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Big Branch
Posted on 9/15/19 at 12:31 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 12:31 pm
In the past I have noticed a thread on the Big Branch NWR but I did not find much doing a serach.
Are any of y'all hunting in there or have input? This will be my first year in there and scoped out a spot near the South West part. How heavily hunted is it these days. I'm looking to put meat in the freezer so a mature doe or a hog would suit just fine. This will be more about hunting with my girlfriend. She has a kill under her belt already and wants to hunt in the same tree for a few hunts.
Are any of y'all hunting in there or have input? This will be my first year in there and scoped out a spot near the South West part. How heavily hunted is it these days. I'm looking to put meat in the freezer so a mature doe or a hog would suit just fine. This will be more about hunting with my girlfriend. She has a kill under her belt already and wants to hunt in the same tree for a few hunts.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 2:41 pm
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Posted on 9/15/19 at 1:48 pm to cubsfinger
I'll be hunting there for the first time this year as well. I love chasing big deer but for big branch, I'm just looking to kill a deer this year. I'm excited for the challenge.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 2:40 pm to mylsuhat
What region are you going to try to hunt? I want to scout one more spot before I go hang a stand at the end of the month.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:45 pm to mylsuhat
You packing in a climber or what?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:40 pm to cubsfinger
Hog heaven in there.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 6:39 am to cubsfinger
quote:Unsure really, going to play it by ear
What region are you going to try to hunt?
quote:
You packing in a climber or what?
I have one but I don't plan on using it too much. I will hunt from the ground and use a make-shift tree saddle most likely
Posted on 9/16/19 at 7:37 am to mylsuhat
I plan to hang lock ons for me and the girl friend. I hope they aren't stolen because I plan to leave them til the end of season.
I also will be helping a buddy hang a 15' ladder stand and will be hunting it as well.
I also will be helping a buddy hang a 15' ladder stand and will be hunting it as well.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 8:07 am to mylsuhat
I will also be be hunting big branch this year. I'll be on the west side, have scouted a little but not too much
Eta: planning on bringing in a climber
Eta: planning on bringing in a climber
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 8:08 am
Posted on 9/16/19 at 8:30 am to cubsfinger
I'm pretty sure permanent stands are not allowed on NWR's... just FYI
ETA: nevermind
ETA: nevermind
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Hunters may erect temporary deer stands 48 hours prior to the start of deer archery season. Hunters must remove all deer stands within 48 hours after the archery season closes. Hunters may place only one deer stand on the Refuge. Deer stands must have owner’s state license/sportman’s identification number clearly printed on the stand. All untagged stands are subject to seizure.
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 8:33 am
Posted on 9/16/19 at 1:49 pm to mylsuhat
Yea I've done my research for hunting in there, I'm really looking forward to slinging aarows and dragging somethi bg out of there all while spending some of the best quality time a couple can spend together as long as you can keep your woman quiet long enough to see something
Posted on 9/16/19 at 1:51 pm to Theboot32
Where else is the public parking besides the outdoor learning center on the west side? I do not see the parking like the NWR map shows.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 3:12 pm to cubsfinger
quote:When I've been all the way on the west side, I just park where the road dead ends past that outdoor learning center. Plus most of the roads through the western part of Big Branch have such little traffic besides hunters, I see people parked on the side of the road all the time.
Where else is the public parking besides the outdoor learning center on the west side?
There's a few trails along Paquet Rd that have parking areas at the trail entrance.
Parking at the kayak/canoe launch at the end of Sapsucker Rd.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 3:42 pm to Tiger Prawn
Thanks man. I really was not sure if I would get towed parking off the road. There is no shoulders so I dunno how I feel about that. Although there are some killer areas that I would love to hunt but parking has been an issue.
How heavily hunted is BBM? Being all bow I would not imagine it stays packed after rifle opens.
How heavily hunted is BBM? Being all bow I would not imagine it stays packed after rifle opens.
Posted on 9/16/19 at 4:09 pm to cubsfinger
quote:I've seen people park along the side of Bremermann Rd plenty of times. There's so little traffic that I don't think you'll have any issues as long as you're off to the side as much as you can get.
I really was not sure if I would get towed parking off the road. There is no shoulders so I dunno how I feel about that.
I ain't promising you won't get towed, but as long as you're off to the side enough to allow other trucks to be able to get by then I'd highly doubt a warden would have you towed on a road with so little traffic besides the hunters.
quote:I'll usually see a couple other trucks along Paquet Rd parking areas when I hunt that area, but for the most part pretty lightly pressured, especially compared to places like Pearl River WMA
How heavily hunted is BBM? Being all bow I would not imagine it stays packed after rifle opens.
This post was edited on 9/16/19 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 9/16/19 at 6:40 pm to cubsfinger
if you looking to bowhunt public land then Thistlewaite WMA is what you seek..
Posted on 9/16/19 at 7:36 pm to cubsfinger
Red river Three rivers wma. It’s called Richard Yancy now. Hunt the river banks. I lived south of there and we killed a lot of deer Hunted a place called old harmony hunting club but the wma bought it back around 2003. Good hunting
Posted on 9/17/19 at 7:06 am to Tiger Prawn
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I've seen people park along the side of Bremermann Rd plenty of times.
Have you noticed any discrepancies between good earth boundaries and the BBM map off of this road? I'm talking like 1/4 mile difference between the NWR and private land. I don't know which to go by.
This post was edited on 9/17/19 at 7:34 am
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:34 am to cubsfinger
I want to talk to one of the game wardens out there to make sure I am in compliance with all the NWR rules, but is there anything specific in addition to normal rules I need to make sure I dont forget?
Like I can shoot a hog during deer season I'm pretty sure
Need to have the NWR license on me
Can I field dress the deer out there? Anything weird?
Like I can shoot a hog during deer season I'm pretty sure
Need to have the NWR license on me
Can I field dress the deer out there? Anything weird?
Posted on 9/17/19 at 10:46 am to Theboot32
quote:Yes you can
Like I can shoot a hog during deer season I'm pretty sure
You can't go out to hog hunt but you can kill them while hunting other things that are in season
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