Gus Engeling Archery Hunt

[lavacahunter]

Hunted compartment 11 the last to years. Hunt the white oaks.

[Jibby]

Gus Engeling Compartments

Thanks, I guess you never know what you'll see till you're there. I'm going regardless, too many times of not getting drawn. It's a big place and it's spike/antlerless hunt, so not worried too much on passing up a shot. Some of the compartments are quite open (cleared) like #20, #3, #4, and #9...Anyone hunt those? I walked #1, #2 and #8 and #9. Saw plenty of hog sign and a few deer tracks.
One thing I learned on the phone is that they will try to assign compartments according to the size of your group, but they do let you put in your preference for a compartment before they assign you one.

[Pat Miller]

The compartments are also assigned according to how big your hunting party is and what type of vehicle you have. Some are only accessible with 4 WD.

[Bow Ironman]

They will also put you in a compartment with another group or hunter! Last year they had maps and you submit your top 3 choices and they try to accommodate based off group size and compartment size. I was in a compartment by myself but it was 80% flooded. I saw hogs walking out, no deer but there were tracks all over. Tough hunt but I enjoyed it and was very happy to get drawn again this year. My tip: sit all day, but I believe that to be true at every drawn hunt location. You can't see / shoot something if you aren't there!!!

[bucknuts]

Yea, it sucks real bad.

lololollol

[bossbowman]

Yea, it sucks real bad.

Rifle hunt, not archery. I've hunted alot of different WMA's across the state and GE has been the toughest place, hunted it several times - all rifle hunts and only one doe harvested, on every hunt there were 60+ hunters and always less than 10 deer brought in (mostly does and spike only recall 2 hunts were a mature buck was brought in). Some of these were 5 day hunts, one of the hunts the entire field blanked. I went because I don't live too far from there, no way I would drive across the state to hunt there though, too tough.

[bucknuts]

ttt Compartments for climbing stand???

[Bow Ironman]

There are trees everywhere out there, although I don't remember seeing a lot of smooth pine trees.

[bossbowman]

Anyone get a final count on the # off deer taken off Gus this year?, believe they just had their last rifle hunt of the season.