Getting Ready For Deer Season

South Carolina’s lowcountry deer hunting season starts in just 5 weeks, and we have been working hard in the heat to get everything ready for it. We have been cutting shooting lanes, hanging stands, fixing vehicles and even painting rooms and refinishing the floors at the lodge in preparation for our guests who are looking to shoot a buck in velvet. We are truly excited about getting the season rolling, and we are really looking forward to seeing the many guests that come every year for this unique opportunity to harvest bucks on their summer feeding patterns.

And while we haven’t had many guests lately looking to harvest a hog in all of this hot weather, we are still keeping the pigs close to our stands for those tough souls willing to endure some heat and bugs for a chance at one. Justin even sat a few evenings this summer to see what the hogs were up to, and of course most of the activity was right at last light due to the temperatures. However he did get some great video of a good boar coming into a stand over on Boggy Creek, so check the footage out and make sure and notice how alert the hog is… That is how most smart, older hogs act when they are at a feeding location, and they are looking for ANY sign that things aren’t right so that they can leave immediately. So when you are in a stand and your hogs come in, make sure and stay still until they settle down – then and only then should you raise your weapon for a shot. Many times this bit of patience can make the difference between getting your hog or just watching him run off.

This week we also have three pictures to show everyone. First, many of our guests ask about the poisonous snakes that inhabit our woods, and wonder if they will mess with them. Our answer for the most part is NO. However you do have to be very aware of where you are putting down your feet when walking to and from the stands because they are out there… As a matter of fact, just check out the water moccasin that Justin had to remove from near one of our stands! We normally don’t kill ANY snakes, but occasionally we have to remove one that doesn’t want to be relocated. Another picture this week is from our good friend Gene from NC who shot a nice hog two weeks ago and finally sent us a pic of himself with his harvest – Thanks Gene for the pic, and congratulations on another nice pig! And finally we have a shot of one of our vehicle’s outside temperature gauges while we were out working on getting everything ready for opening day – Not for the weak of heart or body.

If you are interested in hunting some velvet bucks, please give Becky a call ASAP to see what dates we still have open during that first two weeks of the season. They bucks will be shedding their velvet by Sept. 1st, so there is a very short window of opportunity to kill one. We hope to see you here!