Yesterday after Church I planned on going hunting with Marty/Apex at Fort stewart but company came over.So I had a couple hours after they left so I went to check one of my local public land honey holes. Kind of a famous place if you Bass Fish cause a World record was caught here....
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Parked the Jeep here and headed in the swamp...
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After about a 400 yard walk and a dozen pinecone shots I came to Montgomery Lake where the Bass was caught I think in the 50`s...
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River is low now and the Lake is low as well. But you can still catch a Bass here but it probably won`t weigh 22 lbs.
Went around the end of the Lake and crossed a couple of "ridges" and started finding some pork sign. The pigs get hunted here but most folks won`t go far to get`em...
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Do you see the Sept gold mine in this pic? If you hunt Southern swamps I bet you will...
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Here is another. One of the Biggest I`ve seen down here...
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I went on towards the River after crossing a couple of low wet spots. Check out the base on this Tupelo tree. All the "trunks from one beginning...
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Made it on down to the river and always got to have a pic or two of it..
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looks like pecan?
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I looped around and checked a couple of cane thickets for pigs. I thought I smelled some and eased forward with arrow at ready and did`nt see any. I stood there a few minutes and nothing. Took the arrow of the string and walked 40 yards and 8 pigs jumped up from in the wide open and ran off...
I headed on through another thicket and found a fine rub. My Buddy Dennis Rice hunted here in October and saw a really nice buck. ..
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Came back out to high ground and came by a wallow. Is a 77 degree day enough to get pigs flopping in the mud? Must be..
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Eased through a small thick area headed to a food plot to finish the evening and got in some hot fresh pig sign..
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Got to the Food plot and pigs were there. After a pic I backed off trying to get a plan on how to get on them and the wind swirled and that was the end of that.
pigs are in the middle of the pic. One really nice Blue Boar and a couple sows and shoats. One shoat was solid white. A good day ,RC.
Forgot the pic and that is persimmons trees in the above pics.RC
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Poor pic I know but it would have been a better picture with my bow laying across `em.RC
i was just thinkin that might be what it was, and a very big one at that...
Nice. That Tupelo tree ought to produce a stump that's easy to hit from 80 yards when it dies. :eek:
I have used that bass tale in regards to archery tackle. It ain't what you spend it's how you apply it. :thumbsup:
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really like your little huntin trips, :thumbsup:
Nice RC, I envy you fellas down south that get to hunt hogs year 'round.
77 deg :scared: It's supposed to be -10 here tonight.
Great pics RC, well done as usual.
thanks for taking me along
Cool pics RC, and those pigs do some major damage to the plant life.WOW!!
way cool RC :clapper:
I live over in Ben Hill that area with Montgomery lake and Horse Creek WMA is loaded with pigs a very much worth wild area to hunt...My dad killed a huge 9 point of Horse Creek in the early 90's...I let a few jakes walk over on horse creek last year with my stick bow...I was debating on hunting there this weekend for the pig and may have too now...nice pictures love the look of that river...
RC I hope you never lose your camera.
I just love to look at your pictures.
I recognized that bark right away but I read where you had already gave them the answer.
I have memories of hunting a spot once that had a grove of them. So many in one place that all the critters couldn't eat them fast enough and they started to ferment.
I loved the smell of it while sitting in my tree stand.
Thanks for taking us along RC.
God bless,Mudd
Great pics as alwyas, thanks.
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Nice hunt Mr Carter, thanks for taking us along.
That property sure opens up with the leaves off
the trees.
Great pics RC
RC, I love it when you take us along! I need to buy me a camera and start taking some pics myself. Went out Saturday with my son and shot a few stumps, had a good time. Any time spent in the woods with my young'n is a good time!! :thumbsup: Jason
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What country. I'm a tree guy. What trees! Thanks for taking the time. Great afternoon walk/hunt about.
Thanks for sharing that RC.
Thanks for the walk,nice to see somewhere without snow.
That multiple trunk is awesome. I look forward to your "short hunt" threads. By the way did you say 77 degrees today...dang...we've got ice and below zero temps coming, ugh.
Thanks for the great pics, Eric.
Looks like a good way to while away an afternoon. Thanks for showing us.
Kevin
RC,
Thanks for taking us along, great pictures as always.
Kinda made me feel warm for a few minutes, it's about 6deg now with below zero wind chill.
Quote Eric "we've got ice and below zero temps coming, ugh."
That is an awesome understatement Eric...lol
You know it's bad when the University of Missouri closes. The local government(Boone County) just announced they will be closed also.
The Governor has declared a state of emergency.
This glogal warming is killing me...lol
RC can I come stay with you?...lol
God bless,Mudd
Mudd,tryin' to think positive ;) Don't think its gonna work though :( Might have to try some "ice stumpin".
:D
Thanks again RC. We found a persimmon tree this year bout half that big and will make a point to gather a few dozen fruits to plant trees for the next generation. I tried one in early December and it still puckered my lips tight ! I would have sworn it would have been mellowed out by then. Awesome rub there too bud !
Three of my favorite words...
"No Vehicle Access"
Great pictures RC...thanks!
Thanks for the pics, enjoyed the walkabout
Good luck chasing the hogs!
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Thanks for the pics i can't wait to get back down there. Im going after that buck again next year!
Great looking place RC.
Very nice photos RC!
Thanks for sharin' the hunt!
Shoot straight, Shinken
What river is that RC?
Nice, thanks once again for a trip where you don't need snowshoes to walk.
Niiiice pics,thank for sharing
RC,
Thanks for sharing. I have to get down that way one of these winters. I always enjoy your hunts.
Merf
Cool pics and place, only dreaming of that kinda weather today! It got "up" to -3 deg below 0-F here yesterday with windchills between 30-40 below UGH is right!! I agree Mudd whats with this global warming - Right !!!
Very nice
Good again RC. I'm 1st on the list for your book.
Thanks Guys.I take lots of pics of stuff I think is cool.Thats the Ocmulgee River in between Jacksonville Ga and Lumber City Ga.RC
That record bass was caught on June 2nd, 1932... according to the plack. ;-p
Always enjoy your posts RC. Thanks again for sharing.