Anybody hunted Possum Kingdom? My 12 year old nephew got drawn for the Antlerless/Spike hunt and was wondering if any one had been on a hunt there. Any advice/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Bring a camp chair or a boat cushion to sit on (they supply a 5 gal bucket for each hunter per blind) and they do not mind if you bring a chair and remove the bucket. The 'blinds' are set in the most widely-used areas where deer have been seen within the park.
On the CORN issue, if the hunt does not say 'baiting is allowed' then any form or type of bait is prohibited and having it will only get you banned from the hunt.
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Originally posted by ground level View PostBring a camp chair or a boat cushion to sit on (they supply a 5 gal bucket for each hunter per blind) and they do not mind if you bring a chair and remove the bucket. The 'blinds' are set in the most widely-used areas where deer have been seen within the park.
On the CORN issue, if the hunt does not say 'baiting is allowed' then any form or type of bait is prohibited and having it will only get you banned from the hunt.
It does not say baiting is allowed so I'm sure corn is not an option - maybe a can full of rocks?
Thanks for the info on the chairs. What type of "blind" do they have? box blind, popups, brush? Trying to get an idea on how to set the kid up. Thanks.
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The gate across from the cattle pen is the gate to my old lease. Bowhunting only. We were always trying to get the rangers to let us hunt up in the park. It was a no go. When these youth hunts started up, the gun shots would scare the begeezus out of us. We weren't used to hearing gun shots that close to us. We would get a bullet through the trees every now and then too.
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Originally posted by Ted View PostThey only had a 67% success rate last year, so it may not be as easy as it first appears. They only have 12 permits issued.
It does not say baiting is allowed so I'm sure corn is not an option - maybe a can full of rocks?
Thanks for the info on the chairs. What type of "blind" do they have? box blind, popups, brush? Trying to get an idea on how to set the kid up. Thanks.
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I hunted there on a youth hunt like six years ago, the first year they offered hunts. I shot my first two deer on that hunt! One was a decent eight pointer and the other was a doe. The blind we were in was just a 4X6 plywood ground blind, and they drive you to the blinds and pick you up. The ranger even showed me how to gut the deer!
When I was there, they put everyone out in remote areas of the park, away from the campgrounds. The deer in the campgrounds would literally walk up to your campfire and sniff around. The deer away from the campgrounds were wilder, but if you didn't shoot a deer by Sunday morning, they took you down into the campgrounds.
You guys should have a great time!
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Originally posted by 30-30 View PostI hunted there on a youth hunt like six years ago, the first year they offered hunts. I shot my first two deer on that hunt! One was a decent eight pointer and the other was a doe. The blind we were in was just a 4X6 plywood ground blind, and they drive you to the blinds and pick you up. The ranger even showed me how to gut the deer!
When I was there, they put everyone out in remote areas of the park, away from the campgrounds. The deer in the campgrounds would literally walk up to your campfire and sniff around. The deer away from the campgrounds were wilder, but if you didn't shoot a deer by Sunday morning, they took you down into the campgrounds.
You guys should have a great time!
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