Green Swamp West Special oppurtunity
01-03-2017, 07:06 AM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 20
Green Swamp West Special oppurtunity
Hey there. I got lucky and drew the first general gun quota for GSW. I have been hunting the east track for the last two years and have not been able to put anything in the cooler.
I have heard great things about GSW but I don't have the opportunity to scout it in advance. I have been looking on Google maps. I see areas that look good but then again, I'm not sure if I know what I am looking for.
I am worried that I am going to get there and spend the whole two days walking around looking for signs and waste my hunt. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Maybe a game plan, general area to try or some helpful advice?
I have heard great things about GSW but I don't have the opportunity to scout it in advance. I have been looking on Google maps. I see areas that look good but then again, I'm not sure if I know what I am looking for.
I am worried that I am going to get there and spend the whole two days walking around looking for signs and waste my hunt. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Maybe a game plan, general area to try or some helpful advice?
01-03-2017, 09:03 AM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pasco, Fl
Posts: 272
Hey there. I got lucky and drew the first general gun quota for GSW. I have been hunting the east track for the last two years and have not been able to put anything in the cooler.
I have heard great things about GSW but I don't have the opportunity to scout it in advance. I have been looking on Google maps. I see areas that look good but then again, I'm not sure if I know what I am looking for. I am worried that I am going to get there and spend the whole two days walking around looking for signs and waste my hunt. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Maybe a game plan, general area to try or some helpful advice?
I have heard great things about GSW but I don't have the opportunity to scout it in advance. I have been looking on Google maps. I see areas that look good but then again, I'm not sure if I know what I am looking for.
I am worried that I am going to get there and spend the whole two days walking around looking for signs and waste my hunt. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Maybe a game plan, general area to try or some helpful advice?
01-03-2017, 09:17 AM
#3
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 20
I put in two permits. Like I said, I just got lucky. I definitely wouldn't ask for someone's spot, I just don't want to waste my draw. If there are areas that I should avoid or a general area to check out that would be great. I know the game goes deep into the swamp during hunting season in GSE so I do most of my hunting there inside the cypress domes. It would make sense that they might be in the open more in the west because of less hunting pressure. That's the kind of advice I'm hoping for. Thanks FlaBoy.
I have been told that in GSE I should expect to walk a least a half mile from where I park before setting up my stand in order to have a chance at a deer or hog, is it the same in the west?
I have been told that in GSE I should expect to walk a least a half mile from where I park before setting up my stand in order to have a chance at a deer or hog, is it the same in the west?
Last edited by saltydog7seas; 01-03-2017 at 09:42 AM.
01-04-2017, 03:08 AM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: THE BOONEDOCKS
Posts: 454
GSW 1st gun is a good hunt, they typically kill the most bucks on that hunt...It ain't easy though, ya got 4 days to hunt with 36,000 acres of land to contend with...I will say for at a chance at on of the better bucks focus efforts from the oilwell rd. North, seems a lot of the better bucks come from that area and, you shouldn't have to walk too far to get on em.
01-04-2017, 04:57 AM
#5
Fork Horn
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Pasco, Fl
Posts: 272
GSW 1st gun is a good hunt, they typically kill the most bucks on that hunt...It ain't easy though, ya got 4 days to hunt with 36,000 acres of land to contend with...I will say for at a chance at on of the better bucks focus efforts from the oilwell rd. North, seems a lot of the better bucks come from that area and, you shouldn't have to walk too far to get on em.
01-04-2017, 07:49 AM
#7
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 20
I AM THE WOODS, thank you. That gives me a great starting point.
The plan I have so far is to spend the first morning walking around and looking for signs. Set up my stand for the afternoon and next morning. If nothing by 11 the next morning I will walk a few more hours to try and find something else and then set up again for that afternoon. I am debating on whether or not I will be "sick" on Friday so I can get three days in. I'm still pretty green so if someone has a better idea, I am all ears.
The plan I have so far is to spend the first morning walking around and looking for signs. Set up my stand for the afternoon and next morning. If nothing by 11 the next morning I will walk a few more hours to try and find something else and then set up again for that afternoon. I am debating on whether or not I will be "sick" on Friday so I can get three days in. I'm still pretty green so if someone has a better idea, I am all ears.
Last edited by saltydog7seas; 01-04-2017 at 07:51 AM.
01-04-2017, 11:30 AM
#8
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: THE BOONEDOCKS
Posts: 454
I AM THE WOODS, thank you. That gives me a great starting point.
The plan I have so far is to spend the first morning walking around and looking for signs. Set up my stand for the afternoon and next morning. If nothing by 11 the next morning I will walk a few more hours to try and find something else and then set up again for that afternoon. I am debating on whether or not I will be "sick" on Friday so I can get three days in. I'm still pretty green so if someone has a better idea, I am all ears.
The plan I have so far is to spend the first morning walking around and looking for signs. Set up my stand for the afternoon and next morning. If nothing by 11 the next morning I will walk a few more hours to try and find something else and then set up again for that afternoon. I am debating on whether or not I will be "sick" on Friday so I can get three days in. I'm still pretty green so if someone has a better idea, I am all ears.
