|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290
4 point
|
|
4 point
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290 |
Anyone ever hunted corps land near Boligee? Looks like you need a boat to access most of it. I talk,Ed to a guy last night that had pics of deer stacked up at their skinning shed.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,967 Likes: 3
it froze over
|
|
it froze over
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,967 Likes: 3 |
 Couple miles south of Boligee.
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later... 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,167 Likes: 7
Old Mossy Horns
|
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,167 Likes: 7 |
I have friends that hunt down there all the time. They kill a lot of deer but very few good deer and yes you need a boat to hunt most of it. It sounds like you talked to one of my friends that hunt down there from the description.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290
4 point
|
|
4 point
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290 |
He said it was really thick, never more than 100 yard shot. I may give it a shot this year.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,999
10 point
|
|
10 point
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 6,999 |
No deer, turkey or hogs to hunt around there! Move along 
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,167 Likes: 7
Old Mossy Horns
|
|
Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,167 Likes: 7 |
He said it was really thick, never more than 100 yard shot. I may give it a shot this year. You can shoot further if you are on one of the dyke walls and a few other spots I've seen over there. Get you a good slug gun or muzzle loader is all I can say.
Would walk over a naked woman to get to a gobblin turkey!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,967 Likes: 3
it froze over
|
|
it froze over
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,967 Likes: 3 |
He said it was really thick, never more than 100 yard shot. I may give it a shot this year. All of it is wooded, yes. But it's not all thick. The deer I shot was 130 yards and I could've shot a little farther. There are sho nuff thick places, but a 100 yard shot doesn't constitute as "thick," to me at least. Most of it is flat, and has levies (sp?) that are good to sit on and have a vantage point! There's some good hunting down there, but it ain't easy. Be careful navigating those rivers, and if you hear a "big boat" go by and it doesn't slow down, you better head towards your boat and hope you have something to dip the water out. My buddy's boat has been sank there SEVERAL times. It's fun hunting there, but can almost make you ask, "is it worth it?"
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290
4 point
|
|
4 point
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290 |
Have you ever hunted the spots you can drive to? I would suspect those get crowded fast. But I see a few big islands on the map, I wonder how they are. The one at Rattlesnake bend looks pretty big.
I've always wanted to hunt that area but live too far away to join a club over there.
Last edited by wardaddy; 04/06/14 05:14 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,967 Likes: 3
it froze over
|
|
it froze over
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 6,967 Likes: 3 |
Never driven to any of them. Figure most places you'd have to get through a locked gate to get to them. I'm sure they get utilized a lot. The toughest ones to get to aren't left alone by any means!
This is Aldeer! The place people come to vent their frustrations and completely change their stance a few minutes later...
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,823 Likes: 8
8 point
|
|
8 point
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,823 Likes: 8 |
Only a small portion of that island in Rattlesnake bend is corp property the majority is private land. If I'm not mistaken I believe a Club is there. I do know it gets hunted alot because it's close to the Belmont Landing in Sumter county.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 857 Likes: 2
6 point
|
|
6 point
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 857 Likes: 2 |
No deer, turkey or hogs to hunt around there! Move along X2
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,886 Likes: 15
8 point
|
|
8 point
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 1,886 Likes: 15 |
Only a small portion of that island in Rattlesnake bend is corp property the majority is private land. If I'm not mistaken I believe a Club is there. I do know it gets hunted alot because it's close to the Belmont Landing in Sumter county. Correct... the vast majority of the island is private property. A guy I know used to be in the club a few years ago.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290
4 point
|
|
4 point
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 290 |
Just looking at the maps compaired to google earth it looks like some good hunting. I figured that about that island, it's right there at a campground with a launch near Forkland.
|
|
|
|
|
