#1716857 - 01/09/10 08:08 PM
Re: Bark Camp Barrens
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longarch
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This late in the season and with no scouting, I would suggest you stick closer to home. I hunted AEDC during the Dec 12-13th shotgun hunt. I logged 4 miles on my GPS and did find some sign but not what I had hoped for. Bark Camp Barrens is in the same general area as AEDC and shares the same topographical layout.
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#1716899 - 01/09/10 08:30 PM
Re: Bark Camp Barrens
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Never heard of that place. I learn something every day!
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#1717119 - 01/09/10 11:21 PM
Re: Bark Camp Barrens
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Don't waste your time. That place is so grown up and thick. Not sure how anyone can hunt it. You can't see 50FT in that place. Maybe Normandy, Natchez Trace.
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#1717179 - 01/10/10 12:29 AM
Re: Bark Camp Barrens
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Loc: Coffee County, Tennessee
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I grew up hunting bark camp barrens. I hunted there several years before the state bought it. At one time there was a pile of deer there and probably still is but I haven't hunted it in about 6 years. As Asaltwpn1 said it is very thick in most places because it was logged when the state bought it. The second half of the gun season is usually closed but I don't know about the juvy hunt or if this is still the pratice for sure. Now would I drive 3 hours to hunt there..... NO ! I live 15 minutes from it and don't hunt there anymore.
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#1717937 - 01/10/10 03:19 PM
Re: Bark Camp Barrens
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longarch
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I don't know about the Young Sportsman's hunts for the following but why not consider a WMA closer to home like:
Catoosa, 79,000 acres, Cumberland/Morgan counties. Rating: 8
Cordell Hull, 25,000 acres, Jackson/Smith counties. Rating: 7
Cove Creek, 2,450 acres, Campbell County. Rating: 7
Foothills, 11,000 acres, Blount County. Rating: 6
Forks of the River, 450 acres, Knox County. Rating: 3
Mount Roosevelt, 11,000 acres, Cumberland/Morgan county.Rating: 5
Royal Blue/Sundquist, 123,000 acres, Campbell/Scott. Rating: 6.5
These are the best rated and you can also go to the following TWRA website to get down loadable maps of all the nearby WMA's.
http://www.state.tn.us/twra/gis/R4_WMA.html
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#1718487 - 01/10/10 07:13 PM
Re: Bark Camp Barrens
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roadracer
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I was thinking BCB becasue it was in Unit L so I thought maybe there would be more deer there than most other palces and it had a lot of land. I have considered most of the others but the deer population isn't to great on most. I have hunted several myself (Foothills, Forks of the River, Catoosa)and they just don't hold a lot of deer. I am unsure how TWRA gets their ratings. If you ever hunted Foothills or Royal Blue they should be closer to a 1 of 2.
I thought about Natchez Trace becasue it is big and has camping. I am also considering a couple of others in the Nashville area so the wife can go shopping while I am hunting with the kids.
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#1718518 - 01/10/10 07:29 PM
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Have you considerd Bear Hollow WMA? Theres a campground with in a few miles of most of it. The campground also has a couple nice cabins they rent. How many youngones will you have hunting this weekend?
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#1718691 - 01/10/10 08:32 PM
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longarch
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I've been to Natchez Trace and there are deer trails in some places that look like cattle trails. I've never hunted it. Ask and maybe someone on here will help you.
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#1720494 - 01/11/10 08:28 PM
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Two youth hunters. My son is 10 and my daughter is 8. Bear Hollow was on the list of places to check. BCB was first on the list because I figured could scout it one weekend and hunt the next because of its size 1000acres vs 9000. I think I might check it out, thanks for the tip.
There are a few old treads on Natchez and it does have some promise. I think I might save it until next fall. There are a few others closer I am going to look at first.
Thanks guys!
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As this season has progressed I have been locked out of all my usual places and need some new places to hunt. I have don a bunch of "internet" scouting and haven't found much info on BCB. So would it be worth the trip from Knoxville to Bark Camp Barrens for the youth hunt or am I just as well to find a wma closer to home. Not looking for any hot spots just wondering if it is worth the 3 hour drive to scout next weekend and then again the youth weekend. I wanted to hunt it this weekend but couldn't get out of my reserve weekend duty.
