We hunted sambar on St Vincents several years ago,quite an experience.You need a boat capable of running in the bay,not a jon boat.If you don't have one,you can hire locals to shuttle you and your gear across. You will want to camp on the island to save the boat ride early each morning.Bring a mountain bike,as riding is much prefered to walking.We carried our tree stands and other gear in a kiddie trailer behind the bikes,a great method.Ride the beach as much as possible,as the island is covered with sugar sand hills that kinda suck on the bike.You absolutely want to make a scouting trip before the hunt to see what you are up against.The sambar feed in fresh water ponds,but the fresh water ponds on the island are off limits as "Bald eagle nesting areas."We saw no eagles.We scouted and found trails between the ponds and heavy cover.Hunt these trails that have heavy usage;lots of tracks and droppings.Hang your stands the day before to save lugging them on the day of the hunt.Time the ride to your stand from the camp.The hunt starts at 6:00 I think,and you have only until 7;00 to get there.From 7 to 9 is "stand time-NO walking around.These times may have been changed,read the rulebook carefully.Any violation gets your permit cancelled,so read those rules,the Feds have no sense of humor.You can (could) hunt sambar,hogs,and racoons.Nothing else,and that means even the rattlesnakes are protected by the Feds.There are a bunch of them,so keep your eyes open.DON'T leave your boat beached.the tide and waves will give you an unpleasant day,don't ask me how!Bring a Therma cell with plenty of refills,and a Bug Tamer suit.The saltwater skeeters are the worst I have ever seen,and I lived in Fla 47 years!The hunt ends at 3;00,so bring your fishing rods-the east pass by the camp has good redfisfing.I wouldn't swim there,because bull sharks eat redfish.The hunt is not easy,but very unique.I saw one sambar hind(doe),but didn't have a good shot,so I held my fire.Would I do it again? Not likely as I have elk within three miles of my front door.Did I enjoy the experience? Absolutley!