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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5062378" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>I'm not really that good in the big govt woods, just started last year, but I had some success.</p><p></p><p>What I did was look for as much habitat diversity in a small area on public that was fairly close to private. I tried to pick out 3 to 5 spots each day scouting/hunting to cover. Then I covered as much ground as fast as I could until I struck a bird or found fresh sign. I came back to the areas with fresh sign and slowed down. The harder to access the areas, the less pressure from other hunters. Some spots might be only a few hundred yards from the parking spot, but you have to crawl under the dense vegetation to get to the open woods birds will use.</p><p></p><p>Killing birds is EASY. Finding them is the hard part. In the past 2 weeks in South MS, I've hit over 20 spots on national forest covering ground and calling. I've yet to strike a single bird, and have only found one set of jake tracks. But there just is NO substitute for boots on the ground and miles and miles covered.</p><p></p><p>I did find a pretty waterfall today... just enjoy the journey and savor all the new experiences. Finding birds isn't supposed to be easy. But that makes it even more special when you do find the needle in a haystack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5062378, member: 2805"] I'm not really that good in the big govt woods, just started last year, but I had some success. What I did was look for as much habitat diversity in a small area on public that was fairly close to private. I tried to pick out 3 to 5 spots each day scouting/hunting to cover. Then I covered as much ground as fast as I could until I struck a bird or found fresh sign. I came back to the areas with fresh sign and slowed down. The harder to access the areas, the less pressure from other hunters. Some spots might be only a few hundred yards from the parking spot, but you have to crawl under the dense vegetation to get to the open woods birds will use. Killing birds is EASY. Finding them is the hard part. In the past 2 weeks in South MS, I've hit over 20 spots on national forest covering ground and calling. I've yet to strike a single bird, and have only found one set of jake tracks. But there just is NO substitute for boots on the ground and miles and miles covered. I did find a pretty waterfall today... just enjoy the journey and savor all the new experiences. Finding birds isn't supposed to be easy. But that makes it even more special when you do find the needle in a haystack. [/QUOTE]
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