panola mountain 2016

• Sep 20, 2016

• #1

leftystar

Senior Member

My first state park hunt.
who's going ?
Any tips from guys that have been .

 

• Sep 20, 2016

• #2

G

Garden man 34

New Member

First trip for me .

 

• Sep 21, 2016

• #3

biggdogg

Senior Member

First trip for me as well.

 

• Sep 21, 2016

• #4

JB0704

I Gots Goats

leftystar said:

Any tips from guys that have been .

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At the safety meeting, try and figure out where most folks are going then, go somewhere else......they cram a lotta people in that park on this hunt. Most people tend to congregate in certain areas of that park based on past information, but the deer everywhere.

When I went there was a 2 deer limit, doe first. I shot the first two does that walked past me on the first morning and considered the hunt a huge success. If you go hoping for a mega buck you may be disappointed, if you go looking for some meat you should have a great time. Also, the DNR folks working it are great, and very helpful.

 

• Sep 21, 2016

• #5

bubbafowler

Senior Member

Hard hunt last year. Doe first got allot of people. And hunt cancelled second day. They told us in meeting that the population was down to the size they wanted it. So it not overpopulated like before. I did take home a doe and a 4.5 year old 6 pt ( no brows) with an 18.5 inch spread.

 

• Sep 21, 2016

• #6

bilgerat

Senior

I was there last year also, saw a nice 8 pointer on opening morn, killed a big doe on the second morn before they cancelled the rest of the hunt due to the weather, saw 8 deer and had a great time! Pm me and Ill give you a tip on where I hunted.

 

• Sep 24, 2016

• #7

leftystar

Senior Member

Are there skinning racks there?

 

• Sep 26, 2016

• #8

bubbafowler

Senior Member

They made a temporary one

 

• Sep 26, 2016

• #9

GA DAWG

Senior Member

I was there yr before last and we could kill more than 2 deer if we tagged it with our tag. Musta worked out for them since they say the population is where they want it. Your gonna here tells of where the bigguns are killed and they are. First place we went to look. So did every other person that got there early and some that beat us in there somehow. So we looked elsewhere. They also opened every rd and bike path to drive when we went. Doe first rule makes no sense to me. It's cost me bucks on every state Park I've hunted.

 

• Sep 26, 2016

• #10

bubbafowler

Senior Member

Yea i specifically asked if they would let us kill more. They said they would say at meeting. I guess they were waiting to see how many showed up. They said the population was where they wanted it. Kinda hinted at it going to an every other year hunt. I still didn't see the number I expected scouting. Only saw two hunting. Luckily it was a doe then the mature buck. So I went home with two. Not saying I wouldn't do it again but not what I expected.

 

• Oct 2, 2016

• #11

leftystar

Senior Member

To the guys that are going are yall camping ?

 

• Oct 3, 2016

• #12

G

Garden man 34

New Member

Yes we are planning going down Sunday and setting up camp

 

• Oct 4, 2016

• #13

GA DAWG

Senior Member

Camping was in a parking lot when we went.

 

• Oct 4, 2016

• #14

leftystar

Senior Member

In our packet is says
"Available by reservation inside the safety zone around the check station pavilion" Would this be the parking lot?

I'm debating whether to bring tent or my small pop up. Can we run a generator ?

 

• Nov 6, 2016

• #15

leftystar

Senior Member

Any info on generators?

 

• Nov 7, 2016

• #16

tlee22

Senior Member

My dad David Lee is going. I hunt the old archery range 2 years ago and did really well beside missing a monster the last day. I hunt the rock the first day and was covered up with hunters. everyone one was cutting everyone else off and hunting on top of each other. Was about to go home and DNR told me to go to the archery range and give it a shot. Glad I did. Only me and one other guy over there. Great hunt.. Have fun... and good luck... Not sure about generators but I think they camped in a parking lot last time.

 

• Nov 8, 2016

• #17

leftystar

Senior Member

Yeah we got it figured out. I was set up on the old golf course close to the river but had to move. Cannot hunt 50 yards from any path including grown up cart paths

 

• Jan 12, 2017

• #18

frankwright

Senior Member

Any reports from thiz hunt?

Wondering if it is worth putting in for?

 

• Jan 12, 2017

• #19

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

frankwright said:

Any reports from thiz hunt?

Wondering if it is worth putting in for?

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2 deer signed out this year. A buck and a doe. Results via game check app.

 

• Jan 12, 2017

• #20

frankwright

Senior Member

Wow, That is pretty sad.

That is usually the way it works. By the time you get enough points to get drawn, there are few deer left.