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Hunting Wildlife Management Areas?

Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:41 am
Posted by Fulwar
Member since Jun 2012
318 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:41 am
Good and bad:

Good- killed some nice deer off of ‘em (Ben’s Creek, Pearl River, Copiah Co.) You know you’ve done something if you get a decent sized one.

Bad: People strolling through your area around 8:00am then again at 9:00am. Having a big pile people dung with flagging used as toilet paper near where you hunt.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83630 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:43 am to
Good: A lot of them are in prime areas, have lots of deer, and good deer

Bad: stolen deer
Posted by wickowick
Head of Island
Member since Dec 2006
45821 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:50 am to
Depends on what you hunt, for a woodcock hunter it is a very good gig, but there is much less hyunting pressure than a deer hunter and I don't have to worry about someone else messing up my area...
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
117734 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:53 am to
Deer hunting in a WMA is tough. Especially if it is one you don't hunt all the time.

It will have regulars. They will know you are out of your element.
Posted by 007mag
Death Valley, Sec. 408
Member since Dec 2011
3873 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 8:55 am to
Good: (Old Georgia Pacific WMA) Killed limits of mallards more times than not.

Bad:(Sherburne WMA) had people walk in after daybreak with just their guns and setup across from me on my decoy spread.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81739 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 9:02 am to
I like the NWRs much better. More limited access, and easier to predict where people are. Plus, you have to buy something to get in.
Posted by geaux_fish
Arizona
Member since Oct 2012
520 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 9:03 am to
I have hunted the same area for 4-5 years and not seen another hunter. Thanksgiving weekend had a group of six hunters get lost around us and walk all through the woods back and forth until daylight. I left my stand there and went back last weekend and there was an old pile of used toilet paper right under my stand.
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6841 posts
Posted on 12/13/12 at 9:11 am to
Good - it is free (well I am sure we pay for it, but you know what I mean); if you're willing to put in the work, you can bag some really nice animals; after opening weekend, most people leave; there is always somewhere new to try out

Bad - all of your hard work can be undone in a split second by a complete stranger; if you do kill something remarkable and people find out, your spot is ruined for the rest of the year; you can't build a blind/leave a stand so every day you are starting over
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