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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Kenny Henderson on February 07, 2017, 07:04:00 PM
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Leaving in the morning to do a little hog Hunting in Georgia, I'll be returning Saturday so get ready to pull up a chair to the fire, more pics and story to follow...The Zwickeys are sharp and ready...
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Good luck.
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Can't wait to hear about it.... :coffee:
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Best of luck! :wavey:
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Good luck sir! What part of Georgia you coming to? I couldn't see your image in the initial post..
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I'll wait here.
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Cohutta Randy
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Good luck! I might try to mix a visit to my mom in April with a day or two chasing hogs on some Army Corps land near my sisters' lake house. Sounds like a good scheme to plot as we wait for a nor'easter to start today.
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I spent some time at Cohutta WMA in Georgia looking for some hogs, this was a much needed break for me...What can I say about Cohutta, Rugged, yes, But beautiful beyond belief. the pics I took just cant do the area justice. Here's a few.
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I made a scouting trip to the area earlier in January and set out a trail camera overlooking some hog sign I found, I got quite a few pics of hogs but they were close to the camera and at night, the pics weren't to good, but heres a few pics of some of the wildlife that moved through the area.
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Cool!
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I really was impressed by the beauty of this area, If I hadn't had the pics of the turkeys on my camera I wouldn't have thought there were any in the area, only because I never saw that first turkey track or scratching sign to lead me to believe they were there.
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I decided to camp as simply as possible, and just take Mountain House freeze dried food...lets just say I survived, but my cast iron dutch oven will definitely go with me on any more trips where I can camp right next to my truck.
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I had recently purchased a Browning Glacier tent, and let me tell you I was impressed, the first night a thunderstorm moved through, but by the morning it was snowing, the tent withstood some pretty strong winds, and my military surplus sleeping bag was perfect for the occasion keeping me nice and toasty.
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I had a great time in Georgia, sadly I have to report that no hogs were killed, but I had a great time regardless. If you have never been to the Cohutta WMA, you need to experience the natural beauty of God's great creation, when I was planning this trip one website called this area the "Land that time forgot"...I know I'll never forget it. Thanks for letting me share this trip with you.
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Thanks for sharing. It will happen another time.
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Looks like a great time in some beautiful woods. Nice camp too. I'd like to try that one day.
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Thanks for sharing! Great pics. I think most of us understand that it is more about the journey than the destination.
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Very nice story with great pictures! Thanks for sharing :thumbsup:
Steve Jr
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Looks like a good time was had. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanx for sharing, great pix!
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Beautiful country! And yes it is a "little" rugged in places! Thanks for sharing! :thumbsup:
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Love the pictures! Appreciate your taking the time to share them. :clapper:
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Great pictures, awesome country...I love trad gang so (we) are able to see other's areas and country I will likely never see.
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Enjoyed you sharing this with us!
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Good trip Kenny, coming all the way from Indiana. Assuming that you will return for more, you might want to join the TBG and get connected with some serious trad bowhunters who have member hunts around the state. There is a group that hunts that particular area and might could point you in the right direction there, or you could try some good public areas to the south. I think the quality of hog hunting increases as you go south in GA. The public area I now hunt generally provides opportunities for shots most every day.
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Great pics.
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Thanks for sharing Kenny....that is one FINE Mt Buck let me tell ya.
Glad you had fun and hope you collected your thoughts.
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Looks like you had a fantastic time........ :thumbsup:
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Looks like a fun time was had..... two thumbs up from a fellow hoosier
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That looks like an awesome hunt... Thanks for sharing Kenny... Appreciated the shout out for the ITBA... Not had an opportunity to meet you yet... I haven't been around like I used too...
Jonathan
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Cool pics. I live in GA, not too far from Cohutta. It is rugged land. In your pic of the buck his tarsal gland looks pretty dark like he may be in or just came out of a rut cycle. Funny, I was talking to a GW from the area last year and said they had a problem with too many does and that sometimes there are 3 rut cycles because there aren't enough bucks on public land to breed all of the does and the fawns from the 3rd rut cycle are so small before the next winter that they rarely survive. Since here in most of northern GA we know rut is the week of Thanksgiving, give or take a week, this makes sense from your pics. Anyway, he encouraged to take does during bow season and not to hold out for a buck. Makes sense now.
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As for turkey in GA. We have an infestation. BUT, for every turkey there are at least 4 hunters. You will see them year round except from about 8AM on opening day of turkey season until the hens start nesting, then you see a ton of hens until about a week or 2 after the season closes. We have a lot of public land in GA, a lot of wildlife but it can get very crowded. I am still trying to figure out public land hunting here. One thing I have noticed is that there are a lot of fair weather hunters here. If it's raining or really cold your chances are better for not seeing other hunters.
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Neat. Thanks for sharing
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Looks like a great trip. I love camping hunts. I can't wait for the day I have some more time during fall to get around (or even winter). Thanks for sharing.