Double Down all 8's

Well it's been a great week for my father George Byrd.  He was having a slow hunting season and it picked up in a big way on Wednesday evening.  He was able to harvest a nice Alabama 8 pt. buck on family land. 

George Byrd (Dad) with an 8 pt.

 

Then on Thursday evening he was back in the woods and took another nice 8pt with a kicker.  What's the old saying,  "Strike while the iron's hot"?  I think if I were him I'd be hunting again on Friday.

 

George Byrd with a tall rack buck.

 

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Shelby Byrd



Hunting with the Family.

This past weekend was a great time for me as a husband, father and outdoorsman.  It was a 3 day weekend for my family so I had a chance to spend some time outdoors.  I had a great time on Saturday taking my daughter to one of her classmates birthday party and hanging around the house.  On Sunday I had a chance to go hog hunting on the Mobile Tensaw Delta.  We found some great new places to hunt and found more deer sign than ever for the river swamp. 

 

 

It was a perfect day for river hunting.  Above is a picture of an Osprey Nest,  I'm guessing we saw 20 or more of these sea eagle dwellings along the banks of the river.  Several hunters had a good day and will soon be enjoying fresh pork.

 

 

On Monday evening I went hunting with Jennie and Emily behind our home on family property.  Jennie took her first deer and now she's hooked on hunting. 

 

Shelby, Jennie and Emily.

 

Emily in the shooting house.

 

Jennie with her deer.  She's come along way from growing up in New York to pulling the trigger on a deer in Stapleton. 

 

Our Boykin Spaniel puppy is getting bigger now and loves to play.  We bought him a big box of toys from Sam's Club and Jennie has had to sew them up already. He likes to see what's inside the toys and what makes them squeek.

Roscoe 18 weeks old.

 

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Hog Hunting the Mobile-Tensaw Delta.

Over the last few months I've been working with the help of some friends and family redoing an old 16' Flat Jon Boat.  We use the boat for hunting and frogging the Tensaw Delta.  Sometimes we run a few jugs and or put out some catfish lines.  The boat has a tiller handle 35 Evinrude and is pretty basic.  It's perfect for a hunting boat and can be easily washed out to remove the layer of river mud that accumulates on the bottom of your rubber boots and gets tracked back into the boat. 

Joe and his son Blake. 

 

We launched on the lower end of the Tensaw Delta due to high waters on the upper end.  After launching at Cloverleaf landing we took a short boat ride over to Raft River.  The water was moving swiftly which is common during the winter months.  Any time you find yourself navigating Raft River pay close attention due to the amount of submerged debris in the water. 

 

We found plenty of good hog sign on the grass banks.

 

 

We hunted several creeks and found some great new places to hunt in the coming weeks. During the trip we found some great looking high ground covered in oak trees in the middle of the swap.  I kind of wonder if it could be similiar to one of the indian mounds that are commonly found on the upper end of the delta. 

Kind a hard to believe this picture was taken in the middle of the river swamp. An open area of about 15-20 acres.  This spot had mature pines and beautiful old oak trees. 

 

The Tensaw-Mobile River Delta is a great place to hunt Feral Swine.  A couple of things to keep in mind is always have a float plan before leaving your home to go hunting or fishing on the delta.  Make sure someone knows where you are going and what time to expect you home.  I usually take some flagging to mark my way any time I leave the river to venture in the swamp.  It's crazy how everyting looks the same in the deep swamp. 

Another thing to think about is hogs have a very good nose so I recommend using a good cover scent.  If you have never heard of Upwind then they are worth checking out.  They stand behind their products and they really work in many applications.

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(Link to the Hunt UpWind web site above.)

 

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