It looked like two has been checked out.
Any Presidents island updates?
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Can't wait to see them. Gotta feel for those guys. Wait 12+ years to get drawn and have weather like we've had the last 3 days.
True story but we were dumb enough to put in for the October hunt.Not much different than what we endured in October.
I'm still claiming accident due to not having the Ensley Unit.True story but we were dumb enough to put in for the October hunt.
I was there. It was tough hunting due to the unseasonal warm weather and windy conditions. The island has changed since I was last there in 2009 from the floods. A lot of the ground that was hunt able is now grown up and hard to access. It seems most of the mature bucks moved some mid day then at night as I seen several driving back in every evening. First I would like to commend the TWRA staff there. Super nice guys, very approachable and eager to help as needed. Second I wish they would incorporate a different methodology especially since Ensley is no longer in play. Maybe 3 hunts a year. 35-40 hunters per. Bow in late October, Bow in mid November, and maybe a muzzleloader in early December. That would open opportunities to draw sooner for the October, November hunts and allow the "die hards" to feel better compensated with higher points to hold out for the December hunt. The 12-14 year wait is too long for such a magical place.
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poorhunter
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Ouch!True story but we were dumb enough to put in for the October hunt.
TJS209
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I was thinking the same thing.
Mossy Oak
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I got one Saturday. I do know that one was killed on Friday as well. Not sure if anything was killed after I left.
kkh325
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Do you have pictures of yours to show ? Always enjoying seeing the pictures of the ones taken there.
younggun308
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Pics or it didn't happen.
DoubleRidge
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Congratulations!
I drew in 2009 too. I didn't kill though. I should br able to go back on a year or two.
Mossy Oak
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Here is mine.
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Nice deer!
Mossy Oak
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Another pic
Mossy Oak
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Yes. 4.5.
Congrats on a stud! You always kill some nice ones. Maybe I've just missed you posting or maybe you haven't been on in a while but good to see you around.
megalomaniac
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Dang!, me likey!
Great buck, congrats!
Mossy Oak
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Thank you. I haven't posted much lately but still lurk when I can find the time. Life's been pretty busy.
I talked to Chris Parks earlier today. Aside from the 2 shot, he said there was a few hunters that made some misses this weekend. He also said these hunters drew with 13 priority points. So at 30 hunters on the December hunt, I take it the number of points to draw will climb even higher.
With it taking more priority points to draw and the harvest totals have looked pretty bad since 2017, I'd probably bow out of trying if I didn't have 10 points now. Like I said before, you an equal chance of killing a buck of the same caliber on any other WMA or Refuge along the Mississippi River.
With it taking more priority points to draw and the harvest totals have looked pretty bad since 2017, I'd probably bow out of trying if I didn't have 10 points now. Like I said before, you an equal chance of killing a buck of the same caliber on any other WMA or Refuge along the Mississippi River.
Congrats! He's got some good mass!
Nice buck!!!
Congrats! That's awesome! How many preference points did you have?
Mossy Oak
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Piddler08
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What part of the island were you hunting?
Piddler08
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Congratulations on a great deer! It was tough hunting this weekend. If you don't mind sharing, what area of the island did you hunt?
