Had a very good day today in Gods Country. Been having a bit of sinus trouble the last few days and finally slept very well last night . Rolled out about 9 this Morning and decided to put on the leafy suit and a grab my bow and gear with a few turkey calls and head to the swamp. The river has been flooded for near two months but has began to fall back some. So I hoped to be able to cover a few dry spots and maybe call an old swamp Rooster up.
There was more water than I hoped and I spent a whole lot of time walking in it. Finally hit some high ground and set up against a big pine and called some.The sinus medicine I had took the night before was still on me and I caught a nap that lasted till the thermacel ran out of gas...it got ugly for a few minutes.
I got up to move some and it hit me how beautiful the high ground I was on was.Lilies were flowered and it was just plain purty...
The ground was covered with them here...
This tree was begging for a picture...
I cut across and went to other side of this to another high spot...
I cut a good trail and could spot a few white oaks on a rise. I always like to check deep woods white oaks . If they feed its usually a good spot to remember for the fall.
I was easing up to them and spotted a nice keepsake for the trip..
I went maybe a 100 yards farther . I was easing kinda slow because pig sign was getting thick and fresh and I felt a slight rustle in the leaves beside my foot and a slight "tap" on it. I looked down and about lost my breath for a few seconds...
If you can see the impression in the leaves and ground at the bottom right of the pic ,that is where my foot was when I saw the rascal.I dont like snakes.
I found another place to set up and call Turkeys for a while as I needed some time to regroup. No Turkey conversations again but did have a small bird land on my knee for a second. The leafy suit works good.Did not help my nerves much though. It began to get late and I wanted to get across most of the water headed back to the truck before dark . Its hard to judge water depth in the dark and the snake had me shook a bit still.
I was headed along the edge of another small rise when I heard a stick break and a little bit of scuffling. I worked my way forward with the wind good and spotted 3 shoats. I managed to get 11 steps from one and he finally hit a small gap and I made a decent shot. Pig ran about 40 yards and fell 15 yards from the edge of a big run of water. Made it back to the truck with only a little water in the snake boots and no more reptile encounters. Never heard a Turkey the whole day but had a very good outing. Thank You Lord.RC
Topic: A good day (Read 670 times)
