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Davis Island
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:07 pm
A client of mine is a member of one of the clubs and invited me to go on a trip in January. I've heard it's an amazing place.
Has anyone ever hunted Davis Island? What can I expect?
Has anyone ever hunted Davis Island? What can I expect?
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Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:26 pm to whodatigahbait
More deer (and big deer) than you can imagine.
My brother was invited there several years ago. He brought a video camera, since the standards for shooting a buck are so high, he figured he wouldn't see anything big enough to shoot.
He ended up killing a 168" buck the first day. A freaking monster. The damn thing about it was the buck was missing a G2, which was forked into 2 12" tines on the other side. Might have been a 180" or bigger had that not been broken off.
It was during the rut, and he got video the next day of 14 bucks in a line trailing a hot doe.
Expect a bunch of rules. They have big fines for shooting deer too small, coming off the stand early, and a bunch of others. I think he said the rule book was 100 pages or something. Nevertheless, enjoy the trip. That's a fine place from all accounts.
My brother was invited there several years ago. He brought a video camera, since the standards for shooting a buck are so high, he figured he wouldn't see anything big enough to shoot.
He ended up killing a 168" buck the first day. A freaking monster. The damn thing about it was the buck was missing a G2, which was forked into 2 12" tines on the other side. Might have been a 180" or bigger had that not been broken off.
It was during the rut, and he got video the next day of 14 bucks in a line trailing a hot doe.
Expect a bunch of rules. They have big fines for shooting deer too small, coming off the stand early, and a bunch of others. I think he said the rule book was 100 pages or something. Nevertheless, enjoy the trip. That's a fine place from all accounts.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:27 pm to whodatigahbait
I've been there a couple times... The guy my boss leases his hunting land from has a camp there.... Never hunter there. There are some amazing camps out there
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:36 pm to whodatigahbait
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I've heard it's an amazing place.
You heard correct.
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Has anyone ever hunted Davis Island?
Yes, but I only went up there to hunt the thousands of mallards that call that place home.
I'll put it to you this way, after my first day there a bunch of hardcore deer hunters where wanting to draw for duck blinds.
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What can I expect?
A great time.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:44 pm to whodatigahbait
Sounds like you need a GoPro for Christmas if you don't have one...
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:46 pm to whodatigahbait
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in January.
quote:bony material chasing the unbony material..
What can I expect?
Posted on 11/15/12 at 12:57 pm to whodatigahbait
Which club on Davis Island as there are several different clubs? Some are better than others. The deer hunting is good on all of them but the high water a few years ago did put a small dent in the deer population and a huge dent in the turkeys.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 1:33 pm to whodatigahbait
I just got back from Palmyra. Got three shots in 4 hunts. It's one of my favorite weekends of the whole year.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 2:22 pm to whodatigahbait
When in January?
If its around the 1st,
If its around the 1st,
Posted on 11/15/12 at 2:38 pm to whodatigahbait
Primary rut is late Dec/Early Jan; secondary late jan/early Feb. There are some monsters. Complicated rules, so you almost need to bring a rule sheet out on the hunt and study it for each buck you see. I think there are 5 clubs on the Island: Palmyra, Kellogg, Parker, Rosedale and I can't remember the other.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 3:29 pm to whodatigahbait
Meh,, wasnt impressed to much last year.
IDK if high water had something to do with it that spring/summer, we just didnt see that much... but nonetheless huge place.
They have the deer though.
Big trees.
Lots of history.
Jeff Davis old home is there.
His mothers tombstone is there in this old grave yard.
IDK if high water had something to do with it that spring/summer, we just didnt see that much... but nonetheless huge place.
They have the deer though.
Big trees.
Lots of history.
Jeff Davis old home is there.
His mothers tombstone is there in this old grave yard.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 3:33 pm to whodatigahbait
My mother's "friend" has a camp in the Kellogg Club on Davis Island. There are some really nice camps out there and the main lodge is really sweet. Really good hunting and fishing, but the rules are pretty strict. My mom killed a nice 10 point last year for her first buck. Its a pain in the arse to get out there if you have to get boated in. Definitively take advantage of the trip if you have the opportunity to go.
Posted on 11/15/12 at 4:05 pm to whodatigahbait
I hunted there when all you would wee were spikes and small basket racks. We got Harry Jacobson over
to evaluate the herd and start a buck problem. We used a huge net on one end of a coffee bean field and drove it catching a few does and a decent 10 point in velvet. We collard those those and a fellow from Ferriday who will remain anonymous killed the 10 point the following spring. To this day he is called "collar killer". We were told to shoot does and spikes for a couple of years then told to shoot no spikes, only does.
Finally we were allowed to shoot a few does and trophy bucks only. There are some serious brutes on the Island now. Just like Somerset, you better not shoot anything under 140-150.
to evaluate the herd and start a buck problem. We used a huge net on one end of a coffee bean field and drove it catching a few does and a decent 10 point in velvet. We collard those those and a fellow from Ferriday who will remain anonymous killed the 10 point the following spring. To this day he is called "collar killer". We were told to shoot does and spikes for a couple of years then told to shoot no spikes, only does.
Finally we were allowed to shoot a few does and trophy bucks only. There are some serious brutes on the Island now. Just like Somerset, you better not shoot anything under 140-150.
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