I been spending some time wandering around the swamp some lately. My hunting club has loggers in it now , not the whole place but the side I been hunting so I decided on some walk around time with the stand on my back and just climb on something hot. Here are a few random pics of some awful good Country...


 


 

Gotta have a pic of the River. The Ocmulgee on the edge of Jeff Davis County. standing on the river bank does something to me. It seems nothing else matters at that time and Life seems to stand still and wait for a minute. I can remember days where I stayed in the swamp all day and now it seems life is to busy just to get loose for a few hours of swamp time. I gotta change that Lord Willing....

 


       I checked a funnel I have not climbed on in near 10 years. Beavers built a dam and flooded this small section and for some reason only beavers know they moved their dam upstream and made this place an even better funnel. Plenty of sign so I found a good tree and climbed.
 How bout a few pics from the tree. A small Branch runs down along the edge of a thick cut-over marsh and runs into the main creek. The deer are crossing where the two run together and in about three other spots all in bow range for even me.

 


 

  I had one Buck come by a shade to far. I grunted at him and he stopped and looked and stood for a few seconds then went on his way. About an hour later a Buck comes across the small branch and walks straight to my tree. He comes by on the wrong side and I manage to get turned and make the long shot of 3 yards on him quartering away steep. I was in a bind with clearing the bow limbs on the climber and only pulled 25" or so of draw length. It was enough. At the hit the deer ran hard into the Marsh and all was quiet. I sat a while waiting on myself to calm some. Everything was quiet as I leaned back. I closed my eyes and thanked the good Lord for the moment and it felt good. I could hear leaves falling and a woodpecker hammering. I need to learn to listen more.
 I took up the trail and it was a decent blood trail to not have an exit. The deer was quartering steep and the arrow went almost full length in from paunch to brisket. Did I say this place was THICK!!!

 

I was standing up when I took that. Actually makes it easier because the deer took a trail and stayed on it except once when he back tracked about 30 yards and went about 10 steps to the side. Tricky trailing.

 

 Killed him with my homemade string follow bow and Grizzly kodiak broadhead. Killed both my bucks this year with the same arrow and broadhead.

 I gotta get caught up on stuff around the house I have let go then I plan on killing a truck load of does and pigs before the year ends... at least I`ll be after`m Lord willing. Thank you Lord.RC

 

       

Congrats RC!

I always love you posts!

What a blessing RC! Congrats man!!

Awesome!

Great hunt! Nice looking bow and buck.

thats great!  Public land hunting is where it is at!

Congrats!

Good on ya RC, you are the swamp assassin!  Nice job once again.    

Bob.

Great hunt, RC, and an excellent harvest. You are so right about just soaking up what you hear, see and feel when you have the chance to be out in one of your favorite places. Congrats.    

Congratulations RC. I enjoyed the story and photos.

Nice work, RC.

Making more time. Taking more time. Turns out there's lots of it, it's up to us how we use it. That's what my wife says, anyway. Thinking about it, seems about right. We're probably all in the same boat...

Thanks for sharing.

Nice pics and story Robert. Chris had any luck?

Great story and even better view on living. Congratulations!

Congratulations once again RC. Love your posts.

way to get it done RC!!

Way to go RC!   Thanks for the story and pics.

I always enjoy reading of your adventures. The country you hunt  is like another planet from where I hunt; I get itchy just thinking about the ticks and skeeters that you no doubt deal with, and the water moccasins  and copperheads have to keep you on your toes.

We do live in quite a diverse country, but the whitetail deer still is the quarry of choice for most of us.

Cool stuff....I love your photo essays!!