AEDC shotgun/MZ 11/12-11/14

[philsanchez76]

Assuming with a quota of 900 at least the first 2 days of this hunt will be jam packed with pumpkins. Question is: is this hunt worth it knowing I've never been here before or should I stay focused on the WMAs closer to me where I have some history and some decent bucks showing up on camera? Just not sure I want to give up a weekend of prime muzzleloader hunting to hunt a spot ive not been before. Based on normal pressure and your experiences at AEDC, etc, what would y'all do?

 

[gatodoc]

Have no idea what the hunting is like now, but I grew up inTullahoma my grandad killed a bock in 1968 that field dressed at 190#.....nice deet

 

[losthunter]

Assuming with a quota of 900 at least the first 2 days of this hunt will be jam packed with pumpkins. Question is: is this hunt worth it knowing I've never been here before or should I stay focused on the WMAs closer to me where I have some history and some decent bucks showing up on camera? Just not sure I want to give up a weekend of prime muzzleloader hunting to hunt a spot ive not been before. Based on normal pressure and your experiences at AEDC, etc, what would y'all do?

Its a mad house. I tried it once, will never do it again. Too many people for me.

 

[JW01]

If your a meat hunter it can be fun. If you're a trophy hunter stay where your at. Though there is some good deer killed there every year. One place you pull off is about a good as the other

 

[huntintn]

Shouldn't this question have been asked before you put in to get drawn?

 

[philsanchez76]

Shouldn't this question have been asked before you put in to get drawn?

Fair. Put in with a group to do a deer camp. Then the group slowly fell apart due to life events (divorces and crap like that). So that's why I'm wondering if it'll be worth spending time away from my family now if I'm just gonna be by myself which I could do much closer to home.

 

[philsanchez76]

Have no idea what the hunting is like now, but I grew up inTullahoma my grandad killed a bock in 1968 that field dressed at 190#.....nice deet

That's a beast of right there!

 

[philsanchez76]

Its a mad house. I tried it once, will never do it again. Too many people for me.

May I ask how recent this was?

 

[losthunter]

2 years ago

 

[philsanchez76]

2 years ago

Feedback much appreciated. I may end up just going Sunday. I've done some crazy quota hunts and Sunday are always dead.

 

[timberjack86]

Big deer killed there every year. I'm hopeful the orange army will be pushing them hard. You can't count on natural deer movement during this hunt.

 

[timberjack86]

Feedback much appreciated. I may end up just going Sunday. I've done some crazy quota hunts and Sunday are always dead.

Always see more deer the first day when the army invades the woods. Caution, it can be downright dangerous!!. People will be every where One year my group saw more deer on day one than we did that season

 

[philsanchez76]

Big deer killed there every year. I'm hopeful the orange army will be pushing them hard. You can't count on natural deer movement during this hunt.

Do you end up seeing most of your deer mid day when people are packing out to grab lunch?

 

[philsanchez76]

Always see more deer the first day when the army invades the woods. Caution, it can be downright dangerous!!. People will be every where One year my group saw more deer on day one than we did that season

Hahaha that's insane!

 

[timberjack86]

Do you end up seeing most of your deer mid day when people are packing out to grab lunch?

First thing in the morning is best, but you can see them anytime of the day. They panic early. The orange army catches them by surprise!! I won't even put in for the second hunt

 

[oldmanelrod]

It's avoid size WMA. I have hunted since 1988 and managed to kill or see a a decent buck on most hunts. Find a thicket adjacent to a hardwoods, set up in the downwind side and wait. Check an aerial map and you will find several sections that are close to HWY 55 running from Tullahoma towards Manchester. When area1 is open it is a good area and gets over looked.

 

[oldmanelrod]

Should read GOOD size WMA and not AVOID size size WMA.