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    Live from the James D

    As years pass, I’ve found great enjoyment going back through former live hunt threads of mine and reliving those hunts. It’s with that premise I’ve decided to do a live hunt on this draw!

    After a decade of apply, I finally drew a management hunt in the dreaded “pending second draw” drawing. I was shocked to say the least. Although the Chap was my preference for this hunt, I’m really excited to experience this new to me area.

    Learning compartment selections were based on draw order, I was prepared to get the gar hole of compartments seeing as I drew in the second drawing. Luckily for me, 4 hunters backed out paving the way for a 5th in order selection. Having no experience here, I immediately went to work researching compartments and reaching out to TBHers who have experience at this WMA. I developed a top 5 list so I could select quickly when my selection email came through. Right in line with my top 5 went the selections, as I was left my #5 choice in unit 10. With my known compartment, I started building my area on the HuntStand app marking areas of interest and TBH recommendations.

    I leave tomorrow morning early with my travel trailer in tow. I’ll be staying at an RV park near the WMA. For this hunt, I’ll be toting my tried and true, go-to, never let me down Browning Abolt 280. I’ll also be packing my Browning Abolt (yes, I’m a fan) 22 hornet for pigs, yotes, and a potential close shot on a doe. Plan is to sit stationary at a location for much of the morning, then slip out to rattle/spot and stalk, finishing stationary again for the afternoon hunt. Weather will likely make any midday movement unlikely with the high temps, but with the rut just beginning to commence down there you never know. Hunt starts after orientation on Tuesday, wrapping up at dark on Thursday.

    Keep your greenscreen up for this one and tune in, and hopefully I’ll be able to provide some cheap mid-week entertainment!


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    #2
    Good luck. I'll definitely follow along. I enjoy a good live thread.

    Edit:

    Saw about the 22 hornet and my brain didn't process it for some reason. That's awesome. My dad has one. Dad, myself and son have all killed something with it. Son loves shooting pigs in the ear with it (I've posted a couple videos on here of him doing that).
    Last edited by BradBryant1000; 12-05-2022, 08:15 AM.

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      #3
      Hunted south side of 9 on my son's hunt and hung out with guys in 10. I loved that side of the lake. Good luck!

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        #4
        good luck will tag along

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          #5
          Good luck, I’ll be following along. My son drew a Javi hunt there in February.

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            #6
            Good to hear you got Comp 10. Looking forward to this Live Hunt and be sure to post up plenty of pics. Makes work go so much faster.... Best of luck.

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              #7
              Tuned in a following, love that place.

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                #8
                Good luck.

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                  #9
                  Shoot me a map of the units as I hunted either unit 9 or 10 a few years back and more than happy to help.

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                    #10
                    I hunted 10 two years ago- had a warm week so it was slow. Saw one nice young 8 pt on the road closest to the lake on the east side of the unit. Lots of turkeys.
                    I built several ground blinds and could have shot a doe or pig but was holding out. It's a nice unit with lots of room to roam. I did not get to the far north portion - it was thick and wet the week I was there. Good luck!
                    Edit: I stayed in the park and had a few really big deer rutting around me so had high hopes for the hunt even with the warm weather - different ballgame on the WMA!

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                      #11
                      Tagged!

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                        #12
                        Good luck!

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                          #13
                          Good luck! I will be following along too.

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                            #14
                            Is Unit 10 over by the 99 bridge/boat ramp?

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                              #15
                              good luck

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