Went on a hunting trip to a nearby WMA. Quite a few friends went as well and we had a heck of a good time. I usually eat soup and hotdogs and such and hunt hard but several of these fellows were Dutch oven Masters and I ate like a King every night.I mastered the art of "Schustering" for those that know what that is...

 Here is my cam with my good Buddies Decater Dunagen and Dennis Rice camps behind. A snoring duet...

 

Good Buddy Chris Spikes and I made a few scouting trips. I was hobbled a bit with a leg still healing and these fellows helped out a lot...

 

 Decater on a log checking things out...

 

Gotta have some pics of the River thrown in..

 

 

I was walking a sandbar and saw this flock of birds...

 

 

Heck of a bird in this pic...

 

A pic of the Black Lake in need of some water..

 

How bout a tree growing from a tree..

 

Cool pictures.Looked like fun.

Glad I am up late for this!

I spent the better part of three days hunting the owner of this....

 


Never saw him. Its on a ridge I hunt some every year and have seen several good bucks on. I missed one here a few years back. I did`nt want to kill my whole hunt on this deer so I went scouting for a feed tree . Ran into this fella while scouting..he shoulda climbed higher..

 

Everyone saw Turkeys I believe . This WMA is loaded with them..


 

My Buddy Marty "Apex Predator bows" shot a deer we decided to track midday.
 
It was very easy track job and I left Marty to field quarter his deer as I headed on to a feed tree I found nearly two miles in. One of the best I`ve seen in a couple of years...

I found a bug eyed turtle on the way in...

 


and one not so lucky..

 

Had to cross a mighty purty spot to get to my Feed tree...

 


Lotta "frog" trees on this WMA...

 

I settled into my stand at about 3:00 and heard a deer come through the palmettos and bed at about 4:00. At 5:00 it decided to come on to the tree and feed. I was sitting over a red oak and a water oak that was pouring acorns and looked like cows had been under them for a month.

 The deer came in and turned sideways at 12 steps. The shot looked good..

 

 I thought I heard the deer crash and I took a compass bearing . Its a good habit because everything looks different from the ground.There was a very good bloodtrail . Magnus I heads don`t play..

 

 

At the end of a 75-80 yard blood trail ther he was. Not a big one but very hard earned. Its nearly two miles to where this buck lay and the truck.Sometimes you gotta go deep on public land..

 

Packed up and ready for the hike out.
 
A very good day. Thank you Lord,RC.

Congrats RC!!

Way cool RC!

It's good to see the "Hawk" hasn't lost a step just because you did..lol

It's really good to know that you're out and about.

God bless,Mudd

RC, another nice hunt for you. I always enjoy seeing your swamp hunts. Looks like you and your buds had a great time. That is also a nice looking bow you have.

Well-done, RC and Marty!

Good story and pics,like always.Thanks for sharing.

Excellent, great story and pictures.

cool hunt fellas, thanx for takin us along rc ,ruddy

Another job well done!

Nice pics Robert.

Great photos and story, I sure miss that hunt with you all.  Good shot on that deer.  Any hogs killed?

Way to go RC!  (and Marty!)  Some nice looking country there!      

Good stuff RC!  That buck was well earned indeed!  There's a reason you are as successful as you are.  

You are a heck of a woodsman RC.

You have my utmost respect!

Congrats on the deer.