Quilly it sounds like you have scouted the immediate area fairly well, if there are any areas that you can get downwind of that would allow you to get a shot down an open area in the swamp I would set up there, especially during the rut, he will be moving even if he is staying in the swamp, another thing you may want to do is on opening day in particular is set up in a funnel leading into the swamp, I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how many deer will be heading into the swamp the second the pressure comes on.

The Tazman aka Martin Price
Founder and President of
Virginia Disabled Outdoorsmen Club