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i went hunting with some guys in a swamp. the dogs treed 900yrds deep. the water and mud was way over our hip waders. there wasn't enough water for a boat and the mud was too deep and soft to walk on. with out a pontoon boat, canoe, kayak or chest waders, how can you get to your dog? to me it looked like we either had to leave the dogs to come out on their own or find a little boat or slog in and dame the snakes. how do you swamppers handle this situation? do you keep an inflatable boat in your truck, chest waders, what?

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i went hunting with some guys in a swamp. the dogs treed 900yrds deep. the water and mud was way over our hip waders. there wasn't enough water for a boat and the mud was too deep and soft to walk on. with out a pontoon boat, canoe, kayak or chest waders, how can you get to your dog? to me it looked like we either had to leave the dogs to come out on their own or find a little boat or slog in and dame the snakes. how do you swamppers handle this situation? do you keep an inflatable boat in your truck, chest waders, what?

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Walk. I try to stay away from the swamps. To many gators down here in the summer. But when it does happen we hoof it, water mud snakes and gators.

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I usually only hunt swamps in the winter and hunt them about 80% of the time in summer.... I go to almost every tree they make but have had to call them in a few times.... usually around here if it has water on it you can get thru it... its when the water gets off of it that you will sink out of sight... other places differ to that but if its not firm enough to support you most of the time you can crawl or swim thru it... I have done both

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lol been swimming a bunch of times

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And and go get it IN other words "GET'ER DUN"

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We try to train our dogs to come when called.Around here the swamps are just like what croatankid described-----you can take 3 steps into 'em and sink in mud up to your azz.Believe me---it ain't no fun goin'to a dog that is in deep.Especially if your like me--two rods and 8 screws in your back.
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my hats off to ya wading thru swamp neck deep wow lol

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lol where ive been if you stop swimin youre going down river and youre going under

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Learn what you can step on that will support you such as tuff of grass, bushes and trees. Most areas like that are not all that large and you can often find a way around if you hunt it enough.

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next time im around it ill post some pictures of "the bay" its the worst place for your dogs to tree in the USA it took a buddy of mine two hours to crawl out in waist deep water with vines EVERYWHERE and brier vines that look like meat hooks, ive been in ther after deer dogs and that sucked during the daylight...i cant imagine at night

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for those that go to the dogs in the swamps, it sounds like you do a combination, swim, wade, slog, crawl. i guess once you get soaked in mud you can't get any wetter. in that condition you can't be carrying a light or it would get wet. you can't carry a gun for the snakes and gators or it'd be in the water.
i just learned that the guys i hunted with last night went home and got an inflatable dingy and floated to the dogs.

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I pull the ole TT out and hit the tone button once. She stops treeing to listen for me. I then say here Mandy here and she comes back. I hunt a lot of swamps all year and can get around most of them but not going to risk my life to cross one. I hunt alone most of the time and not going to risk my life. Who is coming to help when your alone? just not worth it!

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Get to walking. Been chest/neck deep hundreds of times.

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any of yall take yall's box or belt lights in the water?

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Lights and Gun go with me just leave my cell phone on the bank or give it to someone that's not getting in the slop

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i just ordered my first belt light yesterday i dont know if ill be taking it in the water on not

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i agree with lil-e. i hunt alone and i'm not taking a chance on getting snake bit or drowned to satisfy my dog or to prove i'm a man. i think it's great if you can train your dog to come off a tree.
the dogs were hunting last night didn't even stop to take a deep breath when we yell for them or shot the gun. it's like we weren't even in the world. they were locked on.
i think keeping a pair of chest waidders in the truck might be the way to go.

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you guys need to listen to LIL-E !!!!get an e-collar with a tone button and use it.a lot safer and won`t ruin a good hunt.i tone mine till it stops barking then call it then tone it again.she will come cause she don`t want what comes next.

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ill probably end up doing that, cant afford replacing water logged equipment

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It,s a wonder that Randall and myself have not been eaten by a gator.As youngesters we did not have enuff sense to slow down and think about all the hidden dangers in deep water....Teaching a dog to come may just save a mans life ,certainly makes for a better hunt.Back in March we had dogs across deep water,I called Bo to come to me and had him leashed IN A FEW MINUTES....The other dog was handled by a swimmer with nothing but a small head lamp and a dog leash....NAKED AS THE DAY HE WAS BORN...I was the judge and as I left after the hunt I kicked myself for allowing a swimmer to retrieve a dog,,,,IT IS EASIER TO LET THE DOG SWIM TO YOU,,,,TEACH THE DOG THE COME COMMAND......YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT...

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It,s a wonder that Randall and myself have not been eaten by a gator.As youngesters we did not have enuff sense to slow down and think about all the hidden dangers in deep water....Teaching a dog to come may just save a mans life ,certainly makes for a better hunt.Back in March we had dogs across deep water,I called Bo to come to me and had him leashed IN A FEW MINUTES....The other dog was handled by a swimmer with nothing but a small head lamp and a dog leash....NAKED AS THE DAY HE WAS BORN...I was the judge and as I left after the hunt I kicked myself for allowing a swimmer to retrieve a dog,,,,IT IS EASIER TO LET THE DOG SWIM TO YOU,,,,TEACH THE DOG THE COME COMMAND......YOUR LIFE MAY DEPEND ON IT...

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And and go get it IN other words "GET'ER DUN"

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i agree with lil-e. i hunt alone and i'm not taking a chance on getting snake bit or drowned to satisfy my dog or to prove i'm a man. i think it's great if you can train your dog to come off a tree.
the dogs were hunting last night didn't even stop to take a deep breath when we yell for them or shot the gun. it's like we weren't even in the world. they were locked on.
i think keeping a pair of chest waidders in the truck might be the way to go.

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Handling is the biggest thing you can do.. Our dogs come back when called..They can be treed and will break and return if called, sometimes in the swamp its the only way to get them

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