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SOA help #3484026
09/10/21 05:57 PM
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My wife has built up preference point for a few years and was chosen as an alternate for 3 gun hunts. I know nothing about them and need some help deciding which one to choose. Can anyone give me some insight into these places and which you would choose?

Portland Landing 12/2
Uchee Creek 12/30
Thigpen Hill 2/3

Re: SOA help [Re: Mennen34] #3484037
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I would not choose any of them, because it takes away all your preference points, even if you don’t get drawn.

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But thigpen hill would catch the end of the rut, and Portland is the best hunting of the 3. So if I was to pick one, it’d be between those 3. Probably Portland.

Re: SOA help [Re: Mennen34] #3484041
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I thought about that too Atoler, but not sure what to believe. I’ve heard different experiences from people. I know a few personally that accepted the alternate and did not get chosen, they kept their preference points the following year.

Re: SOA help [Re: Mennen34] #3484046
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Uchee creek around late December/early January can be good. I killed a real nice buck there on Jan 5 one year and almost killed another giant one there last year in late Dec

Re: SOA help [Re: Coosa1] #3484058
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Originally Posted by Coosa1
Uchee creek around late December/early January can be good. I killed a real nice buck there on Jan 5 one year and almost killed another giant one there last year in late Dec


I got chosen as a Hunter for the Uchee Creek Gun hunt from Dec.16-19 so that’s promising to hear

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Yea, that is good to hear. I was curious about the rut at Uchee Creek, sounds like early January could be promising.

Re: SOA help [Re: Mennen34] #3484081
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Originally Posted by Mennen34
I thought about that too Atoler, but not sure what to believe. I’ve heard different experiences from people. I know a few personally that accepted the alternate and did not get chosen, they kept their preference points the following year.


I was told by WFF's Facebook last year that I would lose my points for accepting an alternate position. I never changed to Hunter for that hunt. I had not lost any points for this year's draws. That's not too say there isn't sleeping with a different experience though.

Re: SOA help [Re: fourfive45] #3484597
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Originally Posted by fourfive45
Originally Posted by Coosa1
Uchee creek around late December/early January can be good. I killed a real nice buck there on Jan 5 one year and almost killed another giant one there last year in late Dec


I got chosen as a Hunter for the Uchee Creek Gun hunt from Dec.16-19 so that’s promising to hear


Atta boy 45

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