Hunting the swamp

[splitg2]

I have been hunting on 200 acer land for a few years. Half is a swamp that goes up to a river and the rest is feild and hardwoods. I never see any bucks older than 3 years old during the season but i know older ones are out the because of my trail cameras. i always left the swamp as a sanctuary for the deer and stayed out. Does any one have ny ideas on how to improve my succses

[craig mack]

Hunt the swamp.

[clrj3514]

i agree hunt the swamp. find u a place, sit down, and wait

[HuntnMa]

thats where I'd be

[wtnhunt]

Think I would find an area along the river with good sign. Look for a good crossing or funnel area.

[camocop]

i agree, hunt the swamp. find their bedding area's in the swamp and hunt inbetween them and the fields (feeding area's).

[Mirage]

Do you think you can access the swamp without bumping those bucks?

[sskybnd]

id look for the trail coming in and out of the swamp, the older bucks might be nocturnal and move into the swamp at day light and leave before dark, if it was me while its still a good time before season i would venture into the swamp and take a look around for any high ground that they might bed on, and look for trails, than make a game plan.

[Dubie]

I'd find thier beds in the swamp, sneak up in the middle of the day, and arrow the big boy before he even thinks about getting up for the evening.

[peteski]

Hunt the edge of the swamp, with your scent drifting away from the swamp of course.In areas that get pressured swamps can be your best bet.

[huntinsonovagun]

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[mathews4life]

do you think deer will follow the same trails once the water has come up and covered there trail?

[Rodger851]

During the Pre Rut I would find a trail leading from the feeding area to the bedding area and I would set up off that, get there early becuase during the early season deer tend to move back to their bedding early especially the big boys. During the prime rut, i would hunt the trial coming from the feed field to the bedding area of the morning, this is because you dont want to try and hunt the feed field of the morning and take a chance of scaring the deer out of the field coming to your stand, and throw them off their normal trails During the afternoon I would hunt the hardwoods or swamp, this is where most of you "Bucks chasing the Does," takes place. In the evening I would find a trial leading into the feed field and set up off that, makingsure you get a clear shot on the trail and into the field itself.

[lungbuster12point06]

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[m gardner]

I've found bucks use trails crossing the rivers just like the rest of the deer until the rut kicks in, then they travel the edges of the river so they can cross all the trails and find the scent of hot does. Hunt the edge of the river.
Mark