Bowonly's 2013 Bowhunting Journal

9/12/13

Made my first scouting expedition to a new area...Red Dirt Wildlife Management Preserve in the Kisatchie National Forest. This area is rugged, unlike any terrain I have come across in LA. Found a couple promising spots with areas of old rubs and current browsing activity. Jumped a couple deer, heard a few hogs but nothing to really get excited about. Probably will not hunt there this year.

Will make a trip next week to another new to me area....Red River National Wildlife Refuge

9/23/13

Took a ride out to Red River NWR (Spanish Lake Lowlands Unit) to do some scouting. Saw several deer including a very good buck while scouting. The place seems to have a great population of deer. Not very much in the way of timber. The entire area is reclaimed farmland that is being reforested. Very few trees to hang a stand in but the sheer amount of sign here warrants that I take the time to hunt it. Picked out a few spots in both sections of this Unit. Looking forward to hunting it the week of Oct 7-10. I'll check back, hopefully with good results.

Better to have a lot of deer and no trees than vice-versa. A pop up blind might be the ticket for you, or a DIY brush blind nobody can steal those!