Lowcountry Turkey Season Winds Down
After 6 weeks of chasing longbeards, our South Carolina lowcountry’s turkey season will close at sunset this Sunday.
And while we have had a blast pursuing thunder chickens with our friends and guests, it isn’t a bad thing since all of the “easy” turkeys have been removed from the herd, leaving the guides and our hunters to chase the toughest, smartest birds. That makes for tough hunting no matter how many years of experience you have. However, even with the tough late-season hunting, we have still had some great hunts over the last week with several good kills.
Justin guided Jamie from PA to young gobbler right out behind the lodge after they came close to taking “Houdini”, an old gobbler that has managed to avoid the freezer all season. Jamie also completed the other half of her lowcountry slam when she rolled up a nice hog down at the river. The pig weighed 100lbs, and the 14lb bird was Jamie’s first SC turkey, so congratulations to her on a great hunt.
The other gobbler was taken by Randy, down from Maine and in the lowcountry to work on a vacation home he just purchased. And after an uneventful first day, Randy and I caught up with a great turkey about 11am on the second day. Randy’s tough, fighting bird weighed 17.5lbs, had a 9.25 inch beard and a 1 inch spur on one leg and a broken .5 inch spur on the other.
And I must mention another great turkey kill that happened just down the road from Cypress Creek on our tough-hunting public land. Our guide Justin had been scouting and hunting a spot for a old, monster limbhanger on his days off, and he finally caught up with him last week. The giant 5 year old turkey had over 1.5inch hooks with an 11inch beard!
And while we haven’t had many, we also had a few hunters at the lodge looking to pull a nice wild pig out of the South Carolina lowcountry’s woods. And our good friend from NY, down with his his buddy Caleb, took two of them. One was a good-eating meat hog while the other was a big 180lb boar.
Now, with turkey season over, Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge will turn its attention to a summer of prep work for the upcoming fall deer season. However, despite the hot weather and plentiful bugs, we will also still be hog hunting. And while it takes a motivated hunter to deal with those conditions, some shorts and a thermocell are all that one needs to enjoy some year-round pig hunting. So give us a call if you are looking to break those guns out of the case during the usual 
off-season and join us.
And for our guests that are looking to or thinking about pig hunting, now or in the future, I encourage you to head over to the Hog Blog. Written by my friend Phillip in CA, the Hog Blog covers pig hunting all year round. From guns and loads to tactics and places to go, the Hog Blog has it all. So whether you have years of experience chasing swine or have just started, a steady reading of the Hog Blog will not only help you in your pursuit but entertain as well. Thanks Phillip for featuring some of our successful hunters on your great site!
