SC Deer Hunting In October

October at Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge has been nothing short of outstanding.  Paying close attention to details on our hunting properties has really paid off big dividends or should we say big SC bucks.  Our hunter success has been over the top on some great mature bucks, plenty of wild boar and a healthy harvest of does.

We expect the up and coming hunts to only get better as the rut begins to kick in here in the SC Low County.

Frank and Caleb from NY joined us for our Freedom Alliance hunt with the wounded warriors and stayed a few days more.  Caleb got a nice buck and Frank got the gator he wanted.

Rick & Carrie Gaudrault from FL joined their friends

Tom & Debbie Donahue for a few days of hunting with us.

One of our regular hunters, Wade Lober from MD, returned with several friends, Bill Bohns, Cliff Brunner, & Todd Outton.  This group always enjoys their time with us at Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge.  After several misses they still went home with a great harvest of deer and hogs.

Cliff Ligato from Bluffton, SC made a great shot on this nice 8pt buck.

The Seagraves group from TN and NC returned again this October to spend some quality time together in the great outdoors.  This group had a great hunt and took home some great deer.

We have a group of ladies that hunt with us each year and they kept the tradition going this year.  This year we had 4 ladies, Patti Wilders, Debbie Halderman, Stacy Womelduff & Ellie Willingham.

Patti Wilders from FL made a 250 yard shot and took this 6pt buck.Stacy from TN also took a 5pt buck.

We look forward to having these ladies return again next October.

We had a special treat this month from one of our hunters, Allan Reimann and his son Craig from NC.  Craig is a Chef and Allan thought we would enjoy having Craig come and cook for us.  We had a great time and the food was outstanding!  Thanks to Allan and Craig!

We are lucky to have so many return hunters like John Kerchner from MD.  John comes several times each year and is always looking for the big hog.  This time he found it with this 250#+ boar that he shot on his last am hunt before heading home. Way to go John!

John Carter and his son Matthew from SC hunted with us for the 1st time and Matthew took his first buck.  Congrats to Matthew!  We look forward to having them return next October for another hunt with us.

Another familiar face at our lodge and on the blog is our good friend, David Sisk from GA.  David always makes a good shot and again took this 125# boar.  We’ll be seeing David again the 1st week of November for great hunting.

Todd Wrightson his wife Andrea and their daughter from NC hunted with us in March and came back to combo hunt.  Their timing couldn’t have been better.  Andrea took this nice 8pt buck on her 1st afternoon in the woods and a doe on the 2nd night. 

Kriss Martenson from CA hog hunted with us in April and returned again with his friend to deer hunt. Kriss was looking to take his 1st deer and managed to harvest this nice doe. We look forward to seeing Kriss on his next trip to SC.

Ernie Reager from VA came to Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge for a 2 day combo hunt and added an extra day.  This was Ernie’s 1st hunt with us and he really made the most of his 3 days in the woods with 3 bucks, 6pt, 7pt and 8pt. We look forward to having Ernie hunt with us again next year.

Bob Rumphrey from SC hunted with us during the rains in February and returned for a couple of days of hunting.  He made a good shot and harvested this 8pt buck.

Brian Leinbach from PA came down to hog hunt on his 1st visit to Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge.  He managed to get this 140# sow.  Way to go Brian!

We had 3 generations of the Malarkey family from NY along with some of their friends in for a hog hunt.  One of their friends Bob Knobloch (Knobby) went back home with this good 150# boar.  This was a great group and we hope to see them next year.

Henry Marlarkey, III was a double for Joe Biden and was a lot of fun.

Robert White and his buddy Joshua Murray from WV were also on their 1st hunt with us.  Joshua missed a boar but Robert took home this nice 7pt buck.  We enjoyed having these guys hunt with us and we’ll see them next year.

Steve Kirk and Angel Cruz from FL hunted with us again this October.

Steve took a nice buck and Angel took his 1st buck ever.

Steve’s dad usually comes with him but some health issues prevented him from coming this year.  We really missed him and hope he can come again with Steve soon.

Another annual October group  is “Uncle” John Oliva from Brooklyn, NY, Joseph Niedzwiecki & Wayne Niedzwiecki from Staten Island, NY  & 1st timer Gys Seacord from Worchester, NY.   They timed their trip perfect this year.

What a great time these guys had and we always enjoy their hunt with us.

We look forward to having them back again next October.

Chuck Rybny and his son Joe from PA came for their 1st hunt with us at Cypress Creek Hunting Lodge and brought their hunting buddies.  Chuck made a great shot  on this nice buck.

Tom Galvanek and his son Paxton from NC  also harvested nice deer and a perfect hog for the grill.

Our friend Frank Denicola from NY started the month off and then returned at the end of October to hunt with his friends Steve Hausman from NY and Matt Lutynski from NC.  After seeing a lot of animals they both made good shots and harvested nice deer. 

Frank has seen alot of deer and missed a couple, but he will be with us during the 1st week of November so we’ll update you on his success on our next blog.