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6pt-sika
09-27-2007, 01:39 AM
Got my permit to hunt the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Dorchester County Maryland for the early ML season , the shotgun season and the late ML season . This place is out on the eastern shore and you may take Sika Deer and whitetails .

Also sent in my lottery application for the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on the eastern shore of Virginia . This is for the gun season only and is also only for Sika Deer .

This year in MD , I'm gonna take my new Thompson Center Encore Pro Hunter all three trips . As I have a 50 cal ML barrel and a 12 gauge slug barrel as well .

To tell the truth , the Encore was bought specifically for hunting the Sika's in MD and VA [smilie=1:

6pt-sika
10-15-2007, 01:57 AM
Went to the "Blackwater" NWR today and hung stands for the early ML hunt and for the shotgun hunt .

Both are one day deals ! The ML hunt is this coming friday and the shotgun hunt is the monday after thanksgiving . Oh and if I'm ambitiouse there is a late ML day on I believe the 15th of december . If I go back for that I'll just go back to the same spot I'm using this friday [smilie=1:

Got into what looks to be a couple nice spots :drinks:

And in the process , the man eating GD mosquitos got into me :(

But that will be remidied friday with my trusty "Thermacell" :drinks:

6pt-sika
10-19-2007, 07:55 PM
Well left the house at 1 AM to drive the 200 miles to the Blackwater NWR and do the early ML season . Pulled in the refuge parking lot to sign in at 4:45 AM .

Was up my tree by 5:45 AM and the sun was up well enough to see around 6:45 AM . Stayed in my tree until about noon when it started to sprinkle . They were calling for thunderstorms , so I went ahead climbed down and loaded up and left .

Unfortunately I didn't see any Sika Deer from my perch , I did however hear twelve shots , some close some not so close .

Here is a pic of the sign where you turn into the area I huntes ,

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0251-1.jpg


Here are five pictures I took while seated in my treestand ,

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0246.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0247.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0248.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0249.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0250.jpg


And here are a pair of pictures I took in another area on my way home . I would truly love to get out on that island a time or two . Thats an area they don't allow hunting and I bet there are some bruiser SIka Deer there !

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0252.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f316/6pt-sika/DSCN0253.jpg


Well the next foray for SIka Deer on the Blackwater will be with slug shotguns the monday after thanksgiving .