Hello fellow Bowhunters, I have a question/advice from some of you novice southern bowhunters. I am originally from southern Ohio. I am an active duty soldier and have been for 10 years. I have lived in South Carolina for a couple years now and have had luck last year with doe in certain areas and later in the season. I am struggling patterning any buck for the early season and am still unfamiliar with their food source. I have cameras set up and am coming up short every time. I do hunt on base here at Fort Jackson, does I have no problem finding, however bucks have up and vanished, any advice on food sources for the south to keep an eye out for would be helpful. The season here starts Aug 15th!
If you can stay on the does, once the rut hits you will be in the right place. I am wondering if being on the base the traffic might have the bucks turned nocturnal or in hiding? either way they will come out to chase some does!
Sorry I can't help with the location but welcome to the site and thanks for your service! Good luck this season and stay safe!
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Welcome to the site! I grew up and hunted in SC most of my life. Persimmons and acorns if you can find them. Also, you can put out corn for deer now in SC. Hunt water if you can in the early season.
I have been hunting over water but fort jackson is pretty big so it's taking me a little while to pattern a good buck
Welcome and if there are does the bucks will come. Hang in there. I am in Illinois and have a early season Doe spot but when the heat is on the bucks travel by my spot A LOT. It will happen. I have 6 trail cams out and 90% of my pictures are does. Come late Oct for the beginning of rut the bucks are all over from young to monsters. Just hope they are not night travelers like most of mine.
16 years at Fort Bragg has taught me, hunt water when its hot. The thicker and nastier it is is where they sleep. find creekbeds even dry and you will find oaks dropping acorn. White oak acorns are their fave. Good luck!
