IST 1/14/26

I’m out here for what it’s worth. I’ve been getting my arse absolutely handed to me. I started hunting this place last week for the first time so I’m trying to learn it, and it hasn’t been easy. Yesterday midday I decided to go to a ridge I had been eyeing on the map. Since I have my camper, I only had my kayak. Started with a 4 wheeler ride with the kayak on back, then a 3/4 mile paddle. Knew there was some swamp bottom to cross before the ridge, but didn’t think anything of it because it’s been so dry. The 1/4 mile walk from the kayak to the ridge was BRUTAL. Thick, vines, and soft bottom. Ended up filling my boots up on the walk out.
There’s another route to take in there that shows an atv trail on the map. However, to get to that trail would’ve been too far for me to paddle. After that walk out, I decided it was worth it to drive 2+ hours home to get my boat and my ebike, put the bike in the boat, then take the atv trail in. Got home around 10:30. Unloaded the 4 wheeler, got the boat prepped since it hasn’t been used since the summer, washed clothes, in bed around 11:30. Couldn’t sleep. Got up at 2:30, got loaded up, drove back here this morning. Get to where the clearly marked atv trail is supposed to be, and can’t find it. Walked around in the dark for nearly an hour looking.
Now I’m just sitting on a log about 50 yards from the boat. There’s other people back here so I don’t wanna go walk around this early and mess them up.
I need a win. Badly. If this is considered a sit, it’s #71 for the season, and I haven’t laid eyes on a good buck yet.

No offense, but I’d rather not say. Public land has been getting so crowded, I have to be as secretive as possible lol
The main reason I even started looking at new places is because my favorite place has gotten overrun with people. It happens fast too. Two years ago, there was hardly anyone there. Then people started posting some good bucks on Facebook from there and it blew up. Last year was crowded, this year there were trucks lining the roads because the parking lots were full. I packed up camp and took off to find something less pressured.

That is something i want to do one day. Looks and sounds like hell. I would be willing to bet that it is the hardest terrain to hunt in the country.

I considered buying the mudder boots that open up like bat wings to disperse your weight. But I am not convinced they would work out there....

Activity is up this week. Shooter in plot yesterday 4:15pm while I was at work. Gonna shoot him this week somehow

Man yall serious bout this shite.
Mad at them deer