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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 26, 2016 14:39:21 GMT -5
I got an email today to participate in a guided hunt at camp atterbury. Has anyone participated in this before? Anyone have any advice for an atterbury hunt?
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Post by bigbuckd on Oct 26, 2016 14:48:05 GMT -5
I would be skeptical of a guided hunt on federal property. Can you share the email? Was this a draw hunt via the DNR?
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 26, 2016 15:03:25 GMT -5
I would be skeptical of a guided hunt on federal property. Can you share the email? Was this a draw hunt via the DNR? It is an additional hunt that camp atterbury decided to do. The hunt is guided by military who know the property and only 30 participants are selected. I can probably share a copy of the email from the LTC
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 26, 2016 15:11:04 GMT -5
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 26, 2016 15:12:08 GMT -5
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Post by Woody Williams on Oct 26, 2016 15:42:52 GMT -5
Go for it and good luck!!
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Post by deerhunter23 on Oct 26, 2016 15:53:54 GMT -5
Absolutely go for it. I know of several guys that hunt that place, military themselves. Ive saw several nice deer come from that place. A very close friend hunts the military side of it, hes done his homework over the years there. He doesnt shoot less than 140's out of there yearly.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 26, 2016 20:11:41 GMT -5
I sure hope you already called back to reserve your spot. I was chosen last year and called back within 30 minutes of the email and all spots were already filled. I know several people that work in there and I work for the government as well and probably still could have got in, but decided not to worry about it. I would have most certainly hunted it though. They take you into areas that are usually closed during the general hunts that they draw for.
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Oct 27, 2016 7:00:53 GMT -5
I sure hope you already called back to reserve your spot. I was chosen last year and called back within 30 minutes of the email and all spots were already filled. I know several people that work in there and I work for the government as well and probably still could have got in, but decided not to worry about it. I would have most certainly hunted it though. They take you into areas that are usually closed during the general hunts that they draw for. Yes sir I called and reserved the minute I got the email!
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Post by swilk on Oct 27, 2016 9:12:30 GMT -5
Go. Do it .... then next year you can tell those who get the email what to expect. Probably end up being a good hunt.
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Post by bigbuckd on Oct 27, 2016 9:48:31 GMT -5
Congrats, looks awesome. Guess I should be putting in for Atterbury in the future.
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Post by raymar on Oct 27, 2016 17:18:32 GMT -5
I was drawn in the second public hunt on Sunday but I'm jealous. Sounds like a better deal. I have done draw hunts before. Always exciting no matter results.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Oct 27, 2016 17:20:15 GMT -5
You will have a great time on this hunt. I'll have to ask my neighbor if he's guiding anyone during it. Chances are good you'll kill something and there's some bigguns running around in there.
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Post by Land Between the Lakes on Nov 5, 2016 20:46:06 GMT -5
The deer population there is down from what it used to be. Too much hunting pressure from military and civilian hunters, plus a large coyote population are the reasons in my opinion. I used to hunt on the VIP hunt there for several years before I moved out of state. Does the base have a 4 point rule on this hunt? I believe the base went to a 4 point rule for the VIP hunt only a few years ago.
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Post by 76chevy on Nov 6, 2016 5:12:10 GMT -5
they kill some giants on the VIP hunt there. Good luck!
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Nov 6, 2016 21:46:06 GMT -5
The deer population there is down from what it used to be. Too much hunting pressure from military and civilian hunters, plus a large coyote population are the reasons in my opinion. I used to hunt on the VIP hunt there for several years before I moved out of state. Does the base have a 4 point rule on this hunt? I believe the base went to a 4 point rule for the VIP hunt only a few years ago. Yes it's still the 4pt rule
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Nov 11, 2016 17:02:19 GMT -5
I heard from my guide today for this hunt. He informed me I was assigned to section 209. I've attached a picture and outlined the area in blue. The yellow line is a power line through the hardwoods. I'm thinking this could be a good area to begin my scout next Saturday. What are your thoughts?
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Post by monkeyarms13 on Nov 19, 2016 16:36:40 GMT -5
Update on the "guided hunt". It's not really guided. We have zone leaders that take us to our area and we report to them so no one is hunting right beside someone else. They've divided up the land to where everyone has about 100 acres or so. You do get to pick your spot within the zone you hunt. The one I'm hunting has 13 ppl and 1,300 acres so there were some conversations about which spots we'd like to scout. No one seemed to want the northern half of our zone so I picked it knowing if nothing else I won't have anyone around me.
When we got to the spot, I noticed the spot I was assigned is thick as molasses to which I was really happy about. I found lots of scrapes, rubs, and prints. I bumped a 130" 8 pointer on my way out and he wasn't too scared of me at all. He stayed within range for a good 5 minutes. Here's to hoping he sticks around in the morning!
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Post by ms660 on Nov 19, 2016 16:43:53 GMT -5
Good luck and be sure to let us know how you did.
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Post by HuntMeister on Nov 19, 2016 16:55:30 GMT -5
Good Luck!!
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