Carlos Avery

[splasher1]

After traveling up north and seeing minimal deer for the past few years, I'm wondering how hard hit does Carlos Avery get? Can you get away from the crowds if you're willing to walk or paddle?

[Siwulat]

I have not deer hunted there, but the WMA also gets hit hard by waterfowlers. So that adds to the crowds/human presence.

[Farmsfulltime]

Been many years , but started deer hunting near and in carlos avery in the 70s back then it was hunted hard and there were plenty of deer had relation in the area was taught how , Think difficult the further back in the better those swamps hold some secrets , the deer know humans well and know how to evade , You wont find them on the dry ridges ever during daylight you got to know the lay of the cover to pinch them some times a little hunter pressure is required. Good Luck

[tunrevir]

Carlos Avery has a lot of very large bucks in it. I live not to far from one of the smaller areas of Carlos Avery and we see some monster deer on trail cams but rarely see any shooters during shooting hours. The key is to get out find a location and a way to get back into the cover where pressure from the easy access points will push deer to you. You may have to dig in and walk a long ways to get off the beaten path a bit. waders can be a great advantage to access some of the high ground areas but when traversing cattail swamps it is best to have a buddy along and some rope in case you go down in a deep spot. Scouting should be done early season and in the daylight to figure out your best gameplan. there are a lot of little trunk roads with access to larger tracts that don't get as much pressure so get a good map of the area you are looking at and be willing to do some driving and possibly even some door knocking to ask for permission to cross folks property to access the state land they may butt up to. Good luck!

Tunrevir~

[Iceboy]

I shot this guy at Carlos Avery a bunch of years ago. It's the only deer I've ever seen there bowhunting, so I wouldn't really recommend it as a great place for numbers due to the pressure it gets. Since it's walk-in only you can get back a ways and get some space to yourself, though.

Big Eight

[splasher1]

Thanks guys. i think I'll try the kayak next year to reach some of those out of the way places, at least give it a look. That's a sweet buck!