Originally Posted by
BuckItUp
So I'm thinking about throwing in the towel at green swamp. I was set up and ready well before day light this morning, I could see a flashlight not 400 yards away that i haven't seen in the area all season. I've seen two bucks on the hoof in this spot. Both coming in around the same general area. Been hunting them since the first 9 days. So I moved my stand a bit closer so I could get a shot. Half hour after daylight wouldn't you know it, flashlight hunter got to put the hammer on him. Now I know this is public land, but man that is a HUGE downer. I climbed out and called it a day.
Sorry bud that's the nature of the beast especially on walk-in quota WMAs in FL. I know about two bucks that have been killed this year I was chasing one of them I have three years of history with. Don't let it get you too down. It only takes a few seconds to turn your season around. GS is a very hard WMA to figure out and other then dumb luck can take several years to start consistently seeing bucks. This year especially has been weird as the bucks have not been in areas I historically seen them.