Dragsmack
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Hi guys! I just finished hunting my first year and are now hog hunting/turkey and deer scouting. I have been hunting the edges of swamps and cypress bay heads. I have seen lots of hogs and a few does, but no bucks or scrapes or rubs. The swamp edges are fire breaks that can be very wet a lot of the time. Luckily, I have not seen as many hunters back there as I thought I might.
I wanted to have as many options as possible for next year, especially if things get very wet, so this past weekend I scouted an area of higher ground and sandier soil. It was planted young pines too small to hunt from, but there were several small oaks that were big enough. I found tons of deer scat throughout this area, but unfortunately a couple tree stands also. Would you guys in there? Should I stay on swamp edges? Usually the planted pines I find dont have oaks in them. Are they worth hunting without oak trees being there?
Thanks?
I wanted to have as many options as possible for next year, especially if things get very wet, so this past weekend I scouted an area of higher ground and sandier soil. It was planted young pines too small to hunt from, but there were several small oaks that were big enough. I found tons of deer scat throughout this area, but unfortunately a couple tree stands also. Would you guys in there? Should I stay on swamp edges? Usually the planted pines I find dont have oaks in them. Are they worth hunting without oak trees being there?
Thanks?