mschultz373
New Member
- Joined
- May 9, 2023
- Messages
- 12
scouted some swamps today with my hunting buddy. pretty late in the year to be out in them, but it was a cooler day and we didn't run into any snakes or gators.
it was tough terrain to navigate being that the marsh is basically "too thin to plow, too thick to drink" as the locals say; you're walking on floatilla-mud-whatever. surprisingly, the deer are very good at navigating it and finding the hardest ground to stand on: we followed some of their trails through the marsh grass to check boat access. Unsure what they’d be eating or moving thru there for?
seems like the name of the game is: find a suitable tall enough cypress tree and that's your setup. There’s not much other option… luckily the cypress tends to grow right near or on-top-of their bedding areas. the sparse stands of trees there are - stands wax myrtle, dogwood, red maple, cypress - establish the few spots of land that are a foot higher than the marsh floor and are actually solid ground.
lots of fresh deer poo and beds found today. feel confident about it.
it was tough terrain to navigate being that the marsh is basically "too thin to plow, too thick to drink" as the locals say; you're walking on floatilla-mud-whatever. surprisingly, the deer are very good at navigating it and finding the hardest ground to stand on: we followed some of their trails through the marsh grass to check boat access. Unsure what they’d be eating or moving thru there for?
seems like the name of the game is: find a suitable tall enough cypress tree and that's your setup. There’s not much other option… luckily the cypress tends to grow right near or on-top-of their bedding areas. the sparse stands of trees there are - stands wax myrtle, dogwood, red maple, cypress - establish the few spots of land that are a foot higher than the marsh floor and are actually solid ground.
lots of fresh deer poo and beds found today. feel confident about it.
Last edited: