Jawhn
Button Buck
I live in Fayetteville. For the past 7 years I've hunted near Reaford, in Hoke Co. on some private land. I've had good overall success there and even killed a couple of big ones last year. During the 2nd week of archery season (I bowhunt all year), I was informed the property had been sold and I would needed to stop hunting immediately. I've been frantically looking for a new place to hunt, but so far, I've been pretty disappointed. I've knocked on a bunch of doors, with no luck. I've checked out Nicholson Creek and Rockfish Creek Game Lands (4 full days of scouting). Found some decent habitat on the Game Lands (lots of pines, cut overs and even some clusters of White Oaks with acorns on the ground. Found some pretty heavy Turkey sign in one place, but almost no deer sign (a few tracks and a couple of droppings, total for both Game lands. I've seen the low harvest statistics for these Game lands. Are there that few deer there? I have been Bowhunting for 30 years and usually can only hunt on weekends. I hunt hard (in stand from before daylight until after dark). Any suggestions would be helpful and greatly appreciated. Ft. Bragg is NOT an option (I've tied in the past and I HATED it).