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oldscratch
Posts: 61 Deckhand
OK slough hogs
oldscratch
Posts: 61 Deckhand
Went and wandered around a bit and drove around some more. Saw very little sign of anything but most of the ground was inches deep in water. Most ground that wasn't submerged was so hard it would have taken a really big animal to leave a print. In some of the softer ground I saw a few hog prints. What puzzled me though is throughout the entire day, I didn't see one section of ground that had been tilled up by pigs. I also didn't see anything in any of the muddy parts I could honestly call a wallow. So what thinks you experts? Was I just unfortunate enough to have not stumbled upon any positive hog sign? Or are there none at this place? Or are current conditions (heat etc)etc just have them behaving different from what I'm used to? I've mostly hunted central Fl in areas not as swampy and in Nov and Dec primarily.
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Month or so. Haven't seen a single hog and I walk for hours. Didn't see one
During small game either. Plenty of sign though.
As for deer? No deer there either so dont waste your time
wait for Saturday!
Full moons make me crazy and I go out and kill deer . Come to think all moon phases do that to me
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ummm...Like I said didn't see much hog sign. And **** straight the vegetation is thick as hell.
During small game when everything was dry there was a bunch of sign. That's what I meant. Right now
Most everything on the north end is under water. Hard to tell.
good info thanx, I'll check it out
well i was messing w/ you about the deer
The Slough has plenty of hogs. The Slough is very thick and because of no Buggy and ATV access allot of the good areas are hard to get to. When the acorns start dropping the Oak hammocks off Twin Mill's Grade are hard to beat. Good Luck.
No. They should at least let all S FL WMA have cattle. Makes a big difference with vegetation and animals
Ya thats all we need is another place ruined by a bunch of buggies out of control running everything over. Put your big boy pants on and do a little hiking.
If you ask me it makes no sense why you can't run buggies and atv's out there. It of all places is a prime place to do so with how wet it gets.Then on Spirt of the wild and Dinner Island that is mostly open and dry you can run them. Buggies are great if used properly on designated trails and to retrive game and is what most of us grew up hunting on down here. It would sure open up allot of the areas you can't now get to and take pressure off the places that are easy to get. Remember just because you can hike in 3 miles does't mean you can get out with a 150 lb deer or hog.
Ok Slough
PUBLIC ACCESS AND VEHICLES:
1.Open to public access year round.
2.Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads and named
or numbered trails.
3.Parked vehicles may not obstruct a road, gate or firelane.
4.No motor vehicle shall be operated on any part of any wildlife
management area that has been designated as closed to vehicular traffic.
Motorcycles may only be operated on roads open to other motor vehicles.
5. The use of airboats, all-terrain vehicles or tracked vehicles is prohibited"
This does NOT say anything for swamp buggies compared to other WMA that allow them during hunting. Ok slough only says "ATVs" which a buggy is not. definition of ATV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-terrain_vehicle
Example of another WMA
PUBLIC ACCESS AND VEHICLES:
1.Open to public access year round.
2. Vehicles may be operated only on named or numbered roads, except
that during archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons,
vehicles may also be operated on named or numbered trails by
individuals participating in the hunt.
3.The use of airboats, all-terrain vehicles, swamp buggies, tracked
vehicles and unlicensed and unregistered motorcycles is prohibited,
except that swamp buggies and all-terrain vehicles may be operated
during the archery, muzzleloading gun and general gun seasons by
individuals participating in the hunt. All-terrain vehicles may only be
operated on roads open for other vehicles.
So its a grey area at ok slough weather or not you can driver a buggy on a road or trail there.
BTW, nothing like crushing palmettos!
The exact reason there will never be buggies in ok slough. Have fun ruining the outdoors.
Full moons make me crazy and I go out and kill deer . Come to think all moon phases do that to me
Check out my videos http://www.youtube.com/user/Down4dacount1?feature=mhee
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Also, you ever hunt Big Cypress