Cedar creek WMA!?!?!?!?

• Aug 27, 2014

• #1

nmorgan83

Senior Member

ok my and some friends are talking about going down to ceda creek this year and I have never been we are planning to go the first weekend in sept to scout for a place to hunt in November. does anyone have any ideas of where to check out or and advice on this wma.?.?. any and all advice appreciated

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #2

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Hammer Spank

Guest

Its a great hunt

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #3

buckarcher

Senior Member

advice

It's public land. I would think that at this time of year the best use of your scout time would be to locate those areas that you prefer to hunt. Thickets, cutover, hardwood bottoms etc. Take some binoculars and see if you can find some hardmast or other food sources. Make your final hunt spot decisions one or two days before the hunt. Take something to make notes (gps , maps, compass) And WALK, WALK, WALK. Oh yeah don't forget snake boots bug juice, toilet paper and water.

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #4

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C.Killmaster

Georgia Deer Biologist

Start with Google Earth and locate the few clearcuts, start your scouting around them.

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #5

nmorgan83

Senior Member

thanks ive been doing a lot of scouting using the maps that is usually how I do a lot of my scouting....when does the rut start down there

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #6

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Gadestroyer74

Banned

I use to hunt down there a lot back in the day. I believe prater could share some things to avoid lol... Deff have to get away from the people do your home work plan to stay all day to be successful pack in hunt deep and it will pay off if Mother Nature cooperates

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #7

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C.Killmaster

Georgia Deer Biologist

nmorgan83 said:

thanks ive been doing a lot of scouting using the maps that is usually how I do a lot of my scouting....when does the rut start down there

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It depends on where you are, the southern portion is late-October and the northern portion is pushing mid-November. Both check-in hunts overlap a portion of the rut somewhere on the area.

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #8

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Gadestroyer74

Banned

Excellent information ^^

 

• Aug 27, 2014

• #9

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triton196

Senior Member

i killed a doe there years ago we hunted it a good bit in high school. i didnt see alot of deer and saw alot of people but when you dont have any private land its not bad i dont guess. im not a big fan of govt land one because there isnt as many deer and two the biggest reason is all the idiots in the woods the last two trips to wmas to deer hunt i saw about 20 amigos walking with open sighted deer rifles doing deer drives and i also drove up on an old man sitting in a road bed in a chair with his rifle aimed down the road hoping a deer would cross that did it for me no more govt land during a rifle hunt.

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #10

preston h

Senior Member

what is everyone talking about i dont think you should wast your time there isn't any deer down there. lol

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #11

Hunting 4 Him

Senior Member

triton196 said:

i killed a doe there years ago we hunted it a good bit in high school. i didnt see alot of deer and saw alot of people but when you dont have any private land its not bad i dont guess. im not a big fan of govt land one because there isnt as many deer and two the biggest reason is all the idiots in the woods the last two trips to wmas to deer hunt i saw about 20 amigos walking with open sighted deer rifles doing deer drives and i also drove up on an old man sitting in a road bed in a chair with his rifle aimed down the road hoping a deer would cross that did it for me no more govt land during a rifle hunt.

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I've seen similar things, one guy parked 20 yards from my jeep and was sitting on the other side of the road 20 yards from where I parked hunting the road. Saw a guy crossing the power lines I was sitting on once so I looked at him through my binos and he was looking at me...through his scope!!

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #12

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ShawnGR

Member

My son and I pulled two out of there last year... had to drag for over a mile we were so far in.... this year I have a game cart

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #13

sman

Senior Member

I use to hunt it a ton. I still enjoy the occasional hunt there. If you find a pretty spot not far from the rd, don't hunt it unless you want company. If you walk you can get away from the crowd...sometimes.

I use to like to count the shots on either sex days there. Always over 300.

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #14

DEERFU

Senior Member

Follow killmaster's advice. It's about 40,000 acres so it can be a little intimidating. Pick a spot and just concentrate on learning everything about one area at a time including other hunters habits. Don't let the negative comments discourage you. Your gonna run into some discourteous and/or inexperienced hunters but you're also gonna meet some of the finest folks you'll ever encounter. We got out of the hunting club scene in Ga. about 7 years ago and have had a blast on the local wma's and national forest. The buck in my avatar is from public land and I have a few more just like him.
The simple recipe is: thick cover next to a good food source= success. Get out there and have fun

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #15

GA DAWG

Senior Member

Ive killed several on it. Never a great biggun though but it has them. Id personally get right in the middle of the wma. Aint shot out there like places around it. Look for stuff you think other hunters want walk through or thickets others pass right on by.

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #16

ShawnL

Senior Member

CC has some nice deer and plenty of room for all. There are certainly some honey holes on this WMA. Like others said, scout now and make sure you have multiple hunting spots in case someone beats you to one of them.

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #17

nmorgan83

Senior Member

thanks guys I really appreciate everyones comments an advice....and kill master thanks for the heads up on the rut...again thanks everyone

 

• Aug 28, 2014

• #18

Bucky T

GONetwork Member

Maps are helpful, but nothing beats actually getting out there and roaming around for hours on end scouting.

It's a beautiful place and 37K in size. You could never see it all in your lifetime.

 

• Aug 29, 2014

• #19

Jonboater

Senior Member

All the hunting pressure keeps the deer moving. The two first days are the best and try to hunt all day. Fun seeing all the deer at the check station stacked up like fire wood lol.

 

• Aug 29, 2014

• #20

bloodline2tines

Member

Just be careful who u take with you! Lol
Beautiful place, still great memories, but didn't have a chance to hunt much due to the drama. Make sure no one in your hunting party brings a bag of corn or has a crazy girlfriend lol. Just another crazy place to add to the book