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Author Topic: The "real" Fort Stewart....  (Read 1036 times)

Offline RC

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The "real" Fort Stewart....
« on: June 15, 2012, 07:45:00 PM »
Went to Fort Stewart today for a short half day hunt with the blessing of my Wife of 27 years yesterday. God Bless her....
  Pulled up to the lucky oak and the porkers had rooted up my parking spot...

 

Took a picture of something I don`t know what is while walking in...

 

After that the fun starts. FS has a good many pigs but if you knew how much ground I cover per encounter you would think I`m insane sometimes I believe so myself but heck..its fun. I killed a pig a couple of weeks ago that I posted about but just to let you know THIS is the normal hunt....here we go.
    I   cross the Preachers pond dam and flush a Turkey. I drop off in the lower swamp and ssssstep so close to this feller I about lose my breath when I see him. If you hunt where snakes are I`m sure you know what I`m talking about...

 

 He has the funkiest colors I`ve seen but when I poked him with the bow once he was quick to show a white fangy mouth... I got away with no bites and clean britches so I carried on. After a long loop in a porkless swamp I decide to ease up on the hill and see if they are on the wild gooseberries.. I`m following a pig trail out of the swamp and almost put my boot down on this fella that don`t rattle his 11 rattles or nothing.....

 

He looked like he had just ate something and was snoozing. I was gonna flip him out of the way with my bow and he woke up mad and snapping.
 again I left unscathed and with clean drawers...

   I decide to follow the small creek I was walking near to the road and cross it there instead of wading and when I get close to the wooden bridge I see black movement in the bushes. Pigs I`m thinking so I ease ahead arrow on the string. Well...it weren`t a pig....

 

thought I heard him growl one time..

 Decided the nerves  had enough and the Angels God has watching over me were probably getting tired so I headed for the truck. Almost stepped on this feller on the way out...

 

All I could stand for one mornings pig hunt...Thank you Lord for a fangless good day.RC
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Offline reddogge

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #1 on: June 15, 2012, 07:55:00 PM »
That gator looks like a typical 3-D shot. It's a rarity that a RC hunt ends with no blood drawn.
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2012, 07:59:00 PM »
I love Georgia but that is the one thing that  always shook me up when I would go down as a kid, SNAKES!  My dad grew up in Brooks county and we would see more than I cared to see when ever we would go fishng on the Old Pierico creek.  Thanks RC for taking us along with you on your hunts!
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2012, 08:13:00 PM »
That was an interesting walk through the woods RC. Good pics and be careful.
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2012, 08:33:00 PM »
RC that second snake would have looked really ,really nice on a bow limb.
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Offline 3Under

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #5 on: June 15, 2012, 08:54:00 PM »
RC, Exciting Day.
Is that what's instore for we TG Hill Guys next year?  :nono:
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #6 on: June 15, 2012, 09:05:00 PM »
RC, Thanks for some great pictures, however I will stay NORTH, the snakes scare me much more than the gator...you must look at the ground more than for game. The only snake I like is on the back of a bow.
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Offline threeunder

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #7 on: June 15, 2012, 09:07:00 PM »
Nice photos!  I love Fort Stewart.  Awesome place to put some time in.
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #8 on: June 15, 2012, 09:15:00 PM »
Cool day Robert   :scared:
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2012, 09:15:00 PM »
The swamp is always alive! Sometimes with game and sometimes Mr. No Shoulders.

That Cottonmouth looks crazy. I didn't know they could look like that. Glad to know they all have the same personality though.
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2012, 09:30:00 PM »
You had me chuckling and shaking my head by the time I got to the second snake RC! I've got a buddy who can't hunt worth a flip this time of year cause he won't lift his eyes up from looking at his feet!  He is scared to death of snakes so I just leave him behind. Thanks for taking us along sir!
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #11 on: June 15, 2012, 09:32:00 PM »
And that's why swampers don't notice the slight discomfort brought on by wearing good pair of snake boots so much. Good stuff RC.
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #12 on: June 15, 2012, 10:06:00 PM »
Cool pics RC, thanks!
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Offline caleb7mm

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #13 on: June 15, 2012, 10:28:00 PM »
dying to hunt that place one day
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Offline elknutz

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #14 on: June 15, 2012, 11:10:00 PM »
Now that is classic RC.  Except the the not killing something part!
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2012, 11:45:00 PM »
That looks like paradise, wish we had them critters up here
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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2012, 11:56:00 PM »
RC love the pictures and story and glad to hear you still have clean britches.....
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Offline Inder

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2012, 11:57:00 PM »
Now thats a quite interesting day.
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #18 on: June 16, 2012, 07:06:00 AM »
Robert

You got to quit scarin the Yankees! :-)

That's more poisonous snakes than mike and I see in a season at my place. That's the craziest mocassin i've ever seen- he must have just shed

Glad you survived buddy

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Re: The "real" Fort Stewart....
« Reply #19 on: June 16, 2012, 11:46:00 AM »
As always a great jaunt.  thanks for bringing us along.
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