My dad, Raymond, and I scouted Attakapas WMA Sunday afternoon and made a short hog hunt before dark. Today I went back and walked for a little over five hours----straight. So now as I catch my breath and rest my legs here is what I found.
The deer season ended last Tuesday, but you could not tell that by the amount of tracks we found. If I took you out there right now, you would think that the season was getting ready to begin. There are literally thousands and thousands of deer and hog tracks over there. I was shocked to be honest. I am talking about mostly FRESH tracks and sign.
Some places had more sign than others. Some had more deer tracks than hog tracks, some had more hog tracks than deer tracks, but EVERY SINGLE spot I visited had lots and lots of tracks. I went from the south end to the north end, parked my boat in many different locations and it was the same everywhere, tracks, tracks and more tracks.
On the Sunday afternoon hunt Dad saw his first bobcat in fifteen years. It passed twenty yards from his climber.
I jumped numerous deer today while scouting. I saw four, but heard many more crashing through the woods and water at different locations. The hog sign is really incredible at some areas.
If you look at the photo with this report, about 100 yards past the two trees in the middle, just seconds before the photo was snapped, a bunch of deer had just splashed off into the distance.
I did not see the first few, but I did clearly see the last four, three nice sized and one yearling. The ridge in the foreground was covered in hog sign and deer tracks.
I have read all the reports about people running dogs illegally there and all the othe outlawing that is going on, but despite these things, the deer and hog population seems to be thriving.
This last week of the hog season is probably going to be tough because despite the sign and tracks, I would tend to think most of the hog activity is nocturnal due to the pressues of the deer season, that just ended. But look out in October----we will definitely be BACK!!!!
The deer season ended last Tuesday, but you could not tell that by the amount of tracks we found. If I took you out there right now, you would think that the season was getting ready to begin. There are literally thousands and thousands of deer and hog tracks over there. I was shocked to be honest. I am talking about mostly FRESH tracks and sign.
Some places had more sign than others. Some had more deer tracks than hog tracks, some had more hog tracks than deer tracks, but EVERY SINGLE spot I visited had lots and lots of tracks. I went from the south end to the north end, parked my boat in many different locations and it was the same everywhere, tracks, tracks and more tracks.
On the Sunday afternoon hunt Dad saw his first bobcat in fifteen years. It passed twenty yards from his climber.
I jumped numerous deer today while scouting. I saw four, but heard many more crashing through the woods and water at different locations. The hog sign is really incredible at some areas.
If you look at the photo with this report, about 100 yards past the two trees in the middle, just seconds before the photo was snapped, a bunch of deer had just splashed off into the distance.
I did not see the first few, but I did clearly see the last four, three nice sized and one yearling. The ridge in the foreground was covered in hog sign and deer tracks.
I have read all the reports about people running dogs illegally there and all the othe outlawing that is going on, but despite these things, the deer and hog population seems to be thriving.
This last week of the hog season is probably going to be tough because despite the sign and tracks, I would tend to think most of the hog activity is nocturnal due to the pressues of the deer season, that just ended. But look out in October----we will definitely be BACK!!!!
