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Old 10-07-2004 | 02:18 PM
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Default RE: Hog Island WMA Hunt

LMAO.. Tattle Tale!!!

Well as Eng said it was a great few days, I must say this seemed as a guided hunt without the guides ....lol I mean John and Mack the biologist of Hogs Island will give you all the information you need to know but you have to ask ?'s very polite gentlemen and very willing to help.

They will smile once you tell them you seen them bruisers as if to say dam you found my honey hole...lol then they would start explaining several things to ya..lmao

Well since Eng already told, The last day well evening etc.. I spotted a few does earlier during the day attempting to sneak up through the marsh, but being nosey and ready to take almost anything I started for a short walk and boom! Busted them trying to walk through the marsh.

In any case that evening guess what, they came up through the same exact area, this time I was sitting on the edge of another marsh area from an open field and pines. I would say it was dam nearly dark enough not to see beyond 15 yards or so, but I seen them two creeping my way after I scared off a fox attempting to steal my deer bomb...lol

As they came I got set, you know prepared for them back straps well I waited for the bigger one to come closer and she did, I set my pin right on what I thought was a good point of impact seeing a fainted shadow of a deer by this time. Just KNEW I HAD A KILL>..well she walked off very slowly thinking I got her but maybe she didn't realize it yet..hmm.. I watched them walk out of my site it was no more than about 20 yards. So then I got down to check my arrow ya know, looked it over with my flash light sniffing etc.. thinking maybe a gut shot missed low. Well all I got was some dam HAIR to say the least. But I had to take that shot she was under 15 yards just dark enough to strain my eyes through them pins.

here's some pics of the area I was in and as it got dark you couldn't see across that road up top in the pic and then I'll show you the does sneaking by as they worked back my way. I enhanced the photo with some light to bring the deer out of the dark but I could still seem them with just hard using a flash and spooking them off.

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