NO DEER AT LAND BETWEEN THE LAKES

[billy bad eyes]

I HUNTED THE SECOND GUN HUNT IN NOVEMBER AT THE LAND FOR 3 DAYS FROM BEFORE DAYLIGHT TO DARK THIRTY.
I NEVER SAW A HUNTER OR A DEER FOR 3 DAYS AND I NEVER SEEN ANYONE WITH A KILLED DEER.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE DEER HERD, IT SEEMS THEY ARE MORE HOG SIGNS THAN DEER.
SEEMS TO BE TROUBLE WITH MANAGEMENT
PLEASE REPLY.

 

[swampbadger]

I've heard it was on the decline a decade ago. I'm not near the area and don't have any first hand knowledge with the area.

 

[GumbyGuy]

You really answered your question when you said hog, they will push deer out of the area or at least that's what happens here in Mississippi

 

[PickettSFHunter]

The feds are essentially allowing the place to be taken over by hogs.

 

[Planking]

Hogs take over the deer bedding areas, eat a ton of the hard mast and displace them. At least that's what happened when we used to have them.

 

[Antler Daddy]

My son and I went on first hunt on KY side. He had about 20 hogs come by him at daylight. Stayed in cabins and cooked steaks on campfires.

We saw deer on each sit except the last day. But, I doubt I will go back without a group to go with from now on.

It is such a huge place and pretty. I wish I would have gone back in the 90's. I bet it was really a great trip.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

I HUNTED THE SECOND GUN HUNT IN NOVEMBER AT THE LAND FOR 3 DAYS FROM BEFORE DAYLIGHT TO DARK THIRTY.
I NEVER SAW A HUNTER OR A DEER FOR 3 DAYS AND I NEVER SEEN ANYONE WITH A KILLED DEER.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE DEER HERD, IT SEEMS THEY ARE MORE HOG SIGNS THAN DEER.
SEEMS TO BE TROUBLE WITH MANAGEMENT
PLEASE REPLY.

We killed them all on the first hunt. It was amazing. I've never seen so many big bucks taking rides in the backs of trucks.

 

[ImThere]

I haven't been there since 2005 ish. It was always a great hunt. It sucks if it's changed like you say.
Seen 0 pigs and was covered up in deer.

 

[buckbstr_1]

Back in the 80s/90s it was the place to go for Big Bucks...

 

[Carlos Viagra]

This could definitely be one of the biggest issues our deer (and turkey) herd faces in the upcoming years… the hogs.

 

[UCStandSitter]

HOGS HOGS HOGS. Always the problem. We really need to develop better methods to combat these jokers. Unfortunately it will likely take multiple, public attacks on people unprepared to defend against them before any changes are made.

 

[medwc]

Well, all you have to do is let the us forest service take over and run things. Same thing happened to Fort Campbell. How many know LBL doe limit is now the same as Stewart county? Which is 3 does a day, all season!!! lol, lets wipeout the deer population!!! SMH...

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I said the same thing 10 years ago and refuse to go back.

 

[Planking]

This could definitely be one of the biggest issues our deer (and turkey) herd faces in the upcoming years… the hogs.

And the little feeder streams with salamanders and things like that. They ruined our spring that we drank out of. Alien looking worms swimming all in it. We never saw that until they showed up.