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Louisiana Saddle Hunter's Thread

Pearl River was a close second and is generally squirrel hunters. Ive had guys get so close to me there i could hear em cracking their shotgun barrel open to re-load...shooting every tree that the wind blew in....
 
Is there any interest in doing a meet up, maybe early December? Kisatchie would be pretty centrally located and we could camp and do a hunt.

Thoughts / suggestions?
 
I have been trying to do a public land challenge/hunting camp for a couple years now with a few friends but plans just kept falling thru. I’d be very interested in doing one or at the least just a meet up.
 
I can't commit with family and work, but will continue to follow the thread. I've no experience in Kisatche, what's the general location plan, camp area ?
 
Fuse Dude said:
I can't commit with family and work, but will continue to follow the thread. I've no experience in Kisatche, what's the general location plan, camp area ?
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There are several camp sites if anyone is down for that. Coyote Camp and Oak Camp are designated hunter’s camps. Both have toilets, but no potable water. They offer access into the Red Dirt Wildlife Refuge portion of Kisatchie.I’m not dead set on Kisatchie - I just figured it was centrally located. I’m open to any and all ideas.
 

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anyone know how deer use/prefer overcup oaks? I found a few spots leaving out after my set today that were LITTERED with overcup acorns but there wasn't any obvious feed sign around them..... not a ton of missing caps, etc. I'm wondering if I may be able to catch them later. also, it's been so dry that I'm unsure if feed sign is obvious right now at all....
 
mschultz373 said:
anyone know how deer use/prefer overcup oaks? I found a few spots leaving out after my set today that were LITTERED with overcup acorns but there wasn't any obvious feed sign around them..... not a ton of missing caps, etc. I'm wondering if I may be able to catch them later. also, it's been so dry that I'm unsure if feed sign is obvious right now at all....
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In my experience they leave them for last if at all, they like them but seemingly bc of the overcup they avoid until necessary.
 
good to know. thank you.

feed trees are kicking my arse. I've found maybe 2 cow oaks producing only a little, and maybe one white oak with any mast to speak of. I was hoping these overcups might get hot... red oaks and water oaks seem totally fine, though, just not seeing any sign of the deer hitting them yet. again, I've been doubting myself since it's so dry that tracks aren't preserving well, but I've not found anything all year that looks like the 'primary feed tree / ground disturbance / piles of scat' type sign we all know to look for.
 
mschultz373 said:
good to know. thank you.

feed trees are kicking my arse. I've found maybe 2 cow oaks producing only a little, and maybe one white oak with any mast to speak of. I was hoping these overcups might get hot... red oaks and water oaks seem totally fine, though, just not seeing any sign of the deer hitting them yet. again, I've been doubting myself since it's so dry that tracks aren't preserving well, but I've not found anything all year that looks like the 'primary feed tree / ground disturbance / piles of scat' type sign we all know to look for.
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I’ve heard some folks say it’s a bad year bc of the drought but 3 of my friends so far are nearly tagged out and have also all got the biggest bucks of their lives. Between our group we got a lot on camera though. I’m still dealing with outside things so I don’t have tags yet but I’m hopeful to fill a few in December/Jan.
 
mschultz373 said:
Well they are doing stuff right. Down here in SE LA, I'm on the struggle bus. 8 sits and not even seen a deer while in the saddle. I know I'm a greenhorn still but damn!
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dont feel too bad...im not doing any better with 10 or so sits. heres what ive seen:

2- hogs
1-armadillo
1-yearling
8-turkeys
1-chipmunk
1-bobcat
3-rabbits
-too many squirrels to count....
 
I’m legit considering making a trip to Bayou Cocodrie NWR or Yancey WMA during the rut. It has an outstanding deer population and deer quality. I’ve talked to several hunters who make trips there. It’s not near as pressured as SE LA.
 
Crawdaddy4 said:
I’m legit considering making a trip to Bayou Cocodrie NWR or Yancey WMA during the rut. It has an outstanding deer population and deer quality. I’ve talked to several hunters who make trips there. It’s not near as pressured as SE LA.
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I never hunted cocodrie before but back I’ve always heard good things about it, but if your going that far north might as well go to Tensas or Ophelia or Kisatchie around Pollock section.
 
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