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Post by js2397 on Oct 6, 2015 7:04:37 GMT -5
I will be in this area for the 1st and 3rd hunt. If you have any advice I would appreciate it.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Oct 7, 2015 10:58:50 GMT -5
It's mostly all big forest and ridges just like most areas on the north end of the refuge.
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Oct 7, 2015 14:01:13 GMT -5
Good luck. I'll be in 58 with Jon Snow Oct. 17 & 18, then in 31 for Nov. 14 & 15.
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Post by js2397 on Oct 7, 2015 15:10:49 GMT -5
Thanks, it looked like home that's why I picked it.
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Post by ukwil on Oct 7, 2015 20:21:25 GMT -5
It's a big area. Lots of big woods. Deer density isn't as high up north but killing deer is very doable. I have a cousin who loves to hunt it, but for me it's low on my list. We'll be in there on November 1st. I think I've killed 4 deer out of that unit and he's killed more. The one year they took 5 out of it for the whole year and 3 of them were ours we killed in a matter of 45 minutes. Took a spike out of it last year on the very first gun hunt.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Oct 8, 2015 14:07:40 GMT -5
Those northern areas have big Bucks. But most of the northern areas of the refuge are large forested ecosystems so the deer numbers are simply lower than the thicker areas to the south. Find a good ridge next to a food source and thick bedding cover and you should see deer.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Oct 8, 2015 14:13:29 GMT -5
Good luck. I'll be in 58 with Jon Snow Oct. 17 & 18, then in 31 for Nov. 14 & 15. Those were great areas back when the military ran the hunts there when the area was Jefferson Proving Ground. A 22 pointer that scored 216 inches came out of that area back in the 1990's. Since the USFWS took over the area the deer population has decreased a lot in most areas. But there is still some good hunting around and some really beautiful habitat and scenery on the refuge. Both of those areas are good if the rut is going on. The fact is most actual hunting areas/units in Big Oaks are small. Most are under 800 acres. And these hunting areas/units are often surrounded by roads or have roads on at least two or three sides. So after a few days of hunting the areas get pressured from all sides and the deer either become mostly nocturnal or they go find sanctuary in the more than 25,000 acres of restricted areas on the refuge. But thankfully when the rut gets going good those bucks are roaming all over the place once again. The rut activity should be good on your second hunt. |
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