Pungo bucks

[high ridge archer]

Any of you guys that hunt pungo or have hunted it in the past care to share any kill pics? Here are my best ones from down there, love that place and love seeing the deer that come off of it


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[wildcat3]

Love that place. I will post some pics later on this week.

 

[Lawnscaper]

Used to love hunting that place back in the 90's will post some pics later, SNAKES and BEARS!! Oh what memories!!

 

[duckmauler]

Many snakes?

 

[darenative]

Many snakes?

Oh my lord That's about like asking if the bugs are bad

 

[Mike Noles aka conman]

Many snakes?

Depends on your definition of "many" ??.

 

[GSOHunter]

Oh my lord That's about like asking if the bugs are bad

So you are saying I need snake boots and a thermacell? lol

 

[ncscrubmaster]

I know for sure you never have to worry about me hunting there.

 

[darenative]

So you are saying I need snake boots and a thermacell? lol

I'd say you're still underestimating pungo. If it bites, stings, or scratches, you'll find it in pungo.

 

[Mike Noles aka conman]

I'd say you're still underestimating pungo. If it bites, stings, or scratches, you'll find it in pungo.

And some folks think they've seen wet and/or thick ?.

 

[nccatfisher]

And yogi and boo boo live there. LMAO

 

[darenative]

^^ That they do. Biggest dang bear ive ever seen in person I saw in pungo.

 

[nccatfisher]

Yeah, used to see them there in the 80's when you hardly saw them elsewhere. It was one of the first places in NC bears would beat you to a deer kill.

 

[stilker]

Went the first time in the early 80's,never seen so much deer sign in my life!

 

[Lawnscaper]

Man you got me fired up, I want to go back and Hunt that place again I'll have to break out my bike with a cart and the gun racks on it again since I put it away since turkey season.

 

[Redheadduck]

Man, it's a pretty place to me! Can't wait to hunt it this year.

 

[darenative]

I saw one come out of there year before last that would make you do a double take when you saw it. Had i not seen it getting dragged out of the swamp, i wouldnt have believed it was killed in pungo. It was a pretty good deer for anywhere. It was a big heavy 10pt with dark antlers that you couldnt get your fingers to touch around the bases

 

[Helium]

Been a few years since I went BUT it had gotten dangerous... with other so called hunters

 

[Mike Noles aka conman]

Been a few years since I went BUT it had gotten dangerous... with other so called hunters

With all the water that the USFWS is holding on most of the PLNWR, the crowds are getting worse.

 

[Andrewd]

Any suggestions to some one wanting to hunt it for the first time.

 

[darkthirty]

Any suggestions to some one wanting to hunt it for the first time.

Yep. Just sit back and listen to how good it was in the 90’s and be happy with that. Some of the most knock down drag out damndest deer shooting (yes shooting, not much hunting) you could imagine. I miss it but don’t ever see those days ever happening again.

 

[Andrewd]

That’s sad. I’ve hunted pd a bunch for around 20yrs and it’s went down hill also.

 

[darkthirty]

That’s sad. I’ve hunted pd a bunch for around 20yrs and it’s went down hill also.

I reckon it depends on you look at it. If you enjoy “the hunt” and figuring them out, there’s still plenty of that kind to be had. But back in those days, 3-5 guys with pocketfuls of buckshot could simply spread out like you’re pheasant hunting and walk and before lunch, you could usually kill two apiece just jumping them like rabbits. It was a ton of fun.

 

[cloningerba]

I love hearing the stories. My dad and his best friend use to kill 5 in a morning and drive back to lake Norman to skin them where the bugs weren’t as bad lol.

They use to ride bikes in and strap the deer in child seats on the back of the bikes. I’ll send some pics next time I’m home.

I’ve never hunted there but would love to give it a whirl maybe late season.

Side note. My dad doesn’t go back to hunt there Bc the bugs “ate him alive”.


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[cloningerba]

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[Redheadduck]

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How wide was that buck? He's a stud to have come from the pocosin.

 

[Wanchese]

Since they started flooding everything it isn't the same.


Honestly though, before all the water I would have rather hunted the blocks on Pocosin than on Pungo.

 

[Lucky Clucker]

Killed a,many down there,might take my boys down there,in October, let them see what thick brush looks like.Are the deer still semi tame like,they used to be.?

 

[high ridge archer]

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that is a stud!

 

[nccatfisher]

Killed a,many down there,might take my boys down there,in October, let them see what thick brush looks like.Are the deer still semi tame like,they used to be.?

Yep, just as tame as they ever were.