! Have fun and good luck!


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Got out of the tree about 11:00 and did some exploring. Found a set of Sambar tracks walking along the water on the bay side of the island. About to lay down in a shady spot to eat some lunch and take a nap before we climb back up for the afternoon hunt.


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You should've brought a rod and reel and try catch some specs.


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Originally Posted by Beer Belly
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Does the island have Keys deer......??


Sambar are big deer 300lbs. Couple of google photos of Sambar Deer from the island.

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Never heard of those. Amazing the can hide on such a small island


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Originally Posted by top cat
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Does the island have Keys deer......??


Sambar are big deer 300lbs. Couple of google photos of Sambar Deer from the island.

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Never heard of those. Amazing the can hide on such a small island


Small??? The island is 9 miles long and like 11k acres of palmettos so thick you can’t walk through them lol.

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What do the deer feed on Coosa? I've seen cows eat palmettos but not deer. That island is nothing but pine trees, palmettos, water moccasins and rattle snakes.


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Originally Posted by leroycnbucks
What do the deer feed on Coosa? I've seen cows eat palmettos but not deer. That island is nothing but pine trees, palmettos, water moccasins and rattle snakes.


So far I’ve found a good bit of acorns on the scrub oaks, huckleberries, and some weeds that they seem to browse on.

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