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3 deer!!!! Yikes, that is pitiful too. What happened to the deer in Green Swamp? Did SWFWMD trap and remove them too?

Cheers,
Chris

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Thinking of heading out this week to the swamp, one more time..... maybe ill try rollin around in crushed corn, smashing some ole rott'n banana's on me, carry around a treated telephone pole, hang some sent, eat some Cheeto's and accidentally drop a couple (heard they love um) use my hog call anddig a wallow.... think ill see um then? :D but for real....this yrs been a bust in the swamp as far as im concerned compaired to past years. The flip side is ive seen way more snakes![&:]haha

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I've seen no snakes...but a whole lot more hunters..bigger deer tracks...seen about 6 deer total..heard squealing hogs 2 times..MOSQUITOES were the worst ever...clouds of them..pretty wet considered the little bit of rain we've had...
but no action...yet

HEY!! there goes a nice 6 point:D

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Masquito's actually helped me out the other day! how you ask? well as the were suckin the blood plum out of me, they were also lifting me off the dang ground giving me a better vantage point HAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!! mannnn they are bad! Warning for those hunting the wet stuff, watch for watermoccisins!! ran across several in one day and they are not friendly when you feak them out with a size 12 boot:DI too hve ran across a few tracks, mostly smaller probably doe and ZILLIONS of hog tracks. May head out tomarrow afternoon for sun down.

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Ive been out to the swamp 3-4 times in the last week. Finally i have seen some action but not what i was intending to see. Jumped a total of 3 does. One was pissed off lol... heading back on a old road trial at dark. Walked right up on her and she was off to the cypress lines. Once she made it in the tree line, she snorted at least 3 times...by the sounds coming from her, thought someone let a Brahma Bull loosein the woods:DNo bucks yet....and the kicker is, NO HOGS.... how can there be soooo many hogs and no sightings anywhere? So much pressure, i believe everything has turned nocturnal, only coming out after dark.Not giving up yeteven though i say everytime im not going back haaaaaa!

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The most likely reason you are seeing fewer deer is because the water is down and they are in the cypress. They have everything they need in there, water, food, cover, and thick areas to bed in! I'll bet that if you go get in the middle of a big cypress dome that opens up in the middle, you'll see more deer, maybe even shoot one. I know you'll have a hard time no looking at more than 50-70 yards of woods all around, but you have to be where thay are!

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You guys are reading my mind...I'm not afraid to hunt in the area you are talking about HOWEVER; my concern is the 1 mile hike back that you are dragging out the deer.. I talked to a couple of old timers and they have mentioned without help you will not get the deer out if it's any decent size. These areas are no where near a trail so it will be tough dragging..BUT I do plan to spend 80 % of my hunting that is left ..hunting in those thick cypress domes and deep.

Concerning the mosquitoes..Thank God for Thermacell..

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I know you'll have a hard time no looking at more than 50-70 yards of woods all around, but you have to be where thay are!
Strutnbuck

:DI wish..try 20-30 yds..it gets mighty thick in there my friend.

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I've been there turkey hunting. With the water down you should find some good trails in the big cypress head that you would not see if the waters up. If 20-30 yards is the best you can do in a good head then that will be better than sitting out on the edges. You will increase your chances of seeing a buck for sure!

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Amen Strunbuck..I've got a place all planned out that I know has deer..it's also THICK THICK THICK ...and a good mile back to the truck ..BUT I need venison..I plan to hunt it a few times..I've also got more THICK spots..No more more slackin for me...I'm giving my 100% best effort.

Gettin pumped ,
C7