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kher
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hunting flooded rivers and swamps

Unread postby kher » Tue Sep 17, 2019 1:42 am

Hello Beast Nation,

I have a question on hunting river bottoms and swamps. I scouted a parcel that has a river passing through it. On opener this past weekend the river had raised a lot due to rain. The spot I hunted was an oxbow on the river. I also had a trail camera that I set up above a hill on the river that captured some good buck and deer movement. My question is, does the flood of water from rain affect deer movement? I hunted the evening where my trail camera had videos of bucks moving through during daylight and right before sunset hours. I was hoping on seeing something that evening on my hunt but nothing came through.


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Re: hunting flooded rivers and swamps

Unread postby freezeAR » Tue Sep 17, 2019 2:39 am

In a lot of the public land I hunt, the water level is a significant factor. The fluctuating water levels can expose ground that makes good bedding or cover up ground that holds good bedding.


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